Leonard has 17 points and 11 rebounds as Spurs beat Timberwolves 101-95
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 101-95.
Boban Marjanovic’s turnaround jumper put the Spurs ahead for good with 44 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Timberwolves got within 91-88 on Karl-Anthony Towns’ tip dunk with 4:56 to play, but Boris Diaw answered with an 8-foot jumper, and the Timberwolves got no closer than 98-94.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Timberwolves 7-3. In the fourth quarter, Ricky Rubio had 3 of his 4 steals, and the Timberwolves scored 2 points off them.
Marjanovic scored 17 points off the bench.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points (12 in the paint).
The Spurs shot 51.4% from the field and 29.4% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 47.6% and 27.3%. The Spurs outscored the Timberwolves 25-12 in 9 minutes with Ginobili, Diaw, Mills, Leonard and Marjanovic on the floor together.