LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and the Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors, 87-79, Saturday night in San Antonio to remain perfect at the AT&T Center this season and extend their home dominance over the defending champions to 33 straight regular-season games.
Kawhi Leonard added 18 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio, which has won 44 straight at home in the regular season, tied for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
The Spurs held Warriors superstar Stephen Curry to 14 points while limiting him to 1-for-12 shooting on 3-pointers.
San Antonio (59-10) moved within three games of Golden State (62-7) for the league’s top seed with two games remaining between the two teams.
San Antonio was able to win a showdown between the league’s top two teams with Tim Duncan coming off the bench for only the third time in his career.
Heat 122, Cavaliers 101 — Dwyane Wade scored 24 points to surpass 20,000 for his career, Josh Richardson added 19, and host Miami never trailed in beating Cleveland.
Goran Dragic had 18 points and 11 assists for the Heat, Joe Johnson also scored 18, and Hassan Whiteside finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Miami outrebounded Cleveland, 42-26, and led by as many as 33 at one point.
LeBron James had 26 points for Cleveland and sat out the final 15 minutes, the outcome already long been decided when his night ended.
Richard Jefferson scored 20points and Kyrie Irving had 14 for the Cavaliers, who have lost 11 consecutive games in Miami.
Hawks 109, Rockets 97 — Al Horford scored 22 points as host Atlanta beat Houston to remain a half-game ahead of Miami for third in the Eastern Conference.
Thunder 115, Pacers 111 — Russell Westbrook had his second triple-double (14 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists) in two nights to help Oklahoma City overcome Paul George’s 45 points in Indianapolis.
Grizzlies 113, Clippers 102 — Zach Randolph recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, Tony Allen added 22 points, and host Memphis upended Los Angeles.
Wizards 99, Knicks 89 — John Wall had 24 points and 10 assists, and host Washington rallied from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit to beat New York for its fourth straight victory.
Pistons 115, Nets 103 — Anthony Tolliver scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Aron Baynes scored 17 of his 21 in the fourth quarter to lift host Detroit over Brooklyn.
Bulls 92, Jazz 85 — Derrick Rose scored 22 points to lead host Chicago to its second straight victory without Pau Gasol (right knee swelling) and E'Twaun Moore (left hamstring).
Nuggets 101, Hornets 93 — D.J. Augustin scored 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and Denver snapped a three-game road losing streak.
