Spurs edge Thunder, 109-103.

In thrilling entertainment, the Spurs won a close road game over the OKC Thunder. Exchanging dominance in the third (OKC, 33-22) and fourth (SA, 39-30) quarters led to a dramatic finish.

The Spurs shot 47% and the Thunder shot 53%. Both teams were nearly perfect from the free throw line, with OKC missing just one. The rebound war was closely won by the Thunder, 40-35, but the Spurs had the most second chances.

Kawhi Leonard, once again, led the way for the  villainous visitors, with 34 points, 10-22 from the field. Not far behind was Patty Mills, who finally had a breakout game: 25 points on 52% shooting that included a handful of 3PTers. Pau Gasol finished out the trio with 19 points, 8-14. Bismack Biyombo owned the paint with 13 rebounds and 4 blocks to go with 8 points. Jeremy Lamb chipped in 9 points as San Antonio's lone bench success story.

Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook had 17 points, 6 rebounds with 11 assists on 61% shooting. Four turnovers marred an otherwise strong showing. Paul George had 15 points, but struggled with his shot at 7-17 and an 0-4 goose egg from long range. Steven Adams had 14 points with 7 rebounds and 1 block. Patrick Patterson chipped in 13 points with 6 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony had 11 points with 13 rebounds. Carmelo did not shoot well, though at just 5-14 and 1-5 from deep as the Thunder drop to just 12-10 on the season.

The Spurs are at the top of the west and the entire league with a 21-3 record, 12-1 at home and 9-2 on the road. Not far behind, as always, are the Cavaliers (19-4), Warriors (16-7) and Celtics (15-9, 8G win streak). The season is shaping up to be full of excitement as western titans go at it time and time again.

Spurs storm past Pistons, overcome 15-point deficit.

Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs to a huge comeback.

It looked to be over by the end of the third quarter. The Spurs offense had struggled with scoring all game long, even its star players, and the Pistons had shown up with a gutsy road effort to obtain a dominant 15-point advantage, 75-60.

Then the rally happened, 10-2, led by Kawhi Leonard and Patty Mills--both showing a pure stroke from long range and sensational court vision--as the home team's defense finally woke up, stifling the Pistons as they tried to hold on to the lead, now 82-78. A huge 3PTer by Mills gave the Spurs the lead and Kawhi Leonard kept firing through the net. Blake Griffin's windmill jam and impressive perimeter ball later brought the lead back up to eight points, before Leonard stole the ball and knocked home a transition 3PTer.

A slick pass by Mills gave Kawhi another good look after a missed shot down low by Detroit, cutting the lead to just two; Leonard would steal the ball again and make the game-tying layup, capping another 8-0 run by San Antonio.

Andre Drummond would pull up from mid range, an air-ball caught by Gasol leading to a quick dribble-away by Mills on the left wing into a step-back 3PTer, holding his follow-through to make it an 11-0 run, 92-89: San Antonio with two minutes left to play in regulation. Mills would bang home another 3PTer and the Spurs would hold onto the lead, winning 93-100 in a mountainous turnaround.

The Pistons played three strong quarters of basketball, but missed some tough shots when it mattered. They shot 50% compared to 40% by San Antonio and also shot better from long range, winning 24-16 in the second quarter and 32-26 in the third quarter. Yet the Spurs crushed them in the final period, 17-35.

Most notably, Jeremy Lamb whiffed on defense and couldn't make a shot early. Patty Mills also had a rough start, 2-10 from the floor, missing shots within the 3PT line as well. Kawhi's strong finish was not a sure thing, given also his struggle early to be effective. Rudy Gay also got denied time and time again down low, going up against Blake Griffin. Luckily, Pau Gasol was able to compensate with his skill set and 7'0" stature. Bismack Biyombo swatted some shots for good measure, also nabbing some impressive put-back dunks and lay-ins.

Kawhi Leonard finished with 27 points, 7 assists and a career-high 9 steals (previously 7) with 2 blocks. Patty Mills had 25 points, followed by 13 points and 12 rebounds by Pau Gasol. Biyombo had 10 & 10. For Detroit, Drummond had 18 points with 12 rebounds. Luke Kennard, the former Blue Devil, had 15 points. Blake Griffin had just 12 points and 9 rebounds. Reggie Jackson also had a poor game with just 9 points, managing 7 assists in the loss. Ish Smith had 13 points.