Golden State 96, San Antonio 84
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 11 (AP) -- Baron Davis had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists and the Golden State Warriors took advantage of Tim Duncan sitting out another game for San Antonio, beating the sloppy Spurs 96-84 on Tuesday night.
Stephen Jackson had 20 points, five assists and five boards and Matt Barnes added 16 points and eight rebounds as the Warriors used a big second quarter to snap the Spurs' five-game winning streak.
San Antonio hadn't lost since its last trip to Northern California -- a 112-99 defeat at Sacramento on Nov. 26.
Duncan walked gingerly to the court before the game and was in uniform, but he missed his third straight game with a sprained right ankle sustained in a Dec. 2 win over Portland. And the Spurs are far from the same team without him: They committed a season-high 21 turnovers.
Matt Bonner led the defending NBA champion Spurs with career highs of 25 points and 17 rebounds on a night leading scorer Manu Ginobili was held to 13 points on 4-for-14 shooting after recording back-to-back 37-point performances Dec. 5 against the Dallas Mavericks and Dec. 7 versus Utah.
Andris Biedrins added 14 points and seven rebounds and Kelenna Azubuike had 16 points and nine boards for the Warriors, who play at Portland on Wednesday night before returning home to face the Lakers again Friday.
The Warriors are in the middle of one of their best stretches ever. They are 12-3 over their last 15 games, the franchise's best such stretch since also going 13-2 from Dec. 6, 1975, to Jan. 3, 1976.
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Warriors 96, Spurs 84 (F)

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