Parker’s 42 helps Spurs steal Oklahoma’s thunder

Saturday Indiana  81-85 Orlando Washington 81-107 LA Clippers    New York  99-92    Minnesota  100-91 Houston    Milwaukee 90-113    Chicago        Utah  96-87  LA Lakers Portland  117-97  Denver   

Monday, February 06, 2012
San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, and Tony Parker, of France, talk during the second half. (Net photo)

SaturdayIndiana  81-85 OrlandoWashington 81-107 LA Clippers    New York  99-92    Minnesota  100-91 Houston    Milwaukee 90-113    Chicago        Utah  96-87  LA LakersPortland  117-97  Denver    SAN ANTONIOTony Parker scored a season-high 42 points to propel the San Antonio Spurs past the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder 107-96 on Saturday night.The Southwest division-leading Spurs (16-9) improved to a league best 13-1 at home in their final game at the AT&T Center before playing their next nine games on the road."I was rolling tonight,” Parker told reporters. "Every time I popped, I felt better in my head. I was in attack mode.”Following a slow start and some prodding from his coach Gregg Popovich, Parker found his scoring stroke in the second quarter with 10 points as the Spurs pulled away from the Thunder and opened a 57-47 half time lead.Parker also added nine assists to go with his sharp-shooting. With his eighth assist Parker passed Avery Johnson to establish a new franchise record with 4,477 assists.The Thunder led early, but a string of three successive three-pointers by the Spurs turned a five-point deficit into a four-point lead and the Spurs never looked back.