NBA on Mar. 16: Spurs knock off Blazers for 8th straight win

DeMar DeRozan's 21 points led seven San Antonio players in double figures as the Spurs made all the big plays in the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 108-103 on Saturday for their eighth straight victory.

The sixth-place Spurs are a season-best 12 games over .500 and within a game and a half of Portland for fourth place in the Western Conference standings.

Rudy Gay and Derrick White added 13 points each for San Antonio, with LaMarcus Aldridge and Patty Mills scoring 12 points each. DeRozan and Aldridge had eight rebounds apiece, Gay had seven, and Jakob Poeltl blocked five shots.

Portland's Damian Lillard led all scorers with 34 points, and Jusuf Nurkic added 24 points and 16 rebounds. CJ McCollum, who finished with 10 points, left in the third quarter with an apparent left knee injury during a drive to the basket.

Curry's 33 lead Warriors past Thunder 110-88 without Durant

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives past an Oklahoma City Thunder opponent at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, March 16, 2019. /VCG Photo

Stephen Curry scored 33 points and Klay Thompson added 23 as Golden State scored 40 points in the first quarter in defeating host Oklahoma City.

DeMarcus Cousins added 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Warriors, who also got eight rebounds and six assists from Draymond Green.

Paul George led Oklahoma City with 29 points but hit only 9 of 25 shots overall. Dennis Schroder added 15 points off the bench, and Russell Westbrook shot only 2 of 16 in finishing with seven points.

Millsap's floater leads Nuggets to 102-100 win over Pacers

Domantas Sabonis #11 of the Indiana Pacers handles the ball against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, March 16, 2019. /VCG Photo

Paul Millsap hit a running layup with seven seconds left as host Denver edged Indiana to stay a game behind Golden State for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Millsap finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Nikola Jokic scored 26 points before being ejected for arguing a foul call on a loose ball play. Jamal Murray and Will Barton scored 17 points each for Denver.

Thaddeus Young had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Darren Collison scored 17 points and Domantas Sabonis and Bojan Bogdanovic finished with 16 each for the Pacers.

Other results: (with the home team in bold)

Jazz 114-98 Nets

Celtics 129-120 Hawks

Wizards 135-128 Grizzlies

Mavericks 121-116 Cavaliers

Suns 138-136 Pelicans (OT)