Spurs sweep Lakers in season series, 95-103.

Anthony Davis did everything he could, spearheading a furious Lakers road effort to take a 12-PT lead. Topsy-turvy to last season, the Lakers find themselves unable to defeat the Spurs.

Somehow, someway, the Spurs would not say die and came back to win the whole shebang, courtesy of stellar shooting by Fred VanVleet (4-8 3PT, 14 points). Joe Harris came through in the clutch also, hitting two long bombs, but it was Andre Drummond alley-ooping his team to victory, breaking up would-be slams between LBJ & A.D. when it mattered most, an athletic weapon that the Spurs did not have last year in the playoffs. The Big Penguin finished with 23 points, 15 rebounds.

Dejounte Murray scored 18 points, 7 rebounds with 8 assists despite 3 fouls. Brandon Ingram was the high man for the west's best team, impressing the home crowd with 26 points & 12 rebounds. Kent Bazemore continued to struggle, going 0-4 from long range, but PJ Tucker scored 8 points hitting two threes to help stop the drought. The Spurs won the 4th Quarter, 18-29. The rest of the quarters went 21-27, SA; 32-21, LA & 26-24, SA.

In defeat, Davis had 19 points & 6 rebounds. LeBron James had 7 assists, 6 rebounds with 15 points. Jrue Holiday had 14 points, 7 assists. The perimeter shooting just wasn't there, as Dion Waiters & KCP shot poorly and the entire Lakers squad going 6-24. Meanwhile, the Spurs played more tightly this time around, giving up only six turnovers.

With the victory, the Spurs improve to 56-4 on the season, cruising to the top seed with just 22 games left to be played, a pace that could become the team's best record of the dynastic decade. Looking ahead, two of the four teams worthy enough to defeat the Spurs this season will meet San Antonio one last time (Suns and 76ers) with a final game against the Clippers (who've firmly moved into the #2 seed in the Western Conference standings) on the horizon as well.

Spurs top testy Pacers, 98-106 in Texas.

Brandon Ingram led the Spurs to a gritty win over the tough Indiana Pacers, whom with a better performance by Myles Turner may have stolen this game. The Slender-Man had 22 points, 7 rebounds. P.J. Tucker had a breakout night with 20 points, hitting a dazzling six 3PT shots. Dejounte Murray had a solid 16 points, with Fred VanVleet dropping 13 with 2 steals (4-8 3PT, 42% avg this season). Drummond tormented the glass with 17 rebounds, as did Thomas Bryant (11 rebounds).

For Indiana, it took a 4th Quarter swing in San Antonio's favor to prove the difference, 25-35, in the Spurs direction, as Victor Oladipo scored 19 points. James Johnson had 12 points, 9 rebounds with Malcolm Brogdon finishing with 10 points & 6 assists. Myles Turner had 13 points, but only 6 points (1-10 FG). The Pacers won the third period, 27-22, nearly buckling the home team were it not for its stars coming through for the San Antonio faithful.

The Lakers are next to visit, the last of the season series that the Spurs lead 3-0.

Spurs edge Lakers in war of attrition, 92-87.

Both teams did not shoot the ball well, so one point seemed like a mile of advantage over the opponent, as the Spurs did just enough to win this game. The quarters were split 26-22, SA; 10-13, LA; 28-23, SA & 28-29, LA. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the Lakers with 20 points on a night with both of LA's biggest weapons struggling to be effective: LeBron James shot 4-13, going 0-4 from long range with 4 turnovers, to score only 11 points (with 10 assists) & Anthony "A.D." Davis scoring 15 points & 10 rebounds (0-3 3PT).

For San Antonio, its strongest weapons proved to be the difference with Ingram scoring 27 points, 10 rebounds after two poor games with 2 steals & Dejounte Murray dropping 22 points and 7 assists. They got some help from Fred VanVleet's 11 points and PJ Tucker's, the two stalwart defenders hitting six threes between them. Andre Drummond had a quiet scoring night, but corralled 14 rebounds. The Spurs had their own problems, as Kent Bazemore shot just 1-6 & Joe Harris went 3-11, 2-9 from 3PT range.

Spurs pull away over Thunder, 97-116, beat Nuggets again 110-89, then down Warriors 108-96.

Brandon Ingram had a rough night shooting the ball (6 points, 3-13 FG) but Joe Harris scored 15 points & Andre Drummond (17 points, 12 rebounds) powered the Spurs to a home victory, the strong offense led by Dejounte Murray's 10 points, and 10 assists. Kent Bazemore scored 13 points, as did Trey Lyles & Iman Shumpert. San Antonio won the 4th Quarter 20-39, after going 21-25, 24-25 & 32-27 (OKC won the third). Allen Crabbe had a return to action with 12 points.

In the loss, Steven Adams secured his All*Star selection with 19 points, 18 rebounds, with Mike Muscala dropping 18 also. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points with 6 assists, whereas Chris Paul struggled for just 12 points & 7 assists.

In Denver, Bol Bol had 24 points, 10 rebounds in a stellar outing but Nikola Jokic (6-15 FG) was quiet with 15 points, 13 rebounds. Jerami Grant had a solid 14 points, 12 rebounds but Jamaal Murray shot 3-10, with Michael Porter, Jr & Monte Morris combining to shoot 5-18.

Meanwhile, the Spurs crushed the Nuggets in the 1st & 3rd Quarters, 29-22 and 33-19 to pull away. Fred VanVleet hit three long range bombs for 17 points with 3 steals, seconded by Brandon Ingram's 15 points. Thomas Bryant had a quick-and-easy 15 points, 11 rebounds. Dejounte Murray dished 7 assists with 13 points, with Joe Harris & P.J. Tucker combining for 24 points and going 4-4 from 3PT territory.

A rivalry now in the rear view, the Warriors made things fun as Andrew Wiggins eventually got to a good showing with 23 points (10-19 FG) & Steph Curry dropped 22 points with 11 assists (7-20 FG, 3-12 3PT) in what was far from the Curry of old. Klay Thompson continues to struggle against the Spurs, with just 13 points (6-12). The Spurs won all four quarters: 28-22, 25-24, 24-22 & 31-28.

In the win, Dejounte Murray got top marks with 28 points, 6 assists & 4 steals, shooting 13-16 overall. Brandon Ingram was not far behind him, notching 22 points. Down low, Andre Drummond dominated the basketball with 17 points, 24 rebounds. Luka Samanic had a nice 13 points.