LaMarcus
Aldridge tallied 24 points and Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili posted
their record 541st win as a threesome as the San Antonio Spurs stopped the
Boston Celtics 95-87 on Sunday.
The Spurs
star trio had a quiet night on the scoresheet but that didn't take anything
away from the milestone NBA win which fittingly came against the Celtics.
"They're
three wonderful players," said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. "They just
care about winning games."
The Spurs
held off the Boston Celtics to give the players the most victories by a
threesome in NBA history, breaking their tie with Boston's Larry Bird, Kevin
McHale and Robert Parish.
Free-agent
signee forward Aldridge delivered three straight baskets that helped nullify a
late Boston comeback. He also had 14 rebounds and five assists as San Antonio
improved to 2-1 on the season.
Centre
Duncan scored seven points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five assists
while guards Ginobili and Parker scored 13 and six points, respectively.
Ginobili came off the bench to add eight assists.
The win was
San Antonio's eighth straight over the Celtics, who refused to give up after
trailing by as many as 15. Boston reduced the deficit to just four on three
occasions late but could get no closer.
"I
don't think we were great tonight," said Popovich. "They did a good
job defensively, and we didn't react real well I don't think."
Forward
Kawhi Leonard, who scored a career-high 32 points in a season-opening loss at
Oklahoma City, drained a key three-pointer from the left corner and, after
guard Marcus Smart answered with a three pointer for the Celtics, scored again.
Parker then converted on a fast break to make it 90-83 with two minutes
remaining.
Leonard iced
the game with two free throws with 28 seconds left and finished with 19 points
and five rebounds.
In Miami,
Hassan Whiteside scored 25 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 109-89
come-from-behind victory over the Houston Rockets.
Guard Dwyane
Wade finished with 20 points for the Heat, who trailed by as many as 21 early
in the third period and erased a 19-point halftime deficit, outscoring the
Rockets 31-12 in the third quarter.
Elsewhere,
forward Kevin Durant scored 25 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder moved to 3-0
with a 117-93 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
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