The Spurs produced just the third road victory in the 16 NBA post-season games played to date to even the series 1-1.
San Antonio jumped to an 11-3 lead and although Dallas closed to within one midway through the second period, the Spurs surged again and held a 58-46 halftime advantage. Dallas rallied to trail by only five in the fourth period, but San Antonio then scored eight straight to put the game away.
Duncan scored 25 points and Ginobili had 23. San Antonio shot 48 percent from the field and held Dallas to 36 percent.
Duncan and Ginobili combined to make 19-of-31 shots from the field and Richard Jefferson contributed 19 points.
Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24, but made only 9-of-23. He also missed a free throw for the first time in nine games.
San Antonio, which lost to the Mavericks in five games in last year's conference quarterfinals, will host Game 3 Friday.
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