SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Tim Duncan scored 30 points and Brent Barry made three 3-pointers in his Spurs debut, leading San Antonio over the Sacramento Kings 101-85 on Wednesday night.
San Antonio led by 21 in the fourth quarter before the Kings went on an 11-0 run, capped by an alley-oop dunk by Chris Webber, to cut the difference to 93-83 with three minutes remaining.
Manu Ginobili and Barry then made 3-pointers and Tony Massenburg hit a high-arching turnaround jumper to end the spurt. The Spurs improved to 8-0 in season openers since Duncan joined the team in 1997.
Ginobili finished with 24 points, and Barry had 16 on 6-for-9 shooting. Duncan had 14 rebounds, and Rasho Nesterovic added 12 boards.
Two days after signing a $66 million, six-year contract extension, Tony Parker went 3-for-16 from the floor for the Spurs and finished with 10 points.
Mike Bibby scored 23 points for Sacramento, which lost for the second time in two nights in Texas. Dallas defeated the Kings on Tuesday.
Webber scored 18 points and Peja Stojakovic had 15 for Sacramento, but they combined to go 12-for-36 from the floor.
A putback by Duncan was San Antonio’s only basket in its first 10 attempts. A 3-pointer by Stojakovic started the Kings on their way to a 13-4 lead in the opening minutes.
The Spurs fought back and took their first lead at 20-19 on a baseline drive by Parker late in the first quarter.
The teams traded baskets for much of the second before San Antonio ended the period with a 13-4 run for a 52-45 lead at halftime.
Duncan had 20 points and 10 rebounds at the break.
Notes: The victory was No. 397 for Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. … Since joining the NBA in 1976, the Spurs are 19-10 in season openers. … Stojakovic missed his third free-throw attempt of the night, ending his streak at 49. Bibby holds the team record of 51 straight. … The Kings complete the so-called Texas Triangle with a game in Houston on Saturday.
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