SAN ANTONIO (AP) a Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists and the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-91 on Wednesday evening to have a 2-0 lead inside their Western Conference first-round playoff series. Harry Duncan and Kawhi Leonard had 16 points each, Manu Ginobili added 13 points and Matt Bonner had 10 for San Antonio. Dwight Howard and Steve Blake had 16 points each to cause L A. Metta World Peace and Pau Gasol added 13 points each, but no other person had because the Lakers shot 45 % from the area a lot more than nine. Game 3 is Friday evening in L A. La said an integral to winning was capturing better, and they did a' but so did San Antonio. Percent was shot 51 by the Spurs from the field after firing 38 percent in Game 1. San Antonio was 7 for 14 on 3-pointers, including 5 for 7 in the initial half. Parker had 15 points in the third quarter after planning 1 for 6 in the first half. Straight points were scored 12 by him on a number of layups and hanging jumpers against Steve Blake. Parker's work gave the Spurs a 75-65 lead with three minutes left in the next. The Lakers shot 37 percent (9 for 24) in the initial quarter, a small improvement over their 7-for-20 performance (35 percent) in the opening quarter of Game 1. Gasol published early, tipping in a neglect by Howard for the game's opening container and lacking a before Duncan blocked his 5-foot hook. The Lakers visited the border following the block, resulting in sequential 3s by Blake and World Peace for an 8-6 lead with 8:23 left in the first quarter. Ginobili once again revived the Spurs, causing runs of 13-4 and 10-3 to close the first and second groups. He was 3 for 4 on 3-pointers and had 12 points in the initial half. He'd six items with two assists and a stop in 6 minutes to link the first and second groups. Ginobili struck two 3s in the final minute of the next quarter, including one off his preliminary pass that moved off DeJuan Blair's mind but eventually found its way back to him. He also provided a Leonard for a dunk off a return. In the first quarter, Ginobili hit a 3 and then drew the safety and fed Gary Neal for an 3, which he made to give the Spurs a 28-23 cause at the close of the first quarter. The Lakers went on a 9-2 run to shut within 33-32 with 8 minutes left in the initial half. Nash opened and shut the run with jumpers. Bonner's 3 on an open look drew a cry of disappointment from Gasol, who yelled at the seat and directed at Bonner over an obvious missed task. Howard had heated battles with Bonner and Duncan in the very first half. After getting tied up midway through the second quarter, Duncan and Howard walked down the court glaring at each other with Howard jawing at Duncan. Howard was later grabbed from behind by Bonner and his arm was taken by Ginobili, but the Lakers All-Star still managed to bank in a, flexing his muscles after the photo. Howard even made the following free toss, providing a 44-43 lead to the Lakers with 3 minutes left in the initial half. Howard was 2 for 4 on free throws. Bonner followed with a 3, nevertheless, to place the Spurs back on the top at 46-44. NOTES: The Spurs have the second-most playoff wins since choosing Duncan with the utmost effective over all pick in 1997. San Antonio is 119-77 since 1998, following only the Lakers' 133-81. . Duncan has 139 double-doubles in the playoffs, fourth all-time behind Magic Johnson (157), Wilt Chamberlin (143) and Shaquille O'Neal (142). . Lakers H Jordan Hill played for the very first time since undergoing left hip surgery Jan. 23. He was shown as "out" for Game 2, but got off the seat with three minutes left in the game. . The Lakers had six players stated as probable, but all performed. Gasol (foot), Howard (shoulder), Jamison (arm), Meeks (foot), Nash (hamstring) and World Peace (leg) all played at the very least 20 minutes. . Ginobili and Duncan had their traditional treat of red Lifesavers before the overall game, sending a coach over to obtain a handful from the official scorer before pre-game introductions.
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