If the Nuggets wanted to get the best return possible on Anthony, they had little choice but to send him to the Knicks. Nuggets traded: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Shelden Williams, Renaldo Balkman and a 2015 second-round pickĪnthony's move from the Nuggets to the Knicks in many ways set the standard for superstar movement: It enabled a talented player to leverage his early-termination option to force a trade, it showed that enough moderate mid-level assets can entice a team in Denver's position and it proved that contract flexibility allows players to guide their exodus to a particular team. Spurs: Play the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night in Mexico City.Nuggets acquired: Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Timofey Mozgov, Kosta Koufos, a 2014 first-round pick and two second-round picks (20) DeRozan appeared frustrated after the Cavaliers scored with 1.1 seconds left in the second quarter after rebounding a missed 3-pointer.Ĭavaliers: At the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night. … DeRozan was assessed a technical foul at the close of the first half for chucking the ball high over the backboard from the opposite lane. Assistant coach Mitch Johnson took Duncan’s spot on the front row of the bench alongside San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich and assistants Becky Hammon and Will Hardy. Spurs: Assistant coach Tim Duncan missed the game due to illness. Windler is the only injured player on the roster. … Dylan Windler missed the game with a lower left leg stress reaction.
Cleveland rebuilt a 10-point lead entering the fourth.Ĭavaliers: Their previous victory against the Spurs was March 12, 2015, in San Antonio. Sexton drained a 3 after the Spurs closed to 72-68 with 1:21 left in the third. The Cavaliers built a 10-point lead in the second while shooting 47% from the field. It was the Spurs’ first lead since Rudy Gay’s 3-pointer put them ahead 7-6 with 8:19 left in the first quarter.ĭerrick White added 17 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 12 for San Antonio (9-15)Ĭleveland lost four of its previous five games by 20-plus points but dominated for three quarters. The Spurs outscored the Cavs 35-22 in the fourth period after trailing by 13 in the third.Ĭonsecutive layups by DeRozan put San Antonio up 84-83 with 6:23 remaining. Love tied the game at 103 on a 3 with 7.5 seconds to go.ĭeRozan missed a 20-foot fadeaway jumper at the close of regulation.Ĭleveland opened overtime on an 8-4 run, including back-to-back 3s by Love and Cedi Osman, to capture just its second road win of the season.Ĭollin Sexton had 28 points and San Antonio native Jordan Clarkson added 25 for the Cavaliers (6-19).
The Spurs won the previous two but failed to maintain a five-point lead with 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter this time.ĭeMar DeRozan had 21 points but missed a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining in regulation and the Spurs leading 103-100. It was San Antonio’s third straight overtime game. Love had 10 points in the fourth quarter and OT to help Cleveland win for the first time since Nov.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Kevin Love hit a tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation and finished with 30 points and 17 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied past the San Antonio Spurs 117-109 in overtime Thursday night to stop an eight-game losing streak.