SAN ANTONIO: Kawhi Leonard scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-86 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.
Tim Duncan had 15 points and Tony Parker added 14 points and 10 assists for Western Conference-leading San Antonio. Matt Bonner also scored 14 points — including 4-for-5 shooting on 3-pointers — and Marco Belinelli had 13 points and Patty Mills added 10.
Nikola Pekovic scored 22 points to lead Minnesota. Kevin Love had 14 points and Alexey Shved added 11.
Already without Manu Ginobili and Tiago Splitter, the Spurs lost Danny Green early in the second quarter to a sprained finger. Minus two of their top wings, Leonard took over in the second half.
Grizzlies 108, Hawks 101: The Memphis Grizzlies prevailed despite blowing a 13-point, third-quarter lead in a victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Memphis point guard Mike Conley finished with 21 points with 13 assists and four steals while power forward Zach Randolph also had a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
After trailing for much of the night, the Hawks (20-18) actually took an 82-79 lead early in the fourth before the home Grizzlies regained control thanks in part to Mike Miller, who scored eight of his 15 points in the fourth.
Paul Millsap paced Atlanta with 21 points and point guard Jeff Teague finished with 20 points
Shooting guard Courtney Lee scored 15 points in his first start for the Grizzlies (17-19) since being acquired from the Boston Celtics.
Kings 124, Cavaliers 80: Isaiah Thomas scored 26 points, forward Rudy Gay added 20, and the Sacramento Kings routed the Cleveland Cavaliers for their season-high third straight victory.
The Kings have won three straight games for the first time since Dec. 5-8, 2012.
DeMarcus Cousins added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings (13-22).
Guard C.J. Miles led the Cavaliers (13-24) with 14 points. Luol Deng added 12 points in his second game since coming to Cleveland from the Chicago Bulls in a trade.
Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving was coming off a 25-point game Friday night in a 113-102 victory against the Utah Jazz, but he had just seven points on 3-for-14 shooting against Sacramento.
At 44 points, the Kings had their largest margin of victory this season. They also allowed the fewest points in any their games this season.


