Spurs Beat Clippers For 17th Consecutive Time

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tony Parker had 19 points and nine assists and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Clippers 97-88 on Monday night, beating them for the 17th straight time and handing Los Angeles its fourth straight loss to open the season.

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Richard Jefferson scored 18 points and Gary Neal had 16 points off the bench for the Spurs.

San Antonio's reserves outscored their Clippers counterparts 25-0 before rookie forward Al-Farouq Aminu
got the first points by the Los Angeles bench on a layup with 10:07 to play.

Eric Gordon had 23 points and a career-high 11 assists for the Clippers, who have dropped 25 of the last 26 meetings.

The only exception was March 7, 2006, an 98-85 victory at Staples Center in which Duncan was limited to 16 points in 29 minutes because of foul trouble.

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