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SAN ANTONIO - With both teams missing several key players, the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks continued to play as they have all season.For San Antonio, that led to another efficient victory. For New York, it was just another dreary loss.Marco Belinelli scored a season-high 22 points and the short-handed Spurs rolled to a 109-95 victory over New York on Wednesday night, handing the Knicks their 10th straight loss.San Antonio was without Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard. Parker (left hamstring) and Leonard (bruised right hand) were both injured, but Duncan and Ginobili sat out to rest on the second night of a back-to-back.They are the defending champions, New York coach Derek Fisher said. Even with their main guys out, they know who they are.The Spurs were 10 for 19 on 3-pointers and shot 51 per cent overall while handing out 22 assists. They had seven players in double figures, getting 13 points from Danny Green and 12 from Boris Diaw.I havent been this pleased in a while, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. I just saw a lot of guys who havent played much play the fundamental game; they executed well. Guys that havent played are going to try hard, thats not that big of a deal, but their execution was really good.The Knicks were not nearly as efficient.Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points on 9-for-18 shooting for the hapless Knicks, who fell to 4-20.New York was without Carmelo Anthony, who experienced soreness in his left knee after playing 39 minutes in Tuesday nights loss at New Orleans. Guard J.R. Smith, the teams third-leading scorer, was a late scratch with a sore heel.Popovich wasnt taking the night off, even without his big stars. The fiery coach called timeout a minute into the game to chastise Green for missing a defensive assignment that enabled Hardaway to score the games first points on an open 3-pointer. Popovich would call two timeouts in the opening six minutes to address the teams defensive performance.Its expected of us, Green said. Its not whos playing and whos not. Pop just expects us to execute.The team got the message, rolling to a double-digit lead while forcing the Knicks into 17 turnovers.The beauty of the system is that no matter who is playing, anybody can be successful, said Spurs centre Jeff Ayres, who had a season-high 11 points. You do not have to play outside of yourself to be successful, just go out and execute, which was a key point tonight.Spurs centre Tiago Splitter returned from an 18-game absence, entering to a loud ovation with 8 minutes left in the third quarter. Splitter has been out since Nov. 5, but left 10 minutes into his season debut after again experiencing tightness in his right calf.Splitters return helped San Antonio close the third quarter on a 24-12 run. He had three points, two blocked shots and one rebound while playing 4:45 in the third. The Spurs outscored the Knicks 38-21 in the quarter in taking a 94-73 lead.Hes Tiago, and hes really important to us, Popovich said. It was great to see him back.TIP-INSKnicks: New York won its previous two games in San Antonio. . Amare Stoudemire was issued a technical foul with 10:19 remaining in the first half for continuing to berate Sean Wright over a personal foul he assessed on the Knicks centre. Twenty seconds later, official Tony Brothers gave New York G Pablo Prigioni a technical foul for arguing a call.Spurs: Leonard will undergo an MRI on his bruised right hand Thursday morning, according to Popovich. The injury occurred late in Tuesdays loss to the Jazz when Leonard tried to brace a fall, but landed on his posterior after being fouled on an attempted dunk. ... Duncan was in uniform, but did not play. ... Cory Joseph entered the game as the only player averaging at least eight points, two rebounds and two assists in less than 20 minutes per game. He had nine points, five rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes.UP NEXTKnicks: At Boston on Friday.Spurs: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.WE MEET AGAINFisher was soundly booed when he was announced as during pregame introductions. The fans obviously still remember all the post-season skirmishes with the former Lakers guard, especially his game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds remaining in the 2004 Western Conference semifinals. Still, Popovich, who normally waves at opposing coaches prior to tipoff, walked over and gave Fisher a hug and spoke with the Knicks first-year coach for a couple of minutes. Chuck Klein Jersey . LOUIS -- The St. Darren Daulton Jersey . - The Kansas City Royals are hoping All-Star catcher Salvador Perez will be back in a few days. http://www.cheapphilliesjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-pete-rose-jersey . New York Red Bulls. 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Kyle Wilson scored 17 points in the first half for Army (5-1), but was held to two in the second half. Final Score: (7) Texas 55, (24) Connecticut 54 Storrs, CT (SportsNetwork.com) - Jonathan Holmes drained a 3-pointer from the left corner with 2.2 seconds remaining to lift seventh-ranked Texas to a 55-54 victory over No. 24 Connecticut on Sunday. Ryan Boatright missed the second of two free throws with 15 seconds to play, leaving Connecticut with a 54-52 lead. After a timeout by each team with 4.4 seconds left, Boatright couldnt fight through a screen on the inbounds pass and fell to the floor, leaving Holmes wide open in the corner for his winning shot. Holmess scored 13 points for the Longhorns (6-0), who played their first true road game of the season.dddddddddddd Boatright, who had to be helped off the floor after the game, scored 24 to lead Connecticut (3-2), which hadnt played since a loss to West Virginia last Sunday in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off. Final Score: (11) Kansas 61, (20) Michigan State 56 Orlando, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - Perry Ellis had 17 points and nine rebounds as No. 11 Kansas defeated 20th-ranked Michigan State 61-56 in the championship game of the Orlando Classic. The Spartans had missed eight straight tries from beyond the arc before Travis Trice pulled up from the left wing in transition and nailed a 3-pointer to pull them within 59-56 with 1:36 remaining. Frank Mason turned the ball over at the other end, but Branden Dawson was off the mark on a jumper and then failed to convert a left-handed layup after corralling his own miss. Jamari Traylor sunk two free throws with 30 seconds left and Trice was unable to connect from deep down the other end of the floor to seal the outcome. ' ' '