(My Sportsbook) - The San Antonio Spurs will try to extend their season high winning streak to six games tonight when they welcome the lowly Oklahoma City Thunder to the AT&T Center. San Antonio posted its fifth straight win with Friday's 98-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center, as Tim Duncan led the way with 17 points and 13 rebounds. In six games this month Duncan is averaging 22.0 points and 12.6 boards. Tony Parker also finished with 17 points and nine assists, while Manu Ginobili scored 16 points for the Spurs, who have won 14 of 19 games since opening the campaign with a brutal 0-3 mark. The Spurs are 7-5 as the host this season. Oklahoma City is still winless in December, having lost all six games in the month to fall to an NBA-worst 2-22 on the season. It will close out a short two-game road trip tonight in San Antonio a day after suffering a 103-99 setback at Dallas. Jeff Green scored 25 points and Kevin Durant totaled 22 and eight rebounds for the Thunder, who have dropped four in a row on the road and are 1-11 away from the Ford Center this season. Russell Westbrook ended with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists in defeat. The Thunder are 2-11 against Western Conference foes. San Antonio, which is 11-5 in conference play this season, went 2-1 against Seattle/Oklahoma City a year ago and has won 10 of 12 and 17 of the last 21 meetings. The Sonics/Thunder have lost six straight and nine of the last 10 games as the visitor in this series.
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