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SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio point guard Tony Parker watched helplessly as the Spurs were drained emotionally and physically by four straight defeats, including a pair of crushing losses at home in triple overtime.He saw the frustration and despair weigh on his teammates, especially longtime running mate Manu Ginobili, who was forced to play extended minutes as the teams lone playmaker.Parker wanted to give San Antonio a lift, and he did so in a big way.He scored 26 points in his return from a five-game absence, igniting the Spurs to a season-high 37 assists and a 125-118 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.It was a great relief for everybody (to have Parker back), and he made us play better and with more confidence, said Ginobili, who had a season-high 10 assists.San Antonio shot a season-high 64 per cent from the field.Tim Duncan had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Boris Diaw scored 23 points and Ginobili added 19 for the Spurs (18-11), who had lost three straight home games in overtime.Those losses took a toll on the Spurs, even Parker, who sat out with a strained left hamstring.It was hard to watch, Parker said. A tough time, so I was just trying to bring energy and be aggressive.Parker showed no lingering effects from the injury that kept him out of eight of the past nine games. He played 34 minutes, shooting 11 for 18 from the field and collecting four assists.He says he feels great, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. Im scared to death about it, but Im just going to trust him. He has been around for a long time, and he doesnt want to reinjure himself. Hopefully, hes OK.Parker collected a steal on San Antonios opening defensive possession and made his initial jumper and first two free throws.Parkers ability to penetrate reinvigorated the Spurs ball movement, providing the good-to-great mantra that Popovich preached last season. San Antonio had a season-high 72 points in the first half, shooting 75 per cent while handing out 20 assists on its 30 baskets.They shot the lights out (of) the ball tonight, said Clippers point guard Chris Paul said. At the same time, youve got to try to impose your will on defence. (At) some point, you cant hope they miss, you have to make them miss.Paul had 25 points and nine assists, Blake Griffin added 22 points and J.J. Redick had 21 for the Clippers (19-9), who have lost four straight to San Antonio.Jamal Crawfords jumper tied it at 102 with 8:17 remaining, the first tie since the opening minute of the second quarter. The Spurs hit three 3-pointers after that, including Ginobili flipping a left-handed pass behind his head to Danny Green for a 115-106 lead with 4 minutes remaining.It was part of a rejuvenated performance by Ginobili, who shot an airball on a 3-pointer at the close of the third overtime against Memphis and had several untimely turnovers late while playing all three overtimes against the Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers.Thats why I felt pain for him, Parker said. I know usually we take turns on whos going to play the pick-and-rolls and whos going to create. 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The seven winners from the March matches advance to the second round which brings in countries seeded nine through 21. That means Canada, currently ranked 112th in the world, will play the winner of No. 202 British Virgin Islands and No. 184 Dominica in a home-and-away series June 8-16. Canada will open at home. The 10 second-round winners move on, joining Jamaica and Haiti — the seventh- and eight-seedeed teams — in six home-and-away series in the third round, to be played Aug.dddddddddddd 21 to Sept. 8. The six winners advance to Round 4 joining the six top-ranked teams: Costa Rica, Mexico, U.S., Honduras, Panama and Trinidad & Tobago. Those 12 teams will be placed in three round-robin groups, playing from November to September 2016. The top two from each pool advance to the final round. The final six teams will face off in the CONCACAF hexagonal, to be played from November 2016 to October 2017. 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