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SAN ANTONIO -- Even though it was an ugly victory, the banged-up San Antonio Spurs were just happy to end a three-game losing streak given their troubling rash of recent injuries. Tim Duncan had 23 points and 17 rebounds, Tony Parker added 18 points and 10 assists, and San Antonio rallied past the skidding Sacramento Kings 95-93 on Saturday night. The win came in San Antonios final home game before departing for its annual "Rodeo Road Trip" that lasts nearly a month. "Its huge to start the road trip like that," Parker said. "We needed a win. Obviously we were in a little slump with those three losses. We wanted to get back on the right track." Patty Mills scored 15 points and Boris Diaw added 14 for San Antonio, which wont play at home again until Feb. 26 against Detroit. Despite playing Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento almost spoiled the going-away party for the Spurs. Isaiah Thomas had 26 points, Rudy Gay scored 23 and Derrick Williams added 14 for the Kings, who have lost seven straight. "Were playing the San Antonio Spurs; theyre going to make their runs," Gay said. "Theyre going to make tough plays. They do that time and time again. Its not were surprised that they did that. But we still had a chance to win and I still wish I had the shot back." After scoring 22 points primarily against Marco Belinelli, Gay was limited to one in the fourth with the 6-foot-8 Diaw guarding him. Gay missed a potential game-winning, 15-foot jumper over Diaw with 0.5 seconds remaining. "The rim. The rim," Gay said when asked what he saw on the final shot. "I mean, honestly, I wish I had that one back; I dont think I miss that too many other times." After being outplayed by Gay and Thomas for much of the game, the veteran Spurs took over down the stretch to end their longest losing streak of the season. Parker and Duncan scored San Antonios final eight points, but they also gave Sacramento hope by going 1 for 3 on free throws in the final 12 seconds. Duncan missed both his attempts with the Spurs clinging to a 94-93 lead. "Very, very, very (frustrating)," Duncan said. "Not many times I get that situation. Just disappointed I couldnt step up and knock them out." The Spurs were sluggish on offence with newly signed Shannon Brown starting and Tiago Splitter returning from injury, giving them their third different starting lineup in three games. Brown, signed to a 10-day contract, had two points and two rebounds in 14 minutes. "We need minutes," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We have to use those minutes so that guys that know the system can be out there at the end of the game. Otherwise, theyre going to be too tired at the end. He gave us good minutes so that we could get everybody else in." San Antonio shot 6 for 20 in the third quarter while falling behind by as many as 10 points. Gay and Thomas matched that production themselves, going a combined 6 for 13 in the third. Williams first 3-pointer gave Sacramento a 76-66 lead with 2 minutes left in the third. Matt Bonner hit a 3 for the Spurs and a jumper that tied the game at 85 with 6 minutes remaining. Then he drove the lane for a runner off the glass after Thomas went flying past him at the 3-point line. That gave San Antonio an 87-85 lead, its first since early in the third quarter. "(Bonner) was great," Duncan said. "He stepped up and scored a bunch of points in a row for us. Made some plays for us. Its going to be big for guys to step up as we have people out." The Spurs are still without Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, but Splitters return lifted their spirits. Splitter scored only two points but grabbed four rebounds and helped solidify the teams interior defence. "It was great to be back on the court with the guys," Splitter said. "I wasnt that aggressive on offence, but I just tried to help the guys on defence with the coverage and helps. Most importantly, we won, so Im happy." The Kings were missing leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins, who sat out his sixth straight game due to a sprained left ankle. Gay and Thomas made up for his loss offensively, accounting for half of the teams 53 first-half points. NOTES: Splitter got his loudest ovation of the season when he was announced in the starting lineup after missing 12 games with a sprained right shoulder. He came off the bench in the second half. ... Cousins suited up but did not play. He is day to day. ... Ginobili (strained left hamstring), Leonard (broken hand) and Green (broken left index finger) all sat behind the Spurs bench. Jake McCabe Jersey .com) - The surprising Calgary Flames host the winless New Jersey Devils at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday. Conor Sheary Jersey . 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Now comes an off-season of questions about manager Matt Williams decisions and a handful of key roster choices, including what to do about Ryan Zimmerman, whether to sign Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond to long-term deals, and how to upgrade an offence that fell flat in October.Colin Montgomerie believes Danny Willetts Masters victory wont be his last major title, while he feels Jordan Spieth could be haunted by his back-nine collapse. You saw Willett smiling and accepting what was going on out there and he was the only one that was accepting what was going on really.He was the worlds No 1 amateur, won European Tour events and then came third in the WGC events at Doral, so he has been building up to something very special. This is very special indeed. Willett carded a bogey-free 67 on Sunday To play a bogey-free round on Sunday with five birdies and no bogeys is exceptional golf. I really do feel like theres more to come from Danny Willett and we certainly havent heard the last of him, thats for sure.I played a few rounds with Danny towards the end of my European Tour career and there was always huge ability and talent there. He did always believe he was going to succeed.I believe what was very important on Sunday though was that he was playing with Lee Westwood and Billy Foster. He felt comfortable in that group with them and playing with them, so it was like a European Tour event in a way. He wasnt playing with a no-name American that he might have felt uncomfortable with. I think this will be very difficult for Spieth to accept and to take forward. Colin Montgomerie It wasnt just the tee shot at 16 that helped him secure victory, but it was the putt to follow that was special..dddddddddddd A lot of people missed that, but he banged it in there straight.Then at 17 he was out of position after the second shot, but what a chip shot that followed. Viewers watching on Sky Sports would have had no idea how difficult that was, so thats why Billy gave him the thumbs up and all credit to him.Thats the sort of day they were having together, they were egging each other on which was super for both of them. Hes going to go to the US Open now full of confidence. Spieth presented Willett the Green Jacket Its very easy to say when people win their first major that theyre going to win more and more, but I really do think he is because of his attitude as well.SPIETH WOESYou can talk about Rorys back nine here, and then how the very next major he went and won at Congressional for the US Open, but I think this will be very difficult for Spieth to accept and to take forward.To fly in the coach showed signs of panic and you could see all week there was edginess about him.He was shouting at the ball and talking to the ball, but the problem was that everything was going right. The bogey on 10 was because he was right, the bogey on 11 was because he was right and then the quadruple bogey at 12 he was right again.Ive had it a few times where you have either thrown it away or people have beaten you and it is difficult to accept. Will it affect him going forward? It will be interesting to see. 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