The gusty San Antonio Spurs continue to stay in the thick of things for home-court advantage in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs as they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-99.
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The Spurs who continue to play without star forward Kahwi Leonard led by as many as 10 points, but a strong third quarter from the Thunder had the visitors eventually take the lead in the fourth.
A Kyle Anderson layup followed by a Patty Mills triple as the shot clock was whining down gave San Antonio the spark that needed to hold off OKC for the victory.
.@Patty_Mills with the step back triple as the shot clock was running down. Mills finished with 14 in the Spurs win over the Thunder. pic.twitter.com/jpUnmNnLUs
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LaMarcus Aldridge led the way with a team-high 25 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks. Mills had 14 points and Manu Ginobili added 10 points off the bench in the win.
Paul George had a game-high 26 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Russell Westbrook was also able to stuff the stat sheet with 19 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals in the loss.
With the win, the Spurs have gone past the Thunder for fourth place in the West now also holding the tiebreaker.
