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The milestone came without fanfare, befitting the low-key superstar who accomplished it.
With a pair of free throws at the 9:15 mark of the third quarter of the Spurs’ loss at Denver on Tuesday, Tim Duncan became the 26th NBA player to reach 23,000 points.
Needing 15 points to hit that plateau, Duncan didn’t stop there. He left the Pepsi Center with his season’s most power-packed box score: 31 points, 18 rebounds, six assists and five blocks.
It was another turn-back-the-clock night in a season full of them for the Spurs’ 36-year-old metronome…
He is one of only six active players to make this list.
— Reported by Jeff McDonald of the San Antonio Express-News
