Article: MAKE IT 9 STRAIGHT; SPURS PROLONG CLIPPERS' LOSING STREAK, AGONY SAN ANTONIO 105, CLIPPERS 82.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO - A combined 46 points from Tim Duncan and David Robinson was huge, but it was 41 bench points that made the difference for the San Antonio Spurs.

Duncan scored 24 points, Robinson had 22 and the Spurs opened the fourth quarter with a 19-6 run to send the Clippers to their ninth straight defeat, 105-82 Tuesday night.

``We picked up the defense in the second half and everyone realized they had to make their shots,'' San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. ``L.A. has a lot of young, talented players. We picked up the defense and it was huge for us.''

With Antonio Daniels leading the way with 11 points, ...

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