Spurs shoot for another win over Raptors

Posted: Wed Feb 11 10:57 AM

(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs will try to continue their dominance over the Toronto Raptors when the two clubs square off again Wednesday night at Air Canada Centre.

San Antonio, which is currently 3-1 on an eight-game road trip, handed the Raptors a 107-97 setback on December 20 of this season in the Alamo City and has won two straight, seven of eight and 11 of its past 13 meetings with Toronto. The Spurs are unbeaten in their previous three trips up north and own a 9-3 all-time record in Toronto.

The road trip continued for the Spurs Tuesday in New Jersey, where Tim Duncan registered 27 points and nine rebounds in a 108-93 victory. Matt Bonner ended with 22 points and Tony Parker added 20 points for San Antonio, which has won 13 straight regular-season meetings against New Jersey and improved to 17-8 as the guest this season. Manu Ginobili notched nine points, six rebounds and six assists off the bench in the win.

The Southwest Division-leading Spurs have won six of seven and 10 of their last 12 contests overall, and will also visit New York, Detroit and Washington on the road swing.

Toronto will open a brief two-game homestand versus the Spurs and Cavaliers this evening and owns a less-than-stellar 9-15 mark as the host this season. The Raptors ended a six-game losing streak with a 110-102 victory at Minnesota on Tuesday in the finale of a three-game road trip.

Andrea Bargnani and Jason Kapono netted 18 points apiece, while Jamario Moon and Jose Calderon each scored 11 points in the Raptors' ninth straight win over the Timberwolves. Toronto won for just the fourth time in its last 17 games overall.

The Raptors have lost three in a row at Air Canada Centre.

Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh missed his third straight game Tuesday with a sprained right knee and is out indefinitely. Bosh was replaced by Cleveland's Mo Williams on the Eastern Conference All-Star roster because of the injury.