Kobe injured as Spurs drop Lakers

SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-85 on Tuesday, extending a poor run of road form for the NBA Champions who also lost Kobe Bryant to injury.

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant is seen with a splint on his  broken right index finger during the third quarter of the Lakers'  NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday, Jan.  12, 2010, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 105-85. [Agencies]

Tim Duncan had 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Spurs handed the Lakers to their fourth straight road defeat, their first such run of losses since 2007.

Four-time NBA champion Bryant exited the game with what appeared to be a lower body injury after falling in the third period.

Already nursing a finger injury on his shooting hand, guard Bryant had 16 points for Los Angeles (29-9) before leaving the court. Andrew Bynum was the Lakers' top scorer with 23 points.

The Spurs (23-13) took a 53-41 halftime advantage before building a 20-point lead in the third. The Lakers battled back to 76-69 with 9:19 remaining before San Antonio closed the game with a 10-0 run.