(The Sports Xchange) ———- Austin Daye scored a season-best 22 points as the Spurs won their 14th consecutive game while handing the Sixers their 25th straight defeat Monday night.
Philadelphia (15-56) can match the NBA record for longest losing streak tomorrow at Houston.
Daye, playing only his fourth game since the Spurs acquired him in a trade with Toronto on Feb. 20, hit six of 10 three-point shots, grabbed six rebounds and made two blocks as the Spurs triumphed 113-91.
Tim Duncan scored 19 for the NBA-best Spurs (54-16).
Rookie guard Michael Carter-Williams and Thaddeus Young led Philadelphia with 17 points apiece.
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Heat 93, Trail Blazers 91
The Miami Heat held off a furious rally by the Portland Trail Blazers to squeak out a victory.
LeBron James, playing despite a sore back and an ankle injury, led all scorers with 32 points, including the game-winning layup with 11 seconds left.
The Heat saw a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead disappear and needed a game-saving block by Chris Bosh as Portland’s Damian Lillard drove the basket in the final two seconds looking to tie the score.
Lillard scored 19 for Portland (45-26), who have now lost seven of their past 11 games.
The Heat (48-21) are 12-7 in games without Dwyane Wade, who sat out Monday’s game due to an ankle injury.
