Aldridge held to 17, Thunder avenge loss

OKLAHOMA CITY 122 SAN ANTONIO 112

Dennis Schroder scored all of his 19 points in the second half to help the host Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-112 on Saturday night.

LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored a career-high 56 points against the Thunder on Thursday, finished this one with 17.

“They didn’t let me play,” he said. “They doubled me in every way. They came from the baseline, from the top. They made sure that the ball wasn’t in my hands.”

Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Paul George added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunder, who bounced back from a 154-147 double-overtime loss.

Oklahoma City’s reserves scored 48 points to help snap a three-game losing streak.

Marco Belinelli had 24 points and DeMar DeRozan had 18 for the Spurs, who led 60-51 at halftime.

Schroder, who entered shooting just 32% from the field in 2019, went 0 for 4 in the first half before going eight for 13 after the break.

“I just stayed aggressive,” he said. “I had a tough stretch of games. My teammates kept giving me confidence.”

at Phoenix 102, Denver 93:

Kelly Oubre Jr. matched his career high with 26 points for the second time in three games and, despite missing injured leading scorer Devin Booker, the team with the worst record in the West beat the team with the best.

at Minnesota 110, New Orleans 106:

Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and a career-high 27 rebounds, and hit a go-ahead three in the Timberwolves’ first win at home for interim head coach Ryan Saunders. Anthony Davis had 30 points and 14 rebounds for his 13th consecutive double-double.

at Orlando 105, Boston 103:

Aaron Gordon had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum missed a jumper at the buzzer that would have tied it.

at Sacramento 104, Charlotte 97:

Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Kings improved to 10-3 against East teams.

at Utah 110, Chicago 102:

Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, his third straight game over 30, to hand the Bulls their seventh straight loss.

at Miami 112, Memphis 108:

Justise Winslow scored 26 points and Dwyane Wade had a huge blocked shot in the final seconds, then won a jump ball to help the Heat escape. Detroit 109, at Clippers 104