David Robinson led six players in double figures with a season-high 19 points and 12 rebounds as the Spurs defeated the Golden State Warriors, 94-83, for their eighth win in nine games.
The Spurs, who had a seven-game winning streak snapped at Minnesota on Saturday, improved to 7-0 at the Alamodome. San Antonio, Sacramento and the Los Angeles Lakers are the only teams yet to lose at home this season.
 San Antonio's Tony Parker gets by Mookie Blaylock for a layup. D. Clarke Evans NBAE/Getty Images |
"Our execution in the second half was poor," he said. "There is nothing to be proud of about tonight's win. We're looking to get to the point of playing for 48 minutes."
Both teams shot under 41 percent in the sloppy affair, but the Spurs had enough to post their 13th straight win over the Warriors, who have dropped four of their last five.
"We didn't earn the 13th win, but we'll take it," Popovich said. "Again, a win is a win."
Robinson led the Spurs in scoring for the first time this season.
"It's a little unusual," Robinson said. "We were talking about that, but that's not my role. I just give them what I can give them on the floor."
Robinson came into the game averaging 11.0 points, fourth-best on the team. He had scored a season-high 17 in Saturday's loss to the Timberwolves.
Larry Hughes kept Golden State close with 18 of his 31 points in the second half, including 12 in the third period. But the Spurs offset Hughes with a balanced attack.
Tim Duncan also recorded a double-double, with 16 points and 12 boards, while the Spurs got production off the bench from Malik Rose and Antonio Daniels, who chipped in 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Rose was the third Spur to collect a double-double, grabbing 11 rebounds.
"The effort on the boards was really good," said Popovich, whose team held a 47-41 edge off the glass. "That was the only thing that we maintained fairly well."
Daniels suffered a bruised hip late in the second quarter when he was fouled from behind by Chris Mills, but he returned in the third quarter. Mills was ejected for a flagrant foul.
"It felt bad when I hit the floor," Daniels said. "You go in there, sometimes, you get hit. Sometimes, you finish; sometimes you don't. It's all in slow motion because you don't know how you're going to land. You just wish for the best."
Antawn Jamison added 16 points for the Warriors while Danny Fortson contributed 11 and pulled down 17 rebounds.
The Spurs built a 20-point lead in the second quarter and maintained a double-figure advantage throughout the second half, even when they struggled to put away the contest.
Down 53-37 at the intermission, the Warriors were able to cut into the deficit over the last five minutes of the third. They pulled within 72-61 on Adonal Foyle's layup with 21 seconds left.
The Spurs scored the first five points of the final period to open a 77-61 lead on Daniels' foul shot with 11 minutes to go and never were threatened thereafter.
Golden State closed within 90-80 on Hughes' foul shot with 2:16 to play but got no closer. The Spurs thwarted the Warriors with a season-high 12 blocks, including four by Duncan and three by Bruce Bowen.