SAN ANTONIO - Jeff Teague scored 21 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed their preseason schedule with a resounding 117-107 victo

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SAN ANTONIO - Jeff Teague scored 21 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed their preseason schedule with a resounding 117-107 victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Roy Halladay Jersey .Mike Scott added 19 points while Kyle Korver had 18 for Atlanta (4-3), which shot 52 per cent from the field.Tony Parker had 17 points and seven assists, Cory Joseph added 14 points and Boris Diaw had 12 points for San Antonio (2-4). Tim Duncan played just 13 minutes and the Spurs were missing Kawhi Leonard (eye infection) and Tiago Splitter (calf).There were a combined 50 fouls and 33 turnovers in a sloppy game.The Hawks scored 42 points in the third, the most the Spurs have allowed in a quarter during the preseason.Atlanta took a 64-54 lead on Teagues jumper with 8:43 left in the third quarter. After the Spurs pulled within 69-64 on a three-point play by Parker, the Hawks went on a 21-6 run to take control.Diaws insertion into the starting lineup had helped ignite an offence that has struggled early in the first two home games of the preseason.The Spurs opened the game shooting 3 for 4, including a 20-foot jumper and 3-pointer from Diaw off feeds from Marco Belinelli.Atlanta missed its first five shots, but rallied to shoot 40 for 77.Teague had 11 points in the second quarter, including an 11-foot floating jumper to tie the game at 46 with 1:26 left in the first half.TIP-INSHawks: Atlanta has lost 16 straight regular season games in San Antonio, with its previous victory a 109-89 decision on Feb. 15, 1997. The Hawks play the Spurs Nov. 5 in San Antonio. ... The Hawks averaged 111.3 points in their final three preseason games. ... Atlanta had four players average double figures in the preseason, with Millsap averaging a team-high 13 points six games.Spurs: Duncan is the only player to post at least 10 rebounds in a preseason game, posting that against Alba Berlin on Oct. 8. ... Rookie Kyle Anderson did not play in the first half, but finished with 10 points in 18 minutes. Anderson came in averaging 28.6 minutes per game, trailing only Parker, Duncan and Leonard on the team. ... San Antonio has allowed 100-plus points in four of its last five preseason games, with Sacramento scoring 99 in a seven-point loss Monday.UP NEXTAtlanta visits Toronto on Friday to open its regular season.San Antonio visits Houston on Friday to close its preseason. Custom Toronto Blue Jays Jerseys .com) - Sergio Agueros 63rd-minute goal was enough to lift Manchester City to a 1-0 win over 10-man Manchester United on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium. J.A. Happ Jersey . 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He admitted that he took things for granted before the World Cup in South Africa, when he arrived considered the worlds top goalkeeper.TORONTO - When DeMar DeRozan scored on a spectacular 360 layup Sunday night, he couldnt help but smile to himself.The highlight-reel basket was the punctuation mark on a night that saw the Toronto Raptors run roughshod over the Philadelphia 76ers with a 120-88 victory, improving their Eastern Conference-leading record to 6-1.The Raptors are alone atop the East for the first time in franchise history, and the jovial mood was evident in the post-game locker-room.Just stay under control, DeMar said, when asked what he was thinking going into the spin move. As long as I got a look at the basket, I felt like I could . . . Hes lying, he was lucky, interjected Kyle Lowry, seated one locker over.You try it, DeRozan said.It was luck, dog, Lowry answered.It was skill. I practised it, DeRozan said.DeRozan poured in 24 points on a veritable smorgasbord of shots, while Terrence Ross added 17, and Lou Williams finished with 16. Lowry had 14 points, while Greivis Vasquez chipped in with 13, and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 in Game 2 of Torontos seven-game homestand.Lowry later said DeRozans spin move was pretty good. Thats what he does. Thats why hes an all-star.The Raptors had talked before the game about getting a lead, and then keeping our foot on peoples necks. . . not give them any hope, DeRozan said.Mission accomplished. As coach Dwane Casey put it, the NBA is a no-mercy league.If you go in and disrespect them and dont come in with a professional approach, theyre very capable, like any other team in this league, of beating you, Casey said. I respect them, I dont feel sorry for them. I dont feel sorry for teams in this league because they dont feel sorry for us.Tony Wroten had 18 points to lead the woeful Sixers (0-7), the NBAs worst team. Chris Johnson finished with 16.The Raptors, who began the night a half game ahead of Washington and Chicago for first in the East, got off to a strong start, taking a 19-point lead in the opening quarter and never took their foot off the gas.Toronto led 88-63 with one quarter to play in what wasnt the most entertaining of games in front of an ACC crowd of 18,470 that included a bespectacled Drake.Ross, in his second strong game, drained a three with five minutes to play to give the Raptors a 113-72 lead. The second unit played the final five minutes of mop-up time, but showed no mercy. And when James Johnson threw down a massive dunk with 2:32 to play, it put Toronto up by 41 and brought the fans, the players on the Raptors bench, and Drake, to their feet. Yangervis Solarte Jersey. he fans ushered the team off the court with a standing ovation.You have to tip your hat off to Toronto, they are one of the best teams in the East right now, said Wroten.Actually, the best. What does that mean to the Raptors?Nothing, Lowry said. At the end of the day this could turn around in a heartbeat. Were just going out there every day and trying to compete and get better. Toronto is a perfect 5-0 at home, and has the luxury of playing five more in a row at the Air Canada Centre.Philly, which is heading in the opposite direction of Toronto, has now lost 70 of their last 86 regular-season games.As for their spot atop the East, Casey said he wasnt giving it a lot of thought. Its great for the fans. Its great for the players to see that, but its not the most important thing right now, Casey said. Our most important thing is developing a consistent personality.The coach praised DeRozans growth this season.He took what the defence gave him. If they gave him a drive, he took it, he didnt force things, he kicked it out and found shooters and his spacing was good, Casey said. Hes becoming a very efficient, smart, under control veteran-type player that you need to have in that position who can score but also takes what the game gives him.DeRozan led the way with nine points in a sloppy first quarter for both teams. The Raptors shot 69 per cent in the frame and took a 33-20 lead into the second.Valanciunas went to the rim untouched to stretch Torontos lead to 47-28 with seven minutes to go in the half. The Raptors went into the dressing room at halftime up 60-45.DeRozans beautiful spin move in the third quarter put Toronto up by 23 points, then he scored on a putback layup with 4:28 remaining in the frame to give the Raptors a 27-point advantage. Williams drained a long two at the buzzer to send Toronto into the fourth quarter up by 25.The Raptors host Orlando on Tuesday then Chicago on Thursday.NOTES: The last time the Raptors were tied or alone atop the East was Nov. 12, 2004. They were tied with four other teams at 4-2. . . 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