National Basketball Association

Parker takes up slack as Spurs rout Mavs

Published Feb. 25, 2009 6:01 a.m. ET

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Tony Parker knows the San Antonio Spurs can't win a championship without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. That doesn't stop him from enjoying a rare game without them.

Playing for the first time this season without Duncan, who sat out with a sore right knee, Parker had 37 points and 12 assists as the Spurs crushed Dallas 93-76 on Tuesday night in the worst offensive effort to date for the Mavericks.