Spurs stretch home streak to 32 with victory over Cavs

He is averaging 20 shot attempts per game, including 8 three-pointers.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Ducan and another defender during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in San Antonio.

Kawhi Leonard was fantastic with 20 points and a team-leading 10 rebounds for the silver and black. “That’s what it’s always about”.

San Antonio limited Cleveland to 9-for-23 shooting in the fourth while making 58 percent of its own shots.

“Tony has carried us a lot this year because of his two-way play”, Popovich said.

“All together, it was a heck of a win because we gave away the first quarter”.

Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard starred for the in-form Spurs, who extended their winning streak to 10 overall and 32 at home. The Golden State Warriors are 18-0 at home this season.

The last time Irving hit the court at the AT&T Center, he lit up the Spurs in March for 57 points in a Cleveland overtime victory, which coincidentally was San Antonio’s most recent regular-season home loss.

While the Spurs were holding the Cavs to just 18 points in the second, Parker was putting them back in the game, taking it right to the Cavs for 12 points in the quarter.

Harden scored 11 points, narrowly missing his season-low of 10.

The San Antonio Spurs also entered their Thursday game carrying a win streak, according to ESPN. San Antonio’s depth is well-distributed-11 players get at least 12 minutes of floor time. He became the first Chicago player to score 50 points since Jamal Crawford in 2004.

Cavaliers Tristan Thompson had 18 points and 14 rebounds, which had won eight in a row. Kevin Love added 11 points and 13 rebounds.

The Cavs, at this stage of the season, don’t have many roadblocks in the Eastern Conference, and the Spurs have held pace with the Warriors all season, trailing by only two games in the Western Conference.

“We came in with the mindset that we had to defend, we had to cut the head off the snake, and that’s Harden, and then just try to defend everyone else at the same time”, James said.

Many fans of the silver and black have nothing but contempt for James, and they don’t mind showing it.

8 – The Cavs have won eight straight games, and their point differential during that span (plus-12.8) is second in the league only to the Spurs.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Mario Chalmers scored 25 points, including a leaning 19-foot jumper with less than a second left to give the Memphis Grizzlies a 103-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. Tomorrow they play the Houston Rockets with hopes of bouncing back from tonight’s loss. Sager also received a warm welcome during his in-game interview with coach Gregg Popovich, who put his arm around the longtime reporter.

Add it all together, and you have the proper context to understand it when James said: “We ended this road trip, we took care of business and I get an opportunity to see my family and that’s what’s most important right now”.

West brought some much needed energy with five points and three rebounds in the second quarter in just over five minutes.

The Cavs appeared to regain momentum on a Matthew Dellavedova three-pointer to take a 73-72 lead to end the third, but San Antonio once again responded with its second double-digit run in the second half.