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Spurs improve to 5-0 on the road with win over Rockets

Spurs forwards Kawhi Leonard and Pau Gasol try to cut off a drive by Rockets guard James Harden during their game Saturday night.

Spurs forwards Kawhi Leonard and Pau Gasol try to cut off a drive by Rockets guard James Harden during their game Saturday night.

(George Bridges / Associated Press)
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Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.

The Spurs avenged a 101-99 loss to the Rockets in San Antonio on Wednesday night and improved to 5-0 on the road.

James Harden had a triple-double for a second straight game against the Spurs, finishing with 25 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, but also had seven turnovers.

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at Toronto 118, New York 97: DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, his eighth 30-plus-point game in nine starts this season.

Boston 105, at Indiana 99: Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, including Boston’s final eight.

at Atlanta 117, Philadelphia 96: Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 points and the Hawks won their fourth game in a row.

at Chicago 106, Washington 95: Jimmy Butler scored 37 points, and the Bulls beat the Wizards, who were without star guards John Wall and Bradley Beal.

Utah 102, at Miami 91: Gordon Hayward scored 25 points and the Heat lost their fourth in a row.

at Milwaukee 106, Memphis 96: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, six rebounds, five assists and four blocks in 38 minutes.

Detroit 106, at Denver 95: The Pistons ended a seven-game losing streak in Denver.

Brooklyn 122, at Phoenix 104: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the Nets to their first road victory of the season.

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