Leonard, Clippers dominate Spurs for 3rd straight win
Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard gave Spurs fans little to boo about in his return to San Antonio.
Leonard had 25 points and Los Angeles did not trail in beating the Spurs 134101 on Wednesday night.
Leonard was booed during pregame introductions and subsequently each time he touched the ball. The jeers were not as loud as his three previous visits to the AT&T Center and waned as the game progressed as the Spurs gave their fans little to cheer and Leonard’s nearperfect outing gave them little reason to jeer.
Not that it mattered to Leonard.
“I doubt it,” Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue said. “I think every game is the same to him.”
And it was.
The Clippers won their third straight and 11th by 20 points or more this season, but Leonard saw only room for improvement.
“We’re not there yet,” Leonard said. “Not there yet. That’s what’s on my mind.”
Marcus Morris added 20 points, Paul George had 17 points, and Lou Williams 16.
Magic 112, Suns 111: Evan Fournier scored the last of his 21 points on a driving layup over Phoenix center Deandre Ayton with 6.4 seconds left and host Orlando prevailed. Devin
Booker made two free-throw tries with 19.4 seconds left to give Phoenix a one-point lead, but missed a reverse layup attempt just before the horn.
Pacers 116, Pistons 111: Caris LeVert scored 28 points and Indiana snapped a six-game home losing streak with a win over Detroit.
Grizzlies 116, Thunder 107: Dillon Brooks matched a season high with 25 points, and visiting Memphis defeated Oklahoma City in the opening game of a four-game trip. Grayson Allen scored 20 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Hornets 122, Rockets 97: Terry Rozier scored 25 points to guide Charlotte to a win in Houston. The Rockets returned to the loss column after snapping a 20-game losing streak Monday night.
Raptors 135, Nuggets 111: Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and Toronto routed Denver in Tampa, Fla., to break a nine-game losing streak.
Cavaliers 103, Bulls 94: Darius Garland had 22 points and nine assists to push Cleveland — without leading scorer Collin Sexton — to a win in Chicago.
Mavericks 128, Timberwolves 108: Kristaps Porzingis had 29 points and seven Dallas players scored in double digits as the Mavericks cruised to a win in Minnesota.
Bucks 121, Celtics 119: Khris Middleton had 27 points and 13 rebounds and host Milwaukee held off Boston for its eighth consecutive victory.
Kings 110, Hawks 108: De’Aaron Fox had a game-high 37 points to lead Sacramento to a home win over Atlanta.
Jazz 118, Nets 88: Donovan Mitchell had 27 points and seven assists in Utah’s rout of visiting Brooklyn.