Spurs surpass Timberwolves despite Love's 42 points

Tony Parker had 29 points to offset Kevin Love's season-high 42 points and San Antonio rallied for a 117-110 victory over Minnesota on Friday night.

Manu Ginobili had 20 points and nine assists, fueling a 37-21 fourth quarter that helped the Spurs avoid their second home loss this season. Tim Duncan added 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Ginobili and Parker combined to score San Antonio's final points in a 26-12 closing run, and teamed with Duncan to dish out all but one of the team's final five assists and seven of its last 11 rebounds.

Nikola Pekovic had 18 points, Ricky Rubio added 15 points and Kevin Martin had 14 for Minnesota, which had won two straight.