NEW ORLEANS -- Tim Duncan stood under New Orleans basket for several seconds, a bemused expression on his face, seemingly ponder

NEW ORLEANS -- Tim Duncan stood under New Orleans basket for several seconds, a bemused expression on his face, seemingly pondering how he could have fouled out with half a quarter still left in a surprisingly tight contest between the Western Conference-leading Spurs the reeling New Orleans Pelicans. Sami Khedira Germany Jersey . As Duncan finally starting walking to the bench, with mocking cheers raining down from the stands, Spurs point guard Tony Parker decided it was time for him to take over. Parker capped a 27-point outing with three clutch layups in the final minutes, and the Spurs held on for their fifth straight victory, 101-95 on Monday night. "I was in attack mode," Parker said. "When I saw TD go out, I knew I was going to be aggressive and try to create for myself or for my teammates." Duncan scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out with 6:02 to go. Manu Ginobili added 14 points, Kawhi Leonard 13 and Marco Belinelli 12 for San Antonio, which sent hobbled New Orleans to its sixth straight loss since leading scorer Ryan Anderson went out with a herniated disk. Anthony Davis had 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Brian Roberts, starting at point guard for the injured Jrue Holiday (fracture right tibia), scored a season-high 19 points for New Orleans. Eric Gordon added 12 points and Al-Farouq Aminu pulled down 13 rebounds. "We really dont like moral victories, but we came in and competed," Roberts said. "Unfortunately, they made plays down the stretch. They are a veteran team. They are going to keep their composure through those stretches. Hats off to them. New Orleans led from late in the first quarter until late in the third, when Parkers 17-foot jumper gave the Spurs a 74-73 lead. The shot was part of an 11-0 run, capped by Matt Bonners 3, that put San Antonio ahead 79-73 early in the fourth quarter. New Orleans, however, declined to fold, and kept it close into the final minute. "They made it hard on us. We were in survive mode in that first (half)," Parker said. "You have to give them a lot of credit. They played with a lot of energy and it was hard to get that win." Davis running hook as he was fouled by Duncan gave New Orleans one more brief lead at 87-86 with 7:08 to play. San Antonio regained the lead on Parkers layup, but then Duncan fouled out when he tried to stop Gordons drive. Gordon missed the second of two free throws to tie it, however, the Pelicans were further hurt by three turnovers down the stretch, two by Davis and one by Aminu. San Antonio led 94-90 on Belinellis 3, but Roberts came right back with a 3 for New Orleans. Leonard responded with a 3 of his own, but Roberts runner off the glass pulled New Orleans to 97-95 with 1:46 still left. Gordons steal set up a potential tying possession, but Davis short jumper rimmed out, and Parker converted a difficult reverse scoop with 44 seconds left to make it 99-95. The Pelicans set up Roberts for a quick 3, but it rimmed out and New Orleans did not threaten again. "We had our chances tonight and we just didnt execute down the stretch. We had three costly turnovers in the last few minutes of the game," Pelicans coach Monty Williams said. "We had 87 looks tonight -- 87 shots. We just need to put the ball in the basket." The Pelicans managed to open up a double digit lead in the second quarter when Anthony Morrows floater made it 41-30. The Spurs quickly closed the gap later in the period with an 8-0 run capped by consecutive layups by Duncan and Parker. The Pelicans maintained the lead for the rest of the half, but Belinelli, who played for New Orleans when the club was called the Hornets, hit a 20-foot fadeaway to pull San Antonio to 51-50 at halftime. Notes: San Antonio G Danny Green missed his first game with a fractured finger in his left hand and is expected to be out for about four weeks. ... The Spurs improved to 24-0 when leading after three quarters. ... New Orleans G Austin Rivers scored 11 points, his sixth time in double digits this season. ... Davis now has 12 games this season in which he has scored at least 20 points and grabbed at least 10 rebounds. Thomas Muller Jersey . Thats how the Ravens won when Ryan was their defensive co-ordinator from 2005-08, and that is precisely the formula Baltimore used to beat Ryans New York Jets on Sunday. Thomas Muller Germany Jersey . This is Lowry’s third time winning the award in his career. He won the award last season and as a member of the Houston Rockets in 2011. http://www.germanysoccerpro.com/Jerome-Boateng-Germany-Jersey/ . In sunny and almost windless conditions, the Swede shot four consecutive birdies on the front nine on his way to a 68 and went 9 under for a one-shot lead over Englands Lee Slattery and two over Paraguays Farbrizio Zanotti (68).Henrik Zetterberg owned the Leafs, Patric Hornqvist is living large in Pittsburgh, a wild win for Philadelphia in Dallas and more. Scott Cullen looks at the best and the worst of the weekend action, breaking down all the NHL games in Statistically Speaking. HEROES Henrik Zetterberg, C, Detroit – Recorded a point on all five Detroit goals against Toronto over the weekend, setting up four goals Friday, then scoring the overtime winner Saturday. Patric Hornqvist, RW, Pittsburgh – Scored a pair of goals and added an assist in Saturday’s 3-1 win over the New York Islanders, generating 13 shot attempts (12 SOG) in 18:57 of ice time. Jakub Voracek, RW, Philadelphia – In addition to tallying a goal and two assists in a 6-5 overtime win at Dallas Saturday, Voracek was on for 29 shot attempts for and eight against (79.8%) at even strength. ZEROES Patrick Kane, RW, Chicago – The Blackhawks’ second line struggled against Nashville Saturday, in a 2-1 overtime win. Kane generated one shot on goal and was on for six shot attempts for, 17 against (26.1%) at even strength. Dan Hamhuis, D, Vancouver – In a rare occurrence, the Canucks’ star defender was on the wrong end of the possession game against Tampa Bay, with eight shot attempts for and 20 against (28.6%), leading to a minus-3 rating in a 4-2 loss. Stuart Percy, D, Toronto – After a strong start to his NHL career, Percy was on the wrong end of shot attempts (4 for, 18 against, 18.2%) against Detroit Friday night, then was scratched for Saturday’s game. SOME OF THE KINGS’ MEN Kings RW Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist and LW Tanner Pearson scored the game-winner as Los Angeles took a 2-1 decision against the Minnesota Wild Sunday afternoon. The Wild outshot the Kings 41-16, but Kings G Jonathan Quick turned aside 40 shots to earn the win. Wild rookie D Christian Folin had a strong possession game (15 shot attempts for, 5 against, 75.0%) and got into a fight with Kings veteran Mike Richards after delivering a big neutral ice hit on Kings C Anze Kopitar. More: Wild LW Zach Parise had nine shot attempts (6 SOG)…Kings D Drew Doughty had five shot attempts (2 SOG)…Wild D Ryan Suter played 32:50, a threshold he crossed 11 times last season…Kings D Matt Greene was on for two shot attempts for and 16 against (11.1%) during 5-on-5 play…RW Dustin Brown had a hard time too (8 for, 24 against, 25.0%), spending much of the game matched against Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund and Jason Pominville. SHARKS CAUGHT Martin St. Louis and Rick Nash scored goals four seconds apart late in the second period in a 4-0 victory for the New York Rangers over the San Jose Sharks Sunday. Rangers C Dominic Moore had a pair of assists, won 83.3% (15-for-18) of his face-offs and four shot attempts (3 SOG). Moore was also on for 73.3% (11 for, 4 against) of the shot attempts at even strength, enjoying a strong game with linemates LW Carl Hagelin (73.3%) and RW Lee Stempniak (75.0%), even though they had the fewest offensive zone starts (16.7%) for any Rangers line. More: Sharks C Joe Pavelski had five shot attempts (3 SOG)…Sharks rookie D Mirco Mueller was on the wrong end of the shot attempts (4 for, 18 against, 18.2%) for much of the game. JETS BURNED BY FLAMES Flames LW Mason Raymond had a goal and two assists to lead the attack in a 4-1 Flames win at Winnipeg Sunday. Flames rookie LW Johnny Gaudreau, fresh from a game in the press box, scored a goal and an assist, with four shot attempts (2 SOG); better production in 12:52 of ice time. Jets C Bryan Little was on for 23 shot attempts for and 7 against (76.7%) as the Jets, unsuccessfully, tried to rally in the second half of the game. More: Flames D Dennis Wideman contributed a goal and an assist…Flames D T.J. Brodie played 27:11; at 25:10 per game, Brodie leads the Flames in average ice time…Flames G Jonas Hiller stopped 34 of 35 shots for the win; Jets G Ondrej Pavelec stopped 25 of 29 shots…Flames LW Brandon Bollig (4 shot attempts for, 21 against, 16.0%) spent a lot of time in the defensive zone. DUCKS FLY OVER BLUES Ducks D Sami Vatanen scored a pair of power play goals in a 3-0 Ducks win over the St. Louis Blues Sunday. Vatanen has five points in six games this season, with all five points coming on the power play. Ducks G Frederik Andersen stopped all 28 shots he faced to earn the shutout. Andersen has a .950 save percentage through his first five games, stopping 132 of 139 shots. More: Blues D Petteri Lindbohm, playing his first NHL game, had four shots on goal in 14:05 of ice time…A night after scoring his first NHL goal in Arizona, Blues C Jori Lehtera was out of the lineup, reportedly due to the flu. ZETTERBERG BURNS LEAFS IN OT Red Wings C Henrik Zetterberg scored the game’s only goal with 10 seconds left in overtime in a 1-0 Detroit win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday. Red Wings G Jonas Gustavsson stopped all 30 shots he faced. Maple Leafs G Jonathan Bernier stopped 31 of 32. The Maple Leafs came into the season talking about how they could play four lines, but against Detroit Saturday, wingers Matt Frattin (2:54 TOI) and Richard Panik (3:10) barely saw the ice. Maple Leafs D Cody Franson (22 shot attempts for, 6 against, 78.6%) had a strong possession game for Toronto, while partner Dion Phaneuf (24 for, 9 against, 72.7%) generated nine shot attempts (6 SOG). More: Red Wings LW Justin Abdelkader led Detroit with eight shot attempts (5 SOG)…Red Wings LW Johan Franzen missed the game with leg spasms and C Stephen Weiss saw his first game action of the season, playing 8:03, though Weiss’ early possession returns (2 shot attempts for, 7 against, 22.2%) weren’t great. SUBBAN, GALCHENYUK LIFT HABS OVER AVS Canadiens D P.K. Subban scored a pair of goals in a 3-2 win for Montreal over Colorado Saturday. Canadiens LW Alex Galchenyuk picked up a goal and an assist. For the second straight season, Galchenyuk’s ice time is up a couple of minutes per game (to 16:37) and he’s put up six points in six games to start the year. Avalanche C Matt Duchene had 10 shots on goal…Canadiens LW Max Pacioretty generated 12 shot attempts (7 SOG). More: Avalanche G Calvin Pickard stopped 33 of 36 shots in his first NHL start…Avalanche C Daniel Briere played 8:46, lowest TOI for Colorado, while Canadiens RW Jiri Sekac skated 8:19, the least for Montreal. SOUND THE HORN Penguins RW Patric Hornqvist had two goals and an assist in a 3-1 win for Pittsburgh over the New York Islanders Saturday. Hornqvist generated 13 shot attempts, with 12 shots on goal. Penguins RW Evgeni Malkin added a goal and an assist, while Sidney Crosby recorded a pair of assists. Malkin also had the best possession stats (18 shot attempts for, 11 against, 62.1%) for Pittsburgh. More: Penguins G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 of 35 shots faced; Islanders G Jaroslav Halak stopped 35 of 37 shots…Penguins RW Craig Adams had a rough game, with one shot attempt for and 10 against at even strength...Islanders D Johnny Boychuk had six shots on goal. WILD ONE IN BIG D Flyers RW Jakub Voracek had a goal and two assists in a 6-5 overtime win for Philadelphia at Dallas Saturday. Flyers C Claude Giroux and D Andrew MacDonald each had a goal and an assist, while D Mark Streit had a pair of assists and generated nine shot attempts (5 SOG). Giroux (31 shot attempts for, 8 against, 79.5%) and Voracek (29 for, 8 against, 78.4%) both had excellent possession games. Stars D Trevor Daley scored a pair of goals, while centres Tyler Seguin (4 A) and Jason Spezza (1 G, 3 A) tallied four points apiece. Stars D Patrik Nemeth left the game early after suffering a sliced wrist on his first shift, so Brenden Dillon ended up playing 30:32. More: Flyers G Steve Mason was pulled after allowing four goals on 18 shots…Stars LW Curtis McKenzie made his NHL debut, playing 11:40. SABRES SHUT OUT AGAIN Bruins G Niklas Svedberg stopped all 32 shots he faced against the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-0 Boston win Saturday. It was the second time in as many nights that the Sabres were held off the scoresheet. Bruins D Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, while partner Zdeno Chara generated 10 shot attempts (7 SOG). Simon Gagne joined David Krejci and Milan Lucic on a scoring line for the Bruins and had a nice possession game (18 shot attempts for, 8 against, 69.2%) More: Bruins D Kevan Miller left the game after suffering a shoulder injury in a fight with Sabres LW Nicolas Deslauriers. SENATORS HOLD OFFF BLUE JACKETS Senators G Robin Lehner stopped 38 of 40 Columbus Blue Jackets shots in a 3-2 Ottawa win Saturday. Julian Draxler Jersey. Blue Jackets LW Nick Foligno, a former Senator, had a goal and an assist for Columbus. Senators rookie LW Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist, while RW Chris Neil had a pair of assists. More: Blue Jackets G Curtis McElhinney left with injury, after stopping 14 of 16 shots…Blue Jackets C Ryan Johansen (17 shot attempts for, 9 against, 65.3%) had the top possession stats in the game. TAMPA TRAVELS Lightning C Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist in Tampa’s Bay 4-2 win at Vancouver Saturday. Lightning D Victor Hedman left the game after suffering a hand injury, so Anton Stralman ended up leading the Lightning defence in ice time, playing 23:58. Canucks D Kevin Bieksa and Dan Hamhuis both minus-3, and Hamhuis had a particularly tough game (8 shot attempts for, 20 against, 28.6%) in possession terms. Bieksa was only slightly better (8 for, 14 against, 36.3%). Lightning G Ben Bishop had 32 saves on 34 shots; Canucks G Eddie Lack allowed four goals on 24 shots. More: Lightning RW Ryan Callahan had a goal and an assist, while LW Ondrej Palat had a pair of assists…Canucks D Alex Edler scored a goal and an assist. SHOOTOUT IN D.C. The Washington Capitals scored on all three shootout attempts to take a 2-1 shootout win at home against the Florida Panthers Saturday. Capitals LW Jason Chimera and Panthers RW Brad Boyes were the goal scorers. It was Chimera’s first point of the season. It was Boyes’ first goal, but he’s got a decent shot rate, with 12 shots on goal (2.40 per game) in the first five games. More: Panthers G Al Montoya stopped 27 of 28 in a losing effort while Capitals Justin Peters stopped 20 of 21 for the win…Panthers C Dave Bolland missed the game with a lower-body injury. SHARKS SWIMMING Sharks C Logan Couture and RW Joe Pavelski each had a goal and two assists as San Jose doubled up the New Jersey Devils, 4-2, Saturday. Devils LW Mike Cammalleri scored a goal, registered a game-high seven shots on goal and had the best possession stats (19 shot attempts for, 6 against, 76.0%) among New Jersey forwards. Even though he was minus-2, Sharks rookie C Chris Tierney had a positive possession game (13 shot attempts for, 4 against, 76.9%) despite starting only one third of his shifts in the offensive zone. More: Sharks G Antti Niemi stopped 35 of 37 shots for the win… Sharks LW Patrick Marleau added a goal and an assist. BLACKHAWKS ESCAPE IN OVERTIME Blackhawks C Jonathan Toews scored a shorthanded goal in overtime, giving Chicago a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators Saturday. Blackhawks D Johnny Oduya and Predators D Shea Weber were the other goal scorers in the game. Chicago’s top defence pair, Duncan Keith (21 shot attempts for, 8 against, 72.4%) and Brent Seabrook (22 for, 8 against, 73.3%) had strong possession stats, while Chicago’s second line – LW Brandon Saad, C Andrew Shaw and RW Patrick Kane – were all under 30% possession. More: Carter Hutton stopped 35 of 37 shots for the Predators; Corey Crawford had 19 saves on 20 shots for the Blackhawks. BLUES BLOW OUT COYOTES Blues LW Jaden Schwartz had three goals and an assist in a 6-1 win for the Blues in Arizona on Saturday. Schwartz also registered 9 shot attempts (7 SOG) and his linemates were also producing. Rookie C Jori Lehtera put up a goal and two assists, while RW Vladimir Tarasenko had three assists, generating nine shot attempts (7 SOG). Blues G Jake Allen had 24 saves on 25 shots in his first start of the season. More: Blues C David Backes and LW Alex Steen contributed a goal and an assist…Blues D Kevin Shattenkirk had a pair of assists…Blues C Paul Stastny left the game with an upper-body injury. ZETTERBERG LEADS WINGS PAST LEAFS Red Wings C Henrik Zetterberg assisted on all four goals in a 4-1 win at Toronto Friday. Before leaving the game with an injury, Red Wings LW Johan Franzen scored a pair of goals, and RW Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist. Returning to the lineup after being a healthy scratch for a couple games, Maple Leafs D Jake Gardiner played a team-high 22:12. Maple Leafs C Nazem Kadri played only 12:45, as he (6 shot attempts for, 19 against, 24.0%) and wingers Joffrey Lupul (8 for, 24 against, 25.0%) and Daniel Winnik (4 for, 18 against, 18.2%) struggled possession-wise. D Stuart Percy (4 for, 18 against, 18.2%) had a hard time as well. More: Red Wings LW Justin Abdelkader had a goal and an assist and filled in for an injured Franzen on the Zetterberg line…Maple Leafs D Dion Phaneuf had six shot attempts (4 SOG). CANUCKS SHUT OUT OILERS The Sedins each had a goal and an assist, and Radim Vrbata had two assists and the Vancouver Canucks shut out the Edmonton Oilers 2-0 Friday. Canucks G Ryan Miller stopped all 28 shots faced; Oilers G Ben Scrivens stopped 28 of 29 shots. Canucks LW Daniel Sedin (18 shot attempts for, 7 against, 72.0%) and C Henrik Sedin (16 for, 7 against, 69.6%) had the best possession stats for the Canucks. Oilers RW Teddy Purcell (4 for, 17 against, 19.1%) and RW Nail Yakupov (6 for, 18 against, 25.0%) were at the other end of the shot attempt spectrum for Edmonton. More: Canucks D Alex Edler had six shot attempts (4 SOG)…Oilers C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins returned to the lineup after missing a couple of games. A LONELY GOAL Panthers LW Sean Bergenheim, who played 9:41 – the least of all Florida skaters – scored the game’s only goal as Florida beat Buffalo 1-0 Friday. Roberto Luongo stopped 26 shots for the shutout while Sabres G Jhonas Enroth stopped 34 of 35 shots. Panthers C Nick Bjugstad led Florida with eight shot attempts (6 SOG). Bjugstad (21 shot attempts for, 0 against, 100.0%), LW Jonathan Huberdeau (22 for, 0 against, 100.0%) and RW Scottie Upshall (18 for, 2 against, 90.0%) spent their whole night in the Sabres’ zone. More: Sabres D Andre Benoit played 22:14, paired primarily with Rasmus Ristolainen…Sabres rookie C Sam Reinhart played 7:09; it seems only a matter of time before he’s returned to Kootenay of the WHL… Sabres LW Matt Moulson led his team with eight shot attempts (5 SOG). JACKETS HOLD ON The Columbus Blue Jackets pulled out to a 3-0 lead before hanging on for a 3-2 win over Calgary Friday. Blue Jackets LW Matt Calvert had a goal and an assist while C Mark Letestu contributed a couple of assists. Flames RW Josh Jooris, an undrafted free agent from Union College, scored a goal in his first NHL game, putting up strong possession stats (11 shot attempts for, 2 against, 84.6%) along the way. More: Flames rookie LW Johnny Gaudreau was a healthy scratch… Flames D Mark Giordano had a team-high eight shot attempts (4 SOG). RINNE BLANKS JETS Predators G Pekka Rinne stopped all 31 shots he faced in a 2-0 win for Nashville at Winnipeg Friday. Nashville got goals from C Mike Ribeiro and RW James Neal; it was Neal’s first goal of the season. Ribeiro led Nashville forwards in ice time with just 17:15 TOI. That’s a balanced approach. While the Predators balance their forward usage, it’s not that way on defence. Roman Josi (29:41) and Shea Weber (30:04) played big minutes on the Nashville blueline. Josi led the Predators with seven shot attempts (3 SOG). Predators D Anton Volchenkov assisted on both Nashville goals. It was his first multi-assist game since December 26, 2011. More: Jets C Mark Scheifele had a game-high eight shot attempts (4 SOG). Both of the Jets’ leaders in ice time at forward (Blake Wheeler, 21:40) and defence (Toby Enstrom, 25:20) failed to register a shot on goal. DUCKS EDGE WILD Ducks G Frederik Andersen stopped 28 of 29 shots as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Friday. Ducks C Ryan Kesler led Anaheim with 23:39 of ice time and took a five-minute charging penalty, on Wild C Mikael Granlund, at the end of the game. Minnesota got a goal from Jason Zucker, a winger who has shown offensive ability, but is averaging less than 10 minutes per game in the early going this season. More: Anaheim’s goals came from Andrew Cogliano and Corey Perry…Wild RW Charlie Coyle had a strong game, with seven shot attempts (5 SOG) in 12:33, and solid possession stats (17 shot attempts for, 9 against, 65.4%). Much of the data included comes from www.war-on-ice.com, www.puckalytics.com, www.hockeystats.ca and www.naturalstattrick.com Scott Cullen can be reached at scott.cullen@bellmedia.ca Cheap Canadiens Jerseys Cheap Predators Jerseys Cheap Devils Jerseys Cheap Islanders Jerseys Cheap Rangers Jerseys Cheap Senators Jerseys Cheap Flyers Jerseys Cheap Penguins Jerseys Cheap Sharks Jerseys Cheap Blues Jerseys Cheap Lightning Jerseys Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys Cheap Canucks Jerseys Cheap Golden Knights Jerseys Cheap Capitals Jerseys Cheap Winnipeg Jets Jerseys ' ' '