SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 103-89 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.
San Antonio never trailed and won for the 13th time in 16 games to remain sixth in the Western Conference -- 1 1/2 games ahead of Dallas and one game behind the Clippers.
Leonard had 10 points in the fourth and Tony Parker had nine of his 17 in the quarter. Tiago Splitter finished with 15 points and Tim Duncan and Boris Diaw scored 10 apiece.
The Spurs shot 51 percent from the field and had 25 assists in handing the Grizzlies their third straight loss.
Zach Randolph had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Jeff Green had 19 for Memphis, which dropped into a tie with Houston for second in the West.
Thunder 109, Suns 97
PHOENIX -- Russell Westbrook had 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 20 points down to beat the Phoenix Suns 109-97 on Sunday night.
D.J. Augustin scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder, who snapped a four-game road skid. Steven Adams had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Dion Waiters scored 18 points.
Oklahoma City pulled away with a dominant fourth quarter and stayed 2 1/2 games ahead of New Orleans for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Westbrook was 10 of 29 from the field and 12 of 14 from the foul line while playing 38 minutes.
Markieff Morris scored 24 points for the Suns, who dropped four games behind Oklahoma City.
Pacers 104, Mavericks 99
INDIANAPOLIS -- C.J. Miles scored 28 points and made a key 3-pointer with a minute left to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 104-99 on Sunday night.
The Pacers won for the second time in nine games to pull even with Boston for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 27 points. The Mavericks have a comfortable lead over Oklahoma City for the No. 7 seed in the West.
Indiana trailed 68-61 early in the third quarter, but pulled to 79-78 heading into the fourth.
The Pacers used an 8-2 flurry midway through the fourth to take a 97-91 lead.
After Dallas rallied to tie it 97, Roy Hibbert broke the tie two free throws and Miles followed with the 3-pointer. Parsons' 3 to force overtime in the closing seconds came up short.
Sports on 03/31/2015