Spurs' Twin Towers give Suns double trouble

Duncan collected 25 points and 10 rebounds for his 200th career double-double as the San Antonio Spurs held the visiting Phoenix Suns to their lowest point total of the season, 91-71 Thursday night. "You have to be consistent every night. That is what I'm built on," Duncan said after reaching the milestone. "If I don't do it, I will go crazy. I need to do it to give our team a chance to win."

Duncan received help from fellow "Twin Tower" Robinson, who had his own double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who have won 15 of their last 19 games. "We need David playing like this every night," Duncan said. "He hops up and down and really affects their shots. He makes me a better player."

Tony Delk scored a team-high 18 points, while former Spur Vinny Del Negro added a season-high 14 for Phoenix, who shot a miserable 32 per cent from the field. Suns star forward Shawn Marion missed his second straight game after suffering a concussion against Utah last Sunday.

"We didn't put any pressure on them to make shots," Del Negro said. "They were coming down and going high-low (post) with Tim and Dave and we couldn't do much to stop it."

(la/news.ch)