Nov 25, 2015; San Antonio, TX, United States of America; Dallas Mavericks point guard Deron Williams (8) is defended by San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) during the first half at AT&T Center.
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Having missed the past two games due to a sprained left ankle, Aldridge returned to the starting lineup Wednesday night and contributed 18 points, while Kawhi Leonard racked up a game-high 26 in an 88-83 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
However, the Spurs struck last on forward David West’s 3-pointer from the top of the arc at the buzzer, granting San Antonio a 63-60 lead with a quarter to play.NOTES: Spurs F Kawhi Leonard posted his third double-double of the season Monday in San Antonio’s 98-84 win against Phoenix with a team-high 24 points and 13 rebounds…
The Spurs jumped out to a 12-point lead in the first half only to see it get cut to seven at the half. “That’s gonna happen”, said Parker, who finished with 16 points and eight assists.
“He (Kawhi) is growing”, Aldridge said. Leonard then poured in a 3-pointer over stout defense to keep the Spurs undefeated at homeIt was the 10th time this season that Leonard led the Spurs in scoring.
Another year, another opportunity for people to forget just how good the San Antonio Spurs really are and how big of a threat to the National Basketball Association title they truly will be. Leonard connected on 4-of-7 threes.
Aldridge opened the game by sinking an 18-foot jumper over Nowitzki, followed by a pair of 3-pointers from Leonard and then consecutive driving layups by Parker past Raymond Felton. “It’s frustrating because we had some good looks at shots at the end that could have tied the game or given us the lead”, Nowitzki said. “I like the fight we showed the entire game”.
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But San Antonio failed to maintain that productivity on offense, and relied on defense to pull out the victory. So I gained. I didn’t lose anything. San Antonio pushed its lead to 46-35 on an Aldridge put-back with 1:01 to play in the second quarter. San Antonio’s bench was outscored 38-20 by Dallas….
