National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Antonio 116, Chicago 105
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 8, 2015
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #65 Sean Wright, #60 James Williams
Attendance: 18581

Spurs 116, Bulls 105: Tony Parker stayed hot with a season-high 32 points to lead host San Antonio to its fifth straight win.

Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points, Manu Ginobili had 16 and Patty Mills added 15 for the Spurs, who have also won five in a row at home. Tim Duncan matched Leonard with a team-high eight rebounds but was 0-of-8 from the floor, finishing without a field goal for the first time in his stellar 18-year career.

Pau Gasol recorded his league-leading 42nd double-double by halftime and finished with 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls, who have lost three straight on the road. Aaron Brooks scored 22 points, Nikola Mirotic had 19 and Joakim Noah tallied 11 rebounds and nine assists.

The Spurs had an early 11-0 run en route to a 25-19 lead after one quarter and 10 different players scored in the first half for San Antonio, which led by as many as 19 before the break and entered halftime up 57-39. The Bulls rallied in the third, pulling within 62-50 on Noah's tip-in and as close as eight points on a pair of Mike Dunleavy free throws.

The hosts were up 87-77 entering the fourth and scored the first six points of the period to open it up. Following another push by Chicago, Mills, Ginobili and Parker buried consecutive 3-pointers to make it 102-85 midway through the quarter and San Antonio cruised from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Parker is averaging 25 points on 64.6 percent shooting in his last three games. ... San Antonio scored 32 points off 22 turnovers while giving it up just seven times to Chicago. ... The Bulls shot 50.7 percent despite SF Tony Snell's 0-for-6 effort.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   San Antonio
Pau Gasol 23 Scoring Tony Parker 32
Joakim Noah 9 Assists Marco Belinelli 3
Pau Gasol 15 Rebounds Tim Duncan 8
Nikola Mirotic 9 Free Throws Made Manu Ginobili 5
E'Twaun Moore 2 Steals Manu Ginobili 3
Pau Gasol 2 Blocks Danny Green 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 105 50.7 5-15 26-29 20 44 6 6 22
San Antonio 116 48.9 9-22 19-24 14 35 4 15 7
Upcoming Games
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Spurs have a W/L % of .605 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Bulls have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .720 after a loss.