Spurs 92, Grizzlies 82
SAN ANTONIO -- Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points and guard Tony Parker had 18, all in the first half, as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 92-82 on Saturday night to remain unbeaten at home.
San Antonio (10-3) led just 86-80 in the final minute but got back-to-back running floaters from forward Tim Duncan and a 3-point dagger from Leonard with 16 seconds remaining and the shot clock ticking down to clinch their sixth win of the season at the AT&T Center.
The victory snapped Memphis' season-best four-game winning streak.
Guard Manu Ginobili, back in the lineup after a two-game absence with a sore hip, added 15 points for San Antonio. Duncan scored 10 points, eight in the fourth quarter, and pulled down 10 rebounds.
The Grizzlies (7-7) got 16 points from guard Mike Conley. Memphis reserve guard Courtney Lee scored 15 points and reserve forward Matt Barnes had 10 points.
Memphis' bench outscored San Antonio's reserves 38-28, even with injured forward Zach Randolph out with a knee injury.
The Spurs led 24-19 after the first quarter despite outshooting the Grizzlies 45.5 percent to 35 percent from the field and outscoring Memphis 14-4 in the paint.
San Antonio turned things up a notch early in the second quarter as guard Patty Mills hit a 3-pointer and Ginobili followed with a 3-pointer, a layup off a steal and a free throw to push the Spurs' advantage to 33-21 with 10:11 left.
Parker punished the Grizzlies with 12 points in the second quarter and 18 points in less than 17 minutes of action in the first half as the Spurs built a 16-point lead on the way to a 53-39 advantage at halftime.
But Memphis responded, getting within 61-55 with 6:22 left in the third quarter on a layup by forward Matt Barnes, a jumper by center Marc Gasol and a Barnes dunk off a Gasol assist.
San Antonio ran off 13 of the quarter's final 17 points, with 10 of those points coming from Leonard (six) and Ginobili (four), staking the Spurs to a 74-61 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
NOTES: Spurs F LaMarcus Aldridge missed the game because of a mild left ankle sprain suffered in the first quarter of San Antonio's 104-90 loss to New Orleans on Friday, which snapped San Antonio's six-game winning streak. ... Spurs F Tim Duncan did not record a rebound for the first time in his 18-year NBA career Friday, snapping a streak of 1,342 games (third all-time). ... San Antonio and Memphis split their four games (2-2) last season. ... Grizzlies F JaMychal Green played four games with the Spurs last season, averaging two points and 1.5 rebounds. ... Memphis C Marc Gasol posted his first career triple-double Friday against Houston with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.