After wins against Denver & Utah, Drummond returns as Spurs rally to win in Boston, 117-108.

Kemba Walker was hot early and Jayson Tatum put the Celtics up by as many as 16 points. Boston's star duo combined for 52 points, yet it was still not enought to fend off the tenacity of the Spurs, boosted by 41 points by Brandon Ingram (19-28 FG%), stellar defense by Fred VanVleet (7 steals, 11 points, 12 assists) & the return of Andre Drummond (9 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists).

At the helm, Dejounte Murray was effective with 18 points, 5 assists. Evan Fournier also hit clutch 3's for the Spurs, scoring 17 points. JaVale McGee scored 8 points, 7 rebounds. The scoring went 27-30, Boston; 23-31, Boston; 30-18, San Antonio & 37-29, San Antonio as the Spurs rallied to win this thrilling game.

Kemba Walker had 10 assists, dishing to Romeo Langford (13 points) but Boston failed to get strong contributions from the supporting cast, causing the Spurs to double-team Walker and isolate Tatum as they went on the huge run that stole the lead. Tatum stole it back momentarily, before the Spurs overwhelmed the Celtics.

Spurs flirt with lead before collapse in LA without Drummond's rebounding, 96-104.

The Brow had 34 points, 12 rebounds as the Lakers eventually rallied to win a behind-the-eight-ball home outing against the champion Spurs. The Lakers crushed San Antonio without Drummond by 20 rebounds, mounting momentum down low. San Antonio led by as much as 9 points, but Fred VanVleet went cold (4-12, 3-10 3PT, 11 points) when the Spurs needed a clutch bucket. Brandon Ingram played well in defeat with 27 points, 11 rebounds, but only got 9 rebounds from Drummond's relief, JaVale McGee. KCP had 17 points, hitting five 3's during the feel-good moments of San Antone's lead, before the eventual collapse.

Dejounte Murray had 11 points, 7 assists, unable to be effective at the rim without Drummond's invaluable pick-and-roll assistance, turning the ball over as McGee failed to connect at the basket when the game was still close. Evan Fournier hit his first three shots, but they were the only shots he made the rest of the game for 9 points.

For the Lakers, LeBron James had 14 points, 9 rebounds & 8 assists. Steven Adams had 16 points, 15 rebounds down low. Derrick Rose contributed 12 points. J.J. Redick splashed in two threes for 10 points. Jrue Holiday didn't shoot well, but dished 9 assists in the win.

Hopefully, Drummond will be back in good health when the Spurs next face the Lakers, as Los Angeles won the 4th Quarter, 37-27, with the other three quarters only being separated by 8 points between these two powerful teams of the western conference.

VanVleet burns Warriors with late 3PTer, as Spurs win 111-106 in Bay City.

A close game with a 52-49 lead for the road team at halftime turned into an exciting affair late, after an unfortunate elbow sprain for Andre Drummond and after the Spurs had won the 3rd Quarter, 33-22 to seize a sizable margin of control.

 Steph Curry, after a cold first half, got hot eventually with help from Giannis Antetokounmpo (29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks) & Kevin Knox, III (18 points). Curry finished with 18 points of his own and 11 assists. DeAndre Jordan notched 13 rebounds, 12 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins tied the game for the Warriors late at the basket, but missed Golden State's final chance to tie the score in the closing seconds, a corner 3PT attempt.

Precipitating the clutch lead for the Spurs was a dagger three-ball first by Evan Fournier, courtesy of a nice pass under shot clock pressure by JaVale McGee (7 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists in 18 minutes of action after Drummond went down), then next by Fred VanVleet (16 points, 8 assists, 4-6 3PT) to seal the tough road win.

In the victory, Brandon Ingram had 24 points & 8 rebounds. KCP had 13 points, with P.J. Tucker bouncing back in a good effort for 11 points, the same as Fournier (3-5 3PT). Dejounte Murray had 7 assists with 8 points. Before his injury, Drummond had 10 points & 15 rebounds. The Big Penguin's injury comes at an inconvenient time as the height-heavy Lakers are next on the Spurs schedule.

Spurs fend off late road surge by Klay's Bucks, 99-107.

The Spurs swished 50% of their attempts from long range (11-22) in what was a blowout but became a tense final few minutes against Milwaukee, after the Spurs had led at halftime, 71-43.

 It was a 37-22 rally spear-headed by Klay Thompson (28 points, 5-6 3PT, 2 steals). James Wiseman had 12 points & 8 rebounds, but the Bucks needed more help from Khris Middleton (2-11, 6 points) and Jeff Teague (5-16, 13 points, 8 assists).

For San Antonio, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 19 points on a trio of long balls, followed by Fred VanVleet's 16 points. Evan Fournier had 13 points, as did Brandon Ingram. Andre Drummond had a double-double of 11 points, 10 rebounds with 12 points coming from Luka Samanic.