Parker's 42 spark Spurs

Tony Parker scored 42 points and broke the Spurs' franchise record for career assists, leading San Antonio to a 107-96 win over the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

The Thunder (18-5) narrowly averted their worst loss this season, while the convincing win was just the springboard San Antonio needed before spending next three weeks on the road — where the Spurs have hardly been as dominant.

All-Star Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

OKLAHOMA CITY (96) — Durant 9-19 4-6 22, Ibaka 4-9 2-7 10, Perkins 0-1 0-0 0, Westbrook 8-15 1-1 18, Cook 4-10 1-2 13, Mohammed 0-3 0-0 0, Collison 0-0 0-0 0, Harden 5-10 9-10 19, Jackson 4-7 0-0 10, Hayward 1-1 0-2 2, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Aldrich 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-77 17-28 96.

SAN ANTONIO (107) — Jefferson 3-9 0-0 9, Duncan 5-16 3-3 13, Blair 1-3 3-4 5, Parker 16-29 10-12 42, Leonard 5-7 2-2 15, Bonner 3-5 0-0 9, Green 2-6 0-0 6, Splitter 1-5 3-4 5, Neal 1-8 0-0 3, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-88 21-25 107.

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 7-21 (Cook 4-10, Jackson 2-3, Westbrook 1-1, Mohammed 0-1, Ivey 0-1, Durant 0-2, Harden 0-3), San Antonio 12-23 (Leonard 3-3, Jefferson 3-4, Bonner 3-4, Green 2-5, Neal 1-5, Parker 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 52 (Durant 11), San Antonio 55 (Duncan 15). Assists—Oklahoma City 18 (Westbrook 6), San Antonio 21 (Parker 9). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 25, San Antonio 22. A—18,581 (18,797).

76ERS 98, HAWKS 87: Rookie Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures and the Sixers dodged back-to-back losses once again by beating Atlanta.

Jeff Teague had 21 points to lead Atlanta.

The Sixers led by 20 in the third period and kept the lead in double figures until the Hawks staged a final comeback attempt.

PHILADELPHIA (98) — Iguodala 3-15 3-4 9, Allen 2-2 0-0 4, Hawes 7-11 0-0 14, Holiday 3-9 1-2 7, Meeks 4-7 0-0 10, Vucevic 7-10 0-0 15, Young 6-12 2-3 14, Turner 5-7 0-0 11, L.Williams 7-15 0-0 14. Totals 44-88 6-9 98.

ATLANTA (87) — M.Williams 3-5 2-2 8, Smith 2-11 5-8 9, Pachulia 2-2 0-0 4, Teague 6-12 7-8 21, J.Johnson 7-16 1-2 16, I.Johnson 7-11 0-1 14, Hinrich 2-6 0-0 5, McGrady 2-6 3-4 7, Radmanovic 1-3 0-2 3, Green 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-74 18-27 87.

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 4-9 (Meeks 2-3, Vucevic 1-1, Turner 1-1, Iguodala 0-1, L.Williams 0-3), Atlanta 5-15 (Teague 2-3, Hinrich 1-2, Radmanovic 1-3, J.Johnson 1-3, McGrady 0-1, Green 0-1, Smith 0-1, M.Williams 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 42 (Iguodala 8), Atlanta 56 (I.Johnson 13). Assists—Philadelphia 25 (Iguodala 10), Atlanta 20 (Teague 6). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 25, Atlanta 11. A—18,012 (18,729).

CLIPPERS 107, WIZARDS 81: Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Los Angeles to a victory against Washington.

L.A. CLIPPERS (107) — Butler 5-13 1-2 14, Griffin 10-14 1-7 21, Jordan 9-11 0-0 18, Paul 1-9 0-2 2, Billups 4-5 0-0 12, Williams 6-9 2-2 17, Gomes 1-3 0-0 2, R.Evans 1-1 1-1 3, Foye 3-6 1-2 8, Thompkins 1-4 0-0 2, Cook 1-5 0-0 2, Leslie 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 45-83 6-17 107.

WASHINGTON (81) — Lewis 1-5 0-0 2, Booker 2-5 0-0 4, McGee 2-7 0-0 4, Wall 4-8 6-8 14, Young 5-16 3-4 14, Vesely 2-5 0-2 4, Singleton 3-4 1-2 9, Seraphin 3-8 2-4 8, Crawford 4-12 2-3 12, Mack 2-5 0-0 6, Mason 2-4 0-0 4, N'diaye 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-80 14-23 81.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 11-23 (Billups 4-4, Williams 3-4, Butler 3-6, Foye 1-4, Thompkins 0-1, Gomes 0-1, Paul 0-1, Cook 0-2), Washington 7-18 (Singleton 2-3, Mack 2-3, Crawford 2-5, Young 1-5, Lewis 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 66 (Jordan, Griffin 11), Washington 42 (Seraphin 8). Assists—L.A. Clippers 32 (Williams, Griffin 8), Washington 17 (Wall 7). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 21, Washington 18. Technicals—Griffin, L.A. Clippers defensive three second, Booker, Wall, Washington Coach Wittman. A—19,419 (20,278).

MAGIC 85, PACERS 81: Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead Orlando to a win over Indiana.

Danny Granger had 19 points and seven rebounds and Tyler Hansbrough had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost two of three to the Magic in less than two weeks.

ORLANDO (85) — Turkoglu 2-11 5-7 9, Anderson 3-6 5-5 12, Howard 10-16 7-10 27, Duhon 1-5 0-0 3, J.Richardson 7-16 0-0 17, Q.Richardson 3-7 0-0 8, Clark 1-5 0-0 2, Redick 2-5 1-1 7, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Wafer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-72 18-23 85.

INDIANA (81) — Granger 4-16 9-9 19, West 2-7 0-0 4, Hibbert 5-11 0-0 10, Collison 4-12 2-3 10, George 4-12 3-3 13, Hansbrough 6-13 5-6 17, Stephenson 0-0 0-0 0, Amundson 3-7 0-0 6, Price 0-3 0-0 0, Jones 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 29-85 19-21 81.

3-Point Goals—Orlando 9-25 (J.Richardson 3-7, Redick 2-2, Q.Richardson 2-5, Anderson 1-2, Duhon 1-3, Turkoglu 0-6), Indiana 4-22 (George 2-7, Granger 2-9, Hibbert 0-1, Price 0-2, Collison 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 53 (Turkoglu 10), Indiana 53 (George, West, Hansbrough, Granger 7). Assists—Orlando 21 (Duhon, J.Richardson 5), Indiana 12 (George 5). Total Fouls—Orlando 17, Indiana 23. Technicals—Clark, Howard, Q.Richardson 2, Turkoglu, Wafer, Granger, Hansbrough. Ejected—Q.Richardson. A—18,165 (18,165).

KNICKS 99, NETS 92: Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25 points and New York salvaged the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set by beating New Jersey.

Lin came off the bench to control a struggling offense, adding seven assists while outplaying Nets All-Star point guard Deron Williams.

NEW JERSEY (92) — Humphries 5-9 10-12 20, Sha.Williams 2-5 0-0 6, She.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, D.Williams 7-19 4-4 21, Morrow 4-12 1-1 11, Bogans 2-4 1-1 5, J.Williams 3-7 4-6 10, Farmar 7-13 2-2 19, Gaines 0-0 0-0 0, Petro 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 22-26 92.

NEW YORK (99) — Anthony 3-15 4-4 11, Stoudemire 6-11 5-5 17, Chandler 7-9 3-4 17, Shumpert 1-5 0-0 2, Fields 3-8 0-0 6, Jeffries 4-10 1-1 9, Lin 10-19 5-7 25, Balkman 0-0 0-0 0, Douglas 2-5 1-1 5, Walker 1-1 4-4 7. Totals 37-83 23-26 99.

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 10-26 (Farmar 3-7, D.Williams 3-7, Sha.Williams 2-5, Morrow 2-5, Bogans 0-2), New York 2-14 (Walker 1-1, Anthony 1-3, Jeffries 0-1, Fields 0-2, Douglas 0-3, Lin 0-4). Fouled Out—Sha.Williams. Rebounds—New Jersey 45 (Humphries 12), New York 50 (Jeffries 10). Assists—New Jersey 18 (D.Williams 11), New York 20 (Lin 7). Total Fouls—New Jersey 26, New York 21. Technicals—New York defensive three second. A—19,763 (19,763).

PISTONS 89, HORNETS 87: Greg Monroe had 24 points and 16 rebounds and Detroit beat New Orleans in a matchup of two of the NBA's worst teams.

Rodney Stuckey added 17 for Detroit (6-20).

NEW ORLEANS (87) — Summers 1-5 0-0 2, Smith 4-8 0-0 8, Okafor 4-10 0-0 8, Vasquez 5-12 2-2 14, Ariza 9-12 6-6 26, Landry 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Belinelli 2-5 0-0 4, Ayon 2-3 1-2 5, Aminu 4-9 6-8 14. Totals 34-72 15-18 87.

DETROIT (89) — Prince 5-14 0-0 11, Maxiell 5-7 0-2 10, Monroe 10-17 4-4 24, Knight 0-2 2-2 2, Stuckey 5-13 7-8 17, Russell Jr. 4-9 1-3 9, Daye 1-5 2-2 4, Jerebko 5-10 0-0 11, Wallace 0-1 0-0 0, Wilkins 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 35-78 17-23 89.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 4-12 (Ariza 2-3, Vasquez 2-3, Summers 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Aminu 0-2, Belinelli 0-2), Detroit 2-10 (Prince 1-2, Jerebko 1-3, Russell Jr. 0-1, Knight 0-1, Daye 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 40 (Okafor, Ariza 7), Detroit 50 (Monroe 16). Assists—New Orleans 19 (Vasquez 9), Detroit 19 (Prince 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 19, Detroit 14. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second. A—13,174 (22,076).

CAVALIERS 91, MAVERICKS 88: Rookie Kyrie Irving made a driving layup in traffic with 15.8 seconds left to give Cleveland a win over defending NBA champion Dallas.

Irving, who is showing a knack for last-second drama in his first season, finished with 20 points and Anderson Varejao added 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Cavs.

DALLAS (88) — Marion 1-5 2-2 4, Nowitzki 9-15 4-5 24, Haywood 4-4 2-5 10, West 4-7 3-3 11, Carter 2-4 0-0 4, Terry 5-14 3-3 17, Odom 2-7 3-6 7, Wright 5-9 1-3 11, Beaubois 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 18-27 88.

CLEVELAND (91) — Casspi 4-10 0-0 9, Jamison 6-18 7-9 19, Varejao 8-13 1-2 17, Irving 9-17 1-1 20, M.Thompson 2-6 0-0 6, Gee 5-12 1-1 12, Sessions 2-11 1-2 6, Harangody 0-4 0-0 0, Erden 0-0 0-0 0, Hollins 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-93 11-15 91.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 6-13 (Terry 4-8, Nowitzki 2-2, Wright 0-1, Odom 0-2), Cleveland 6-23 (M.Thompson 2-4, Sessions 1-3, Irving 1-3, Casspi 1-4, Gee 1-4, Harangody 0-2, Jamison 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 51 (Nowitzki, Wright 8), Cleveland 53 (Varejao 17). Assists—Dallas 22 (West 7), Cleveland 27 (Sessions 8). Total Fouls—Dallas 16, Cleveland 18. Technicals—Hollins, Cleveland defensive three second. A—17,443 (20,562).

TIMBERWOLVES 100, ROCKETS 91: Kevin Love scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 22 points to lead Minnesota over Houston.

HOUSTON (91) — Parsons 5-14 0-2 11, Scola 10-18 4-4 24, Dalembert 2-4 0-0 4, Lowry 8-16 7-8 24, Martin 1-10 0-0 2, Patterson 7-12 0-0 14, Hill 0-2 0-0 0, C.Lee 2-6 0-0 4, Budinger 1-3 0-0 2, Dragic 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 39-91 11-14 91.

MINNESOTA (100) — Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Love 9-16 6-7 25, Pekovic 4-7 3-4 11, Rubio 4-7 5-5 13, Ridnour 8-14 2-2 22, Beasley 3-9 0-0 6, Barea 4-8 2-3 10, Webster 1-8 0-0 2, D.Williams 2-7 2-2 6, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-82 20-23 100.

3-Point Goals—Houston 2-10 (Parsons 1-2, Lowry 1-5, Dragic 0-1, Martin 0-1, Hill 0-1), Minnesota 6-20 (Ridnour 4-6, Love 1-2, Johnson 1-3, D.Williams 0-1, Beasley 0-1, Barea 0-2, Rubio 0-2, Webster 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 48 (Scola 8), Minnesota 55 (Love 18). Assists—Houston 24 (Lowry 11), Minnesota 21 (Rubio 11). Total Fouls—Houston 20, Minnesota 15. Technicals—Scola, Houston defensive three second. A—19,356 (19,356).

BULLS 113, BUCKS 90: Derrick Rose scored 21 points and had 13 assists and Luol Deng added 21 points in his return after missing seven games because of injury, as Chicago easily beat Milwaukee.

CHICAGO (113) — Deng 9-19 0-0 21, Boozer 4-6 0-0 8, Noah 6-9 2-3 14, Rose 11-24 1-1 26, Brewer 2-5 0-0 5, Gibson 2-2 0-0 4, Korver 7-13 0-0 18, Asik 1-1 0-0 2, Watson 5-9 0-0 13, Butler 1-1 0-0 2, Scalabrine 0-1 0-0 0, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 48-90 3-4 113.

MILWAUKEE (90) — Delfino 3-9 0-0 6, Mbah a Moute 2-6 1-2 5, Gooden 7-13 10-10 24, Jennings 4-10 0-0 8, Livingston 3-6 0-0 6, Ilyasova 1-10 1-2 3, Udrih 3-8 1-1 7, Dunleavy 3-8 0-2 6, Harris 8-14 2-2 19, Leuer 2-6 0-0 4, Brockman 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-93 15-19 90.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 14-30 (Korver 4-8, Watson 3-5, Rose 3-7, Deng 3-7, Brewer 1-2, Scalabrine 0-1), Milwaukee 1-12 (Harris 1-2, Gooden 0-1, Udrih 0-1, Dunleavy 0-2, Ilyasova 0-2, Jennings 0-2, Delfino 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 55 (Deng, Noah 9), Milwaukee 48 (Leuer 8). Assists—Chicago 31 (Rose 13), Milwaukee 15 (Udrih, Jennings 5). Total Fouls—Chicago 20, Milwaukee 8. A—18,717 (18,717).