Parker leads Spurs to win over Lakers

NBA Playoffs WednesdayOklahoma City 105-102 Houston Thunder lead series 2-0 Indiana 113-98 Atlanta Pacers lead series 2-0 San Antonio 102-91 LA Lakers Spurs lead series 2-0 SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs kept insisting the playoffs were a new season and that their woeful finish to the regular season was not as grave as it appeared.After 16 straight postseason appearances, San Antonio should know what it’s talking about.Tony Parker had 28 points and seven assists and the Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-91 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference first-round playoff series.Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard had 16 points each, Manu Ginobili added 13 points and Matt Bonner had 10 for San Antonio, which had lost three straight entering the series.‘’I thought we played two pretty good games on the defensive end of the court back-to-back,’’ Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. Dwight Howard and Steve Blake had 16 points each to lead Los Angeles. Metta World Peace and Pau Gasol added 13 points each, but no other player had more than nine as the Lakers shot 45 percent from the field. Game 3 is Friday night in Los Angeles.Los Angeles said a key to winning was shooting better, and they did - but so did San Antonio.‘’They are just much more efficient than we are,’’ Los Angeles coach Mike D’Antoni said. ‘’They are playing better than we are right now.’’

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Parker leads Spurs to win over Lakers