Los Angeles Times

Spurs win their eighth straight game

- Kawhi Leonard matched a career high with 26 points, and the San Antonio Spurs rolled past the Thunder, 113-88, on Tuesday night at Oklahoma City for their eighth straight victory. The defending NBA champions have won each game during their streak by doub

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at Atlanta 96, Phoenix 69: The Hawks set a single-season franchise high with their 58th victory, getting 16 points each from DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague. Mike Muscala, starting for injured forward Paul Millsap, finished with 16 points and Al Horford added 14 for the Eastern Conference’s topseeded team. The Suns missed 31 of 40 shots from the field in the second half to score a season low. at Miami 105, Charlotte 100: Goran Dragic scored 28 points, his most since coming to Miami in a February trade, and Luol Deng had 21 for the Heat, which snapped a fourgame losing streak. The Hornets, down 11 in the fourth, trimmed the deficit to three on three occasions, but Miami hung on. at New Orleans 103, Golden State 100: Anthony Davis scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half, including two free throws with nine seconds left, and the Pelicans moved into eighth place in the Western Conference. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry scored 25 points, hitting five three-pointers, but his final attempt that would have tied the game went in and out. at Sacramento 116, Minnesota 111: Omri Casspi scored 16 of his careerhigh 31 points in the third quarter as the Kings overcame a sluggish start. Sim Bhullar, Sacramento’s 7-5 center, made history when he checked in for the final 16.1 seconds, becoming the first player of Indian descent to play in an NBA game. at Clippers 105, Lakers 100

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