Dejounte Murray had 16 points (10 in the paint) and a career-high 14 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs went on a 14-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 101-97.
The Raptors led 85-83 with 6:18 left in the fourth quarter. Danny Green’s step-back 3-pointer put the Spurs ahead for good with 5:20 left. They pulled away to a 97-87 lead with 1:48 left.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Raptors 6-0.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and 8 rebounds.
For the Raptors, DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and 3 steals. Jakob Poeltl had 10 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench.
The Spurs grabbed 18 offensive rebounds to the Raptors’ 5. The Raptors outscored the Spurs 27-14 off turnovers. The Spurs were outscored 17-6 in 5 minutes with Ginobili, Gay, Mills, Lauvergne and Anderson on the floor together. Serge Ibaka fouled out.