New York Knicks down to San Antonio Spurs 74-86 Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003 Preview | Boxscore SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The San Antonio Spurs continue to trot out new point guards, but Tim Duncan remains a constant. Duncan scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead a balanced attack as the Spurs posted an 86-74 victory over the New York Knicks. With Tony Parker and newcomer Anthony Carter sidelined by injury, San Antonio signed Jason Hart on Friday and gave him his first career start. Hart had just two points and two assists as he split time with Australian guard Shane Heal. Despite the lack of stability at such an important position, the Spurs are still built around Duncan. The reigning MVP was a handful for Dikembe Mutombo, whom he matched up against in last year's NBA Finals against New Jersey. Duncan shook off some early turnover problems for his third straight double-double to start the season. Manu Ginobili scored six points and Duncan added four in a 14-6 run to close the first half, giving San Antonio a 48-38 halftime advantage. New York never got closer than seven points in the second half. The Spurs placed six players in double figures. Hedo Turkoglu came off the bench for 14 points and Bruce Bowen added 12. Bowen also did a credible job of shadowing Allan Houston, who led New York with 19 points. The Knicks were the only team to win the season series against the Spurs last year, taking both meetings.