nba roundup Tuesday’s games
Spurs 99, Pacers 81
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan scored 27 points and Manu Ginobili had 26 before the San Antonio Spurs sat their stars early. Tony Parker added 13 points for San Antonio, which ended the first half of the season in the familiar position of first in the Southwest Division. The Spurs have won three straight and eight of their last 10. Danny Granger had 17 points for the Pacers, who shot 37 percent from the field and scored their second-fewest points in a game this season. Indiana entered ranked third in the league in scoring. Duncan had 10 rebounds for the Spurs and didn’t play in the fourth quarter.
Hawks 105, Bulls 102
CHICAGO — Mike Bibby scored nine of his season-high 31 points in the final five minutes, and the Hawks beat the Bulls to complete a three-game sweep. The Bulls were leading 94-93 after Derrick Rose drove for a layup, but Bibby buried a jumper over Joakim Noah to start a decisive 7-0 spurt that sent the Hawks to their second win in as many nights. Flip Murray then converted a layup on a two-on-one after Chicago’s Luol Deng hit the side of the backboard on a drive, and Bibby finished it with a 3-pointer that made it 100-94 with just under four minutes left.
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