The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

Spurs take 2-0 series lead over Grizzlies

- Staff and wire reports

Kawhi Leonard had a postseason career-high 37 points and added 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 9682, on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.

San Antonio led for all but 13 seconds in winning its 10th consecutiv­e postseason game over Memphis.

Leonard finished the game 9 for 14 from the field and was 19 for 19 on free throws.

Tony Parker added 15 points for the Spurs, who had three others score in double figures.

Mike Conley scored 24 points, Zach Randolph had 18 points and Marc Gasol and Vince Carter added 12 points for the Grizzlies.

Game 3 is Thursday night in Memphis.

NFL

LUCK UNSURE ABOUT TIMETABLE » Andrew Luck isn’t sure when he’ll start throwing again and won’t set a timetable for his return from shoulder surgery.

The Indianapol­is Colts starting quarterbac­k isn’t expected to do much if any work during the team’s offseason workouts.

Players and coaches held their first official team activities Monday at the team complex, and for the first time, Luck acknowledg­ed that his injury problems began during a Week 3 contest at Tennessee in 2015.

He missed nine games that season with an assortment of injuries, including a lacerated kidney. After the season, Luck said he decided to undergo rehab rather than opt for surgery. But after aggravatin­g the injury several times last season, he decided to have surgery.

MARIOTA’S RETURN UNCLEAR » Marcus Mariota and the Tennessee Titans have yet to set an official timetable for the quarterbac­k’s return from surgery on his right leg.

The third-year quarterbac­k now will finish his recovery from the season-ending injury at team headquarte­rs after doing much of his rehabilita­tion at the University of Oregon this offseason.

Mariota broke his right fibula on Christmas Eve in a loss at Jacksonvil­le and had surgery a few days later. That started the recovery process that the Titans initially said would take up to five months. Mariota spent the first two months in a cast.

Coach Mike Mularkey, still in a walking boot himself following his own foot surgery this offseason, said Mariota appears to be ahead of schedule. Mariota walked without a limp when he talked to reporters Monday. He has even thrown with running back DeMarco Murray.

For Mariota, this marked the first significan­t injury of his football career.

NHL

MAPLE LEAFS TOP CAPITALS IN OT » Tyler Bozak scored 1:37 into overtime to cap Toronto’s comeback from two goals down in the second period, and the Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals, 4-3, Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

Auston Matthews and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist, and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves.

Toronto trailed 2-0 in the first period, and then 3-1 early in the second before Kadri and Nylander scored 4:07 apart late to tie the score in the final minute of the period.

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov all scored for the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals. Braden Holtby stopped 24 shots.

All three games so far have been decided in overtime.

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