LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 111-105 for their ninth straight win.
Marco Belinelli’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Spurs ahead for good with 16 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Warriors got within 82-80 on Shaun Livingston’s 2 free throws with 11:10 to play, but Patty Mills answered with a 10-foot floater, and the Warriors got no closer.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Warriors 8-1. DeMar DeRozan scored 4 of the Spurs’ 8 on 2 for 2 shooting.
DeRozan had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry had 25 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), 8 assists and 3 steals, and Kevin Durant added 24 points.
The Spurs went 19 for 22 at the line to the Warriors’ 10 for 12.