Warriors-Spurs Preview

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Warriors-Spurs Preview



Tim Duncan's late scoring burst helped San Antonio beat the Golden State Warriors in February. His failure to produce down the stretch in his last game is partly to blame for the Spurs' fall from the Southwest Division lead.

Coming off a costly late-game collapse, Duncan and the Spurs look to win their 22nd straight home game against the Warriors on Tuesday night.

San Antonio (45-24) lost 87-85 to Houston on Sunday, dropping a half-game behind the first-place Rockets in the Southwest.

It was the third loss in four games for the Spurs, who started pulling away midway through the fourth quarter before Houston went on a 10-2 run and won it on Yao Ming's pass to Luis Scola underneath for a basket with 11.9 seconds left.

"We're concerned with playing well and closing out games," San Antonio guard Roger Mason said. "We're concerned about being ready for the playoffs. ... If we take care of what we're supposed to do I think we'll be OK."

Duncan had 23 points after being held under 20 in 12 straight games, but he went scoreless in the final period on four missed shots.

The veteran big man, who has been hampered by a sore knee in recent weeks, had a clutch effort in the Spurs' 110-105 overtime win at Golden State (25-45) on Feb. 2, scoring five points in OT en route to matching a season high with 32.

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Hopefully Utah can do us a favor and take care of Houston tonight. Meanwhile we desperately need to get back on track. Let's go Spurs.