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Spurs beat Wizards 100-85 in preseason finale

BY: AP Staff Writer OCTOBER 26, 2012 | MODIFIED: OCTOBER 27, 2012 AT 12:32 AM
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Photo -   Washington Wizards' Trevor Booker (35) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) defends during the third quarter of an preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Washington Wizards' Trevor Booker (35) shoots as San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (21) defends during the third quarter of an preseason NBA basketball game, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan and Stephen Jackson each scored 16 points, and the San Antonio Spurs closed the preseason with a 100-85 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

Tony Parker added 16 points and Kawhi Leonard 11 for San Antonio (4-3). Duncan was 7 for 13 from the field and had 13 rebounds in 28 minutes at the AT&T Center.

The Spurs open the regular season Oct. 31 at New Orleans.

A.J. Price and Jan Vesely each scored 13 points for Washington (3-5), and Earl Barron added 12.

The Wizards visit Cleveland on Tuesday in their regular-season opener.

Washington sat its starters for much of the fourth quarter after leading most of the game.

Jackson hit a 3-pointer to cap a 9-0 run at the close of the third quarter as the Spurs took a 74-66 lead after a slow start.

Washington held a 40-27 lead with 9 minutes left in the first half following an 18-8 run. The Wizards built their lead as the Spurs' starters sat for about eight minutes bridging the first and second quarters.

San Antonio rallied once its starting lineup returned, with Parker scoring eight points in an 18-5 run.

Boris Diaw scored on a fast-break layup to give San Antonio a 61-59 lead, its first since holding a 4-2 advantage. Parker set up Diaw's basket with a diving save out of bounds on a Washington miss.

The Spurs were without Manu Ginobili, who sat out with back spasms.

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