Notebook: Spurs 100, Sixers 90

By Andy Jasner, for NBA.com

THE FACTS: Tony Parker played one of his best games all season with 37 points and eight assists as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 100-90 Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Gary Neal scored 18 points while Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Spurs (18-9) improved to 2-0 on their season-long nine-game road trip. They also have won six straight overall.

Lou Williams paced the Sixers (18-8) with 22 points while Andre Iguodala had 17. Thaddeus Young scored 16 points, Jrue Holiday had 15 and Elton Brand contributed a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. The Sixers fell to 13-4 at home and had a four-game home winning streak snapped against the Spurs.

QUOTABLE: "His basketball IQ is off the charts."
-- Spurs coach Gregg Popovich on Tiago Splitter's 15-point performance in 17 minutes.

THE STAT: Parker was 13-for-13 from the free-throw line. Additionally, he played 38 minutes and wasn't whistled for a personal foul.

TURNING POINT: Every time the Sixers inched closer down the stretch, Parker and Duncan responded. After Williams hit a huge 3-pointer to cut the lead to 95-90, Parker came right back with a difficult jumper to extend the lead back to seven.

HOT: Splitter was quite effective off the bench for the Spurs and displayed a soft touch as well. Splitter shot 7-for-10.

NOT: Jodie Meeks missed four of his five shots for the Sixers and never found his rhythm on this night.

QUOTABLE II: "I love playing pick-and-roll with Tiago. He's always in perfect position."
-- Tony Parker on Tiago Splitter.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Not only was Neal an offensive threat, but he added six assists, five rebounds and one blocked shot.

INSIDE THE ARENA: It wasn't quite as electric as the last two games against the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, but the crowd was quite energetic. The last two games were sellouts and an impressive crowd of 18,070 showed up for the Spurs.

QUOTABLE III: "When he's attacking the basket, he's incredibly tough to stop."
-- Elton Brand on Tony Parker.

GOOD MOVE: Duncan received plenty of rest through the first three quarters, which allowed him to be fresh in the all-important fourth.

BAD MOVE: The Sixers could have double-teamed Parker a bit more to get the ball out of his hands.

ROOKIE WATCH: Spurs swingman Kawhi Leonard had two points and three rebounds. Guard Cory Joseph was scoreless in a very brief 25-second stint. Sixers forward Nikola Vucevic made his fourth start of the season and was 0-for-4 from the field. He did sweep six rebounds, however. Lavoy Allen scored two points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three blocked shots.

NOTABLE: Williams received a technical foul with 5:40 left in regulation ... Spurs guard Manu Ginobili remained out with a broken hand. ... Sixers center Spencer Hawes was out with a strained left Achilles. Hawes missed 10 straight games, returned for two and then re-aggravated the injury. But a pair of MRIs came back negative on his back and Achilles. ... Brand's double-double was his fifth this season. ... The Sixers had a season-low four steals. ... The Spurs committed a season-low seven turnovers. ... The Sixers fell to 0-5 when allowing 100 or more points. They were 6-25 last season. ... The reserves for the 2012 All-Star Game will be announced on Thursday with Iguodala and Williams having a legitimate chance of making it for the first time. "It would be good," Iguodala said. "I do think I deserve to be there."

NEXT: For the Spurs, Saturday @ New Jersey, Tuesday @ Detroit, Wednesday @ Toronto. For the Sixers, Friday vs. L.A. Clippers, Saturday @ Cleveland, Monday @ Charlotte.

• With the loss tonight, the Sixers have dropped two of their past three home games after winning 12 of their first 14 at home. San Antonio has won six straight after dropping two in a row on 1/27 and 1/29. The Spurs snap a four-game losing streak in Philly.
• Philly falls to 0-5 when allowing 100+ points this season after going 6-25 in 2010-11. The Spurs improve to 10-3 when scoring 100+ points. The Sixers held the opposition below 100 points in each of the previous nine games.
• San Antonio outshot Philly 44.0% to 40.9% from the floor. The Sixers are 3-6 when shooting a lower percentage than their opponent this season after going 5-31 in 2010-11. Philly is also 6-6 when shooting below 45.0%.
• The Sixers were just 7-of-11 from the line while the Spurs shot 21-of-26. Opponents have made as many or more free throws as the Sixers have attempted in two of the past three games and five times overall this season. Philly has attempted fewer than 20 free throws in 17 of the past 19 games and 21 times this season. Over the past four games, the Sixers are averaging just 12.8 FTA while opponents are averaging 23.3.
• Philly had a season-low 4 steals tonight after not recording fewer than 6 in any of the first 25 games this season. San Antonio committed a season-low (and Sixer opponent season-low) 7 turnovers.
• Tony Parker scored 21 of his Sixer opponent season-high 37 points in the second half. It’s his second-highest point total of the season. Philly has allowed an opposing player to score 30+ points thee times this season and is 0-3 in those games.
• Lou Williams had a team-high 22 points off the bench, marking his second straight 20-point effort and his seventh overall this season. However, the Sixers are 3-4 when he scores 20+ points. Over the past two games, Williams is shooting 6-of-11 from 3-point range after shooting 2-of-14 the four games prior.
• Elton Brand had 11 points and 13 rebounds tonight marking his first double-double since 1/20 vs. Atlanta and his fifth overall this season. Brand missed the previous two games due to injury
• The Sixers lost despite committing just 10 turnovers. Philly has committed fewer than 10 turnovers in each of the past seven games and is averaging just 7.4 tpg over that span. The Sixers drop to 16-4 when having 12 or fewer turnovers this season.
• Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds tonight, marking his second double-double over the past three games (11.3 ppg, 14.3 rpg) and his eighth overall this season.