San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Tony Parker scored 26 points and Tim Duncan posted his third straight double-double to help the San Antonio Spurs get back in the win column with a 125-118 decision over the Los Angeles Clippers. Duncan went for 21 points and 12 rebounds, Boris Diaw added a season-high 23 points off the bench and Manu Ginobili scored 19 with 10 assists for the Spurs, losers of an unlikely four straight games before this win. The Spurs assisted on 37 of their 49 baskets and shot a season-high 63.6 percent from the field. Chris Paul scored 25 points and Blake Griffin had 22 in LAs fourth straight road loss. The Clippers were up by eight early on following DeAndre Jordans layup, but lost their lead late in the first quarter and never led again. I just thought their energy stayed pretty consistent. Our energy went up and down in the game, said Clippers coach Doc Rivers. They did, however, make things interesting. Despite trailing by as many as 17 points, the Clips pulled even at 102 on Jamal Crawfords jumper with 8:17 left in the fourth. They then had two possessions to try to go in front, but Glen Davis missed a jumper and Jordan was whistled for a charge. Parker put the Spurs up for good with a 3-pointer from the left wing. I was just trying to bring energy and be aggressive, said Parker, who missed the last five games with a hamstring injury. Just happy to be back out there. Danny Green hit two treys after that and Duncan converted a three-point play to seemingly put the game away, but Diaw missed two free throws and Ginobili split a pair in the final 30 seconds to give the Clippers life. They failed to capitalize. Paul missed two 3-pointers at the other end and Green put the game away with two from the stripe. Marco Belinelli hit from deep and Diaw canned a pair of 3s during a 9-2 run late in the first quarter that gave the Spurs a 35-33 lead through one. The Clippers kept things close until seven straight from the Spurs pushed their lead to 62-49 3:57 before halftime. San Antonios best scoring half of the season ended when Ginobilis runner made it 72-60 at the break. Green and Kyle Anderson hit 3s around a Griffin free throw that made it 78-61 early in the second half. But just when the hosts appeared to be in complete control, the Clippers made their push. They shot 60 percent in the period, which it closed on a prolonged 29-17 run to pull back within five. Game Notes San Antonios previous highest scoring half was 68 points against Minnesota on Dec. 6 ... San Antonio won the first matchup this season, 89-85, on Nov. 10 ... J.J. Redick scored 21 points and Crawford had 18 for LA. Salvador Perez Jersey . Patty Mills scored 15 points, Tim Duncan had 10 points and 11 rebounds in limited minutes, and San Antonio trailed for only 11 seconds late in the first quarter of a 103-90 victory over Portland on Wednesday night. Joe Burke Jersey . 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The rider, who was identified as Mourad Boudraa, 40, was crushed into the track railing and then by the weight of the horse as it collapsed. Jamie Martin, vice-president of Woodbine Entertainment Group, said Boudraa was originally from Morocco and had three to four years of experience as an exercise rider. "He was a freelance so he worked for a number of trainers," Martin said. "I would say its a freak accident." The horse, Tawneys Wish, died of what Woodbine Racetrack officials said was believed to be a heart attack. The three-year-old dark filly had one start this year and $368 in winnings. Mike Pownall, an equine veterinarian, said the horses cause of death wont be known until a necropsy is performed. "Its like when you find those athletes that suddenly die and you find theres a heart defect, that would be the human equivalency," Pownall said. "You have no idea it was existing, or you could prevent it, or you could do anything to allter the course.dddddddddddd" In 2011, Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze was riding his horse Hickstead in Italy when the animal suddenly collapsed and died of an acute aortic rupture. The horse had carried Lamaze to gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics in show jumping. The Ontario Racing Commission, which requires a necropsy whenever a racehorse dies, collects information for a database on common racehorse injuries in the hopes of minimizing future problems, Pownall said. Pownall said working with horses carries inherent risk and those involved in the industry are all too aware of what can go wrong. "They know the potential for unexplained, sudden things to happen," he said. "Its a hazard of the job." But in the tight-knit horseracing community in Canada, word travels fast when there is an injury or fatality, he said. "I was sad for the horse, sad for the rider. Nobody wants that. Im proud of the riders that go out there every day and proud of the horses that go out there," he said, adding that Woodbine Racetrack is a "well-regarded track" in terms of safety standards. Officials from the provincial Ministry of Labour are investigating the accident. A necropsy on the horse is set to be performed at the University of Guelph. ' ' '