Tuesday 14 February 2012

Spurs hold on to win eighth straight (AP)

Detroit Pistons ' Ben Wallace , right, puts pressure on San Antonio Spurs ' Tim Duncan in the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The game was the 1,055th of Wallace's career, the most games played by an undrafted player since the 1976-77 NBA-ABA merger. The Spurs defeated the Pistons 99-95.

Tim Duncan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a spirited Detroit rally to beat the Pistons 99-95 on Tuesday night for their eighth consecutive victory. Detroit trailed by 15 in the fourth quarter but came back to take the lead behind Ben Wallace, the veteran big man who set a record by appearing in his 1,055th career game -- the most for an undrafted player since the...




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