SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard had 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs wore down the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 108-87 on Tuesday night to match the second-longest home winning streak to open a season in NBA history.
San Antonio won its 33rd straight home game this season, tying Orlando's start to the 1995-1996 season.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 17 points and reserve guards Patty Mills and Manu Ginobili added 15 points and 13 points, respectively, for the Spurs (57-10).
Los Angeles (42-24), still playing without Blake Griffin, lost its second straight.
The Clippers' reserves, who were without injured Paul Pierce, were outscored 51-20 by the Spurs' bench (see full recap).
Lowry, Raptors cruise past Bucks
MILWAUKEE -- Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors, despite resting leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, had no trouble with the Milwaukee Bucks in a 107-89 victory Tuesday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in 35 minutes for Milwaukee, just missing a triple-double.
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DeRozan, who averages 23.8 points per game, was in uniform but didn't play after starting each of the team's first 65 games and playing 39 minutes in a loss to Chicago on Monday night.
Toronto took control by scoring the first eight points of the second half to open a 62-49 lead. The Raptors then scored seven consecutive points midway through the third quarter to make it 71-55 on Lowry's 3-pointer with 6:07 left.
Milwaukee never got within single digits again (see full recap).
Pacers finish strong to beat Celtics
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers finished with a strong fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 103-98 Tuesday night.
Monta Ellis added 16 points with six assists and Jordan Hill scored 15 points for Indiana.
Isaiah Thomas had 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Boston.
The score was tied at 77 with about 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before the Pacers put together a 15-4 run that gave them enough breathing room to withstand a late Celtics surge.
The Pacers had a 20-9 edge over a six-minute period during the fourth and it proved to be the difference (see full recap).