Oladipo spurs Pacers to win at San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Indiana made itself at home at an arena that’s rarely hospitable to visiting teams.
Victor Oladipo scored 19 points as the Pacers defeated San Antonio 94-86 on Sunday, snapping the Spurs’ 14-game home win streak.
San Antonio lost at home for the third time this season and the first since Nov. 10 against Milwaukee.
“We did a great job just getting stops and moving the ball,” Oladipo said. “They’re a tough team to play against. Well-coached team, great players over there. It was a toughfought team win. We’ve just got to build on it.”
The Pacers became the first Eastern Conference team in three years to sweep a season series from the Spurs.
With Manu Ginobili, Rudy Gay and Kawhi Leonard out with injuries, San Antonio made a last-minute lineup change, bringing Tony Parker off the bench for the 14th time in 1,165 career games.
Asked if Dejounte Murray would continue to start at point guard, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said, “We’ll see.”
Murray had eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and four turnovers in 28 minutes.
Parker responded with 12 points, five assists and one turnover, but Lamarcus Aldridge struggled without the veteran point guard.
■ At Boston, Elfrid Payton scored 22 points for Orlando, which had lost its previous 14 games at TD Garden. The
Magic 103, Celtics 95 —
Magic, who had lost 10 in a row on the road, won for the third time in 20 games overall. Kyrie Irving scored 40 points for Boston, which lost its third straight home game.
■ At
Los Angeles, Jordan Clarkson had 29 points and 10 assists and Julius Randle 27 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, which won for the sixth time in eight games and handed New York its 12th loss in 16 games.
■ At Detroit, Spencer Dinwiddie hit a jumper with 0.9 seconds left and totaled 22 points for Brooklyn, which dealt Detroit its fifth straight loss. Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 20 points.
Lakers 127, Knicks 107 — Nets 101, Pistons 100 —