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Ginobili leads Spurs past Jazz, 104-89
National Basketball Association

Ginobili leads Spurs past Jazz, 104-89

Published Dec. 31, 2011 11:20 p.m. ET

Manu Ginobili scored 23 points, 14 in the second quarter, to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 104-89 win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

Ginobili was 9 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.

The win gave Spurs coach Gregg Popovich his 800th career coaching victory. He is the 14th coach to reach that milestone and third among active coaches (George Karl 1038 and Rick Adelman 945).

DeJuan Blair had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Parker added 14 points, and Tim Duncan 12 as San Antonio moved to 3-1.

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