Leonard Has Double-Double; Spurs Hold Off Knicks 100-99

The Knicks started the second half with four straight points to go back in front, and the lead would change hands eight times in the third quarter.

Tony Parker’s uncontested driving layup put the Spurs back up 100-97, but on the inbounds from a timeout, Kristaps Porzingis’ dunk made it a one-point game again at 100-99 and the Knicks were still in the game with 32 seconds left.

San Antonio missed three of its first four shots of the third quarter and the Knicks jumped at the chance to retake the lead at 56-54 on Anthony’s deep 3-pointer.

The Orlando Magic beat the Brooklyn Nets 83-77 with Victor Oladipo scoring 20 points, nailing six 3-pointers, nine rebounds, and two assists.

The Spurs didn’t shoot well from three, finishing 4-of-13, but their inside game worked well.

“In the last second, Melo [Anthony] saw me in the corner and I had a good look at the shot”, Calderon said. I thought we made plays when we had to. Carmelo Anthony added 20 points and 12 rebounds for NY while Robin Lopez scored 12 points, Langston Galloway hit for 11 and Lance Thomas scored 10 points. “We had a few stretches in the game where we couldn’t come up with a loose ball or an offensive rebound we allowed them to get”.

“You know Carmelo is a guy who can shoot over nearly anyone in the league”, Ginobili said. Check out our keys to the game and things to watch for when the Knicks and Spurs tip off tonight at 8:30 PM ET.

On the season, the Knicks average 98.1 points, 43.8 rebounds and 20.1 assists per game.

Pacers 91, Pelicans 86: Ian Mahinmi had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and IN posted a win over a reeling New Orleans team that lost Anthony Davis to a lower back bruise early IN the game.

J.R. Smith scored a season-high 27 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their sixth straight game with a 125-99 victory over the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center arena in Minnesota.

The Oklahoma City Thunder got past the Los Angeles Lakers 117-113 with Russell Westbrook scoring 36 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists.

Considering they scored 120 points or more in three consecutive outings going into Friday’s game, they needed to triumph in a hotly contested matchup, which could prove beneficial for the club down the line in the postseason.

WASHINGTON – DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 35 points as Toronto continued its regular-season dominance over Washington.

Anthony, guarded by Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard (19 points, 12 rebounds), dribbled down the clock, but elected to feed Calderon, who was cold all night and finished 2 of 9. It also was his 14th double-double.

LeBron James added 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Iman Shumpert had 23 points and the Cavaliers outscored the Timberwolves 22-5 in transition to win for the 12th time in 14 games.

Middleton had 27 points to lead the Bucks.

The Milwaukee Bucks narrowly got past the Dallas Mavericks 96-95 thanks to a Khris Middleton, who scored 20 points, layup with 9.1 seconds left with a missed jumper by Deron Williams at the Bradley Center.

Kevin Love, making his second trip back to Minnesota after a trade that sent him to Cleveland for Andrew Wiggins two summers ago, added 20 points and nine rebounds. Marc Gasol had 12 points with five steals and Tony Allen finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and three steals for the Grizzlies.