SAN ANTONIO - Tony Parker was too much for the Lakers to handle - too accurate in the early going, too quick all night and too deft on his best move of the game.
Parker scored eight of his 30 in the fourth quarter, including a crossover move that fooled Devean George and ended the Lakers' final push as San Antonio won 95-85 Wednesday night in Game 2 of its second-round playoff series.
San Antonio holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, which resumes in Los Angeles on Sunday. The Lakers, led by Shaquille O'Neal's inside scoring, slashed a 16-point halftime deficit to 80-78 with more than six minutes left.
But Parker made a pair of free throws and a short floater over O'Neal after his crossover move on George to rebuild the lead to 88-80, then the Spurs' defense made some timely stops.
Parker, who had 16 points in the first quarter when San Antonio took the lead for good, shot 13-for-23. Tim Duncan finished with 24, but didn't score in the fourth despite the Spurs dumping the ball to him on most of their early possessions.
Manu Ginobili added 15 points for San Antonio, which has won 17 straight dating to late March.
O'Neal led all scorers with 32 points, while Kobe Bryant had 15 points on 7-for-17 shooting and Karl Malone scored 13.
After trailing by double digits since early in the game, the Lakers made their move late in the third.
A layup by Parker with 3:11 left put the Spurs ahead 73-60, but those were San Antonio's last points of the quarter. Los Angeles, led by two inside baskets from Malone, ended the quarter with an 8-0 run to trim the Spurs' lead to five.
O'Neal was 2-for-7 at the free-throw line, and he's now 18-for-64 in seven playoff games. Duncan went 10-for-14 at the line to improve to 31-for-55 in the postseason.
