Leonard, Spurs cruise past Oklahoma City
SAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points and the San Antonio Spurs held Russell Westbrook scoreless in the fourth quarter for a 108-94 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Westbrook had 27 points, 14 assists and six rebounds in 34 minutes, but was shut out after scoring 14 points in the third. Rookie forward Domantas Sabonis matched a season high with 13 rebounds and had 13 points. The Thunder’s bench was outscored 32-22.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 25 points for San Antonio, which improved to 17-6 at home.
• Wizards 117, Knicks 101 — At Washington: Bradley Beal went shot for shot with Carmelo Anthony and then some as Washington blew out New York to move into a tie for first place in the Southeast Division.
Beal scored 28 points, Markieff Morris had 24 and John Wall added 15 points and 13 assists as the Wizards rolled to their fifth victory in a row and won for the 11th time in 13 games. Beal was 12 of 18 from the floor, while Anthony was 10 of 17 for 26 points.
Washington improved to 28-20 and tied the Atlanta Hawks for first place. The Wizards are the second-hottest team in the NBA behind only the Golden State Warriors, who also won 12 games in January.
• Raptors 108, Pelicans 106, OT — At Toronto: Kyle Lowry had 33 points and 10 assists, and made the tiebreaking jumper with 4.3 seconds left in overtime as Toronto outlasted New Orleans.
Jonas Valanciunas added 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Lowry matched his season high from 3-point range, going 6 of 14. It was the Raptors’ third straight win over the Pelicans, and their ninth in the last 11 meetings.
Jrue Holiday scored 30 points and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 17 rebounds for his 30th double-double as the Pelicans lost their second straight.
• Trail Blazers 115, Hornets 98 — At Portland, Ore.: Damian Lillard scored 27 points and Portland handed Charlotte its fifth straight loss.
Allan Crabbe added 21 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have won four of their last five games.
• Lakers 120, Nuggets 116 — At Los Angeles: Nick Young scored 23 points, Lou Williams added 21 and Los Angeles survived a frantic fourth quarter to snap its seven-game home losing streak against Denver.
Rookie Ivica Zubac scored a career-high 17 points for the Lakers, who snapped their three-game skid despite getting outscored 40-39 in the wild final period.