NBA Wrap: Spurs end Lakers' winning streak
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-04-05 10:24

Tony Parker had 29 points and nine assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 95-89 win over the Lakers in a Western Conference showdown in Los Angeles on Sunday.

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker shoots as Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher, left, guards and Slava Medvdenko looks on during the second half, Sunday, April 4, 2004, in Los Angeles. Parker had 29 points and nine assists as the Spurs won the game, 95-89. [AP]

The Spurs picked up their sixth straight win while ending the red-hot Lakers winning streak at 11 games.

San Antonio also moved to within one and a half games of the Western Conference overall lead as the defending champions beat the Lakers for the first time in four tries this season.

Tim Duncan chipped in with 18 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Spurs (52-25), who have won eight of their past nine games.

Bruce Bowen and Manu Ginobili both had 12 points for San Antonio, which won the NBA titles in 1999 and 2003.

The Lakers won the three years in between the Spurs titles and are an NBA best 22-4 since the All-Star Break.

Los Angeles (53-24) slipped to third in the West standings, a game ahead of San Antonio and a half game back of Sacramento and Minnesota.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 28 points but Los Angeles trailed for most of the game as the Spurs played strong defense and never trailed in the second half.

Gary Payton had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, while Shaquille O'Neal had 17 points and nine rebounds.

In other games, Peja Stojakovic scored 28 points and Chris Webber added 19 as the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 99-94.

Richard Hamilton had 24 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 79-61 in a battle between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.

Brian Skinner had 19 points and a season-high 14 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks handed the Toronto Raptors their seventh straight loss, 90-83.

Gilbert Arenas had 32 points as the Washington Wizards stalled the Boston Celtics drive to the playoffs with a 112-102 victory over the Celtics.

Sam Cassell had a season-high 36 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to their fifth straight win, a 90-82 decision over the Memphis Grizzlies.

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