Mills helps Spurs to big NBA win over Cavs
Mar 28, 2017 - 7:04 AM Australian Patty Mills has contributed a team-high seven assists and nine points as his high-flying NBA side San Antonio smashed LeBron James's Cleveland 103-74.Mills' Boomers teammate Joe Ingles was prominent in Utah, collecting 19 points as the Jazz accounted for the New Orleans Pelicans 108-100 with Rudy Gobert scoring 20 points and adding 19 rebounds and five blocks for the hosts.
But in San Antonio, Kawhi Leonard was again the standout with 25 points as the Spurs extended their winning streak to five and consolidated second place in the Western Conference.
Cavaliers superstar James was limited to 17 points for the defending champions, while guard Kyrie Irving finished with eight points.
Cleveland's 74 points were a season low.
The loss dropped the Cavaliers a half-game behind idle Boston for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
San Antonio, who have won five straight games, pulled back to within two games of idle Golden State in the race for the best record in the NBA. The Spurs and Warriors play in San Antonio on Wednesday.
In Dallas, Russell Westbrook racked his 37th triple-double and finished off a 14-0 game-ending run with an 18-foot jumper to lift Oklahoma City past Dallas 92-91.
The Thunder trailed by as many as 14 in the fourth, but after the Mavericks went up 91-78, they wouldn't score again.
Westbrook banked 37 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
In New York, Kristaps Porzingis came through for New York with 25 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the Knicks' 109-95 triumph.
Carmelo Anthony, who missed the previous two games with a sore knee, had 21 points, and Derrick Rose added 27 points.
The Pistons have lost four straight and seven of their last eight. The loss dropped the Pistons one-and-a-half games behind the Heat for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points to lead Toronto to their sixth straight victory, a 131-112 romp over Orlando and Sacramento edged Memphis in the final seconds 91-90.
Source: AAP
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