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Spurs too good for Clippers
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San Antonio took advantage of Los Angeles playing without injured All-Star Chris Paul and comfortably beat the Clippers 116-92 in Saturday’s clash of NBA divisional leaders.
The win moved the Spurs into equal second in the Western Conference standings, behind new leader Oklahoma City, which got a super performance from Kevin Durant in its comeback win over Minnesota and moved above Portland, which was beaten 99-101 at home by Philadelphia. Thaddeus Young had 30 points for Philadelphia.
San Antonio’s Tiago Splitter had 22 points and Tim Duncan added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Jamal Crawford scored 24 points for the Clippers.
Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant scored 23 of his season-high 48 points in the fourth quarter and hit the winner with 4 seconds to play, rallying the Thunder from 13 points down in a 115-111 victory over Minnesota.
Durant went 7 for 11 from the field and hit four 3-pointers in the final quarter, while Derek Fisher scored 13 points for the Thunder, who won despite being outscored 66-46 in the key.
Indiana, the overall league leader, improved to 26-6 by beating New Orleans 99-82, overcoming a seven-point halftime deficit.
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