Tony Parker had 26 points and nine assists, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 107-92 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Bruce Bowen went 6-of-6 from 3-point range for the Spurs and finished with 23 points. Manu Ginobili added 17 points.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 18 points, well below the 30.4 he was averaging before the game. Jordan Farmar added 16 and Lamar Odom had 12.
The Spurs finished 13-of-27 from beyond the arc and had the lead from midway through the second quarter.
The Lakers entered as the league's second-highest scoring team, averaging better than 108 points. The Spurs and their league-leading defense had been holding opponents to just about 88.
Bryant heard plenty of boos from the crowd in the first half. He first stole the ball from Duncan following an inbounds pass in the opening quarter and took it to the basket for a tomahawk dunk to make it 11-9 Lakers, then blocked Duncan's layup attempt midway through the second quarter.
But it was Parker's 16 points and the Spurs' six 3-pointers in the first half that gave them a 54-38 lead at the break. Parker's jumper with 5:14 left in the second gave the Spurs the lead for good at 35-34.
Parker had 10 points in the first quarter as he slashed his way to the hoop for reverse lay-ups and hit several jumpers as the Spurs went up 21-15.
Matt Bonner added 10 points in the half for San Antonio, including two 3s, and was the only other player for either team to score in double digits.
Bonner finished with 15 points and Michael Finley contributed 10. Duncan finished just 2-of-13 and had five points.
Andrew Bynum had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers and Luke Walton added 10 points.
The Spurs went up 73-53 with 3:23 left in the third when Bowen hit two free throws.
Ginobili also got involved in the 3-point barrage, hitting two in the third quarter, which the Spurs ended with a 79-62 lead.
Bonner's third 3 of the game with 11:28 to go in the fourth quarter let the Spurs regain their 20-point cushion.
Bryant, who only reached double digits early in the fourth quarter and scored 10 points in the period, soon brought the Lakers within 14 points with 10:15 to play.
But the Spurs kept a comfortable lead, as Bowen hit three more 3s in the quarter before finally taking the bench as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
The Lakers got within 11 points with 1:47 to go in the fourth.
Notes: Odom was back for his second straight game after sitting out the beginning of the season following shoulder surgery last spring. ... Usual starting center Kwame Brown was back after suffering bursitis in his right heel, but played limited minutes Tuesday. ... Ginobili continued his impressive play off the bench this season, making a basket as he was fouled and fell to the floor. When he got up Bryant gave him a few pats on the head. ... The Lakers take on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday for the second game of their swing through Texas. ... The Lakers outrebounded the Spurs 50-40, and the Spurs had 29 assists to the Lakers' 15. ... The Lakers won two of three against the Spurs in 2006-07.
