Spurs 96, Cavaliers 95: Kawhi Leonard capped a 13-point, 10-rebound performance by hitting a 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds to play, lifting visiting San Antonio to its 14th win in 15 games.
Tony Parker had 24 points and Gary Neal scored 15 points off the bench to give the league-best Spurs their sixth consecutive victory over Cleveland.
Dion Waiters scored 20 points and Tyler Zeller added 16 for the Cavaliers, who absorbed their third straight defeat entering the All-Star break.
In a game featuring 13 ties and 20 lead changes, Cleveland took a 91-86 lead on a basket by Tristan Thompson with 3:45 to play. The Spurs battled back to tie it at 93 on Neal's 3-pointer with 1:25 remaining.
Waiters buried a step-back jumper with 9.5 seconds left, but Leonard, who scored a career-high 26 points in Monday's win over Chicago, drilled a corner 3-pointer to send San Antonio into the All-Star break with a 42-12 record.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Spurs F Tim Duncan had 13 points in 25 1/2 minutes after missing four games with a knee injury while Manu Ginobili scored five points in 10 minutes after being sidelined five games with an ailing hamstring. ... Cavaliers All-Star G Kyrie Irving scored only six points on 2-of-15 shooting. ... F DeJuan Blair had 10 of his 12 points by halftime after failing to top six points in any of his last six games.
San Antonio | Cleveland | |
Tony Parker 24 | Scoring | Dion Waiters 20 |
Tony Parker 7 | Assists | Kyrie Irving 7 |
Kawhi Leonard 10 | Rebounds | Marreese Speights 9 |
Tony Parker 8 | Free Throws Made | Dion Waiters 4 |
Danny Green 4 | Steals | Wayne Ellington 2 |
Tim Duncan 5 | Blocks | Tristan Thompson 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
San Antonio | 96 | 45.2 | 5-19 | 15-18 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 7 | 12 |
Cleveland | 95 | 41.2 | 2-11 | 13-15 | 24 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 |