Spurs bounce back, rally to beat Thunder

The San Antonio Spurs are quick learners.

Two days after they blew a 22-point lead in a loss to the Warriors, the Spurs overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the host Oklahoma City Thunder 100-95 on Friday night.

The Thunder led 69-48 with 5:56 left in the third quarter.

“It’s a great win,” Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. “We needed one like this. We didn’t play good for 30 minutes of the game, but we bounced back.”

Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points for the Spurs, who didn’t lead until the final minute. LaMarcus Aldridge’s dunk with 20.7 seconds left put the Spurs up 96-95. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook drove to the hoop, but Aldridge blocked his shot. Leonard then drove the length of the floor, scored and was fouled. His free throw with 5.8 seconds left put the game out of reach.

Westbrook had 32 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists for his 39th triple-double of the season.

Celtics 117, Magic 116:

Isaiah Thomas scored 35 points and host Boston rallied to beat Orlando and maintain its slim lead over Cleveland atop the Eastern Conference.

Cavaliers 122, 76ers 105:

LeBron James scored 34 points, Kyrie Irving dropped 24 and host Cleveland ended a turbulent and troublesome March with an easy win over injury-weakened Philadelphia. James made 14 of 22 shots in 30 minutes as the Cavs ended a three-game losing streak.

Pelicans 117, Kings 89:

DeMarcus Cousins had 37 points and 13 rebounds in his first game against his old team for host New Orleans.

Grizzlies 99, Mavericks 90:

Mike Conley scored 28 points, Zach Randolph added 22 points and 12 rebounds, and host Memphis clinched a playoff spot.

Hornets 122, Nuggets 114:

Kemba Walker had 31 points as host Charlotte preserved its slim playoff hopes.

Raptors 111, Pacers 100:

DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points and Toronto rolled at home.

Knicks 98, Heat 94:

Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points, Courtney Lee added 20 and visiting New York, without Carmelo Anthony (back), Derrick Rose (knee) and Lance Thomas (hip), led nearly the entire way.

Bucks 108, Pistons 105:

Khris Middleton hit a three-pointer with 40.7 seconds left in overtime, and rookie Thon Maker scored a career-high 23 points for host Milwaukee.

Jazz 95, Wizards 88:

Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Gordon Hayward scored 19 points for host Utah. Neither team led by more than four until the final 33 seconds.

Briefly:

Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has a non-displaced right leg fibular fracture and will miss the rest of the regular season. The Blazers are in the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, two games up on Denver . ... Rookie center Ivica Zubac will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ season because of a high ankle sprain . ... Pistons guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after police say he was spotted speeding in suburban Detroit.