Dejounte Murray hits new career-high 47 points in thrashing of Pistons, 113-82.

Dejounte Murray soared to new heights, dunking past the defense at will to finish the game with 47 points, six more than his previous best personal scoring achievement. Coach Popovich, normally known for taking out his stars once the outcome is no longer in question, said after the game, "He was hungry tonight. We talked about packing it in, but D wanted to be out there. Sometimes, you gotta let the lion hunt so I did." Murray spoke warmly of Coach Pop post-game, also: "He's unbelievable. I really look at him like a father, a great role model. He always got the right things to say."

Murray's dominance let Brandon Ingram get a night off, who finished with __ points in just __ minutes.

Meanwhile, Andre Drummond feasted on his old team with 25 rebounds.

For the Pistons, Cole Anthony had an off night shooting the ball. Derrick Rose had __ points, with Kyle Kuzma's __ not much help. The Pistons trailed by as many as __ points.

Spurs overcome early deficit, even season series with Clippers: 97-111.

The Spurs took a beating early, trailing by eleven points throughout a contentious first half of basketball. A huge 41-24 spark of a 3rd Quarter proved to be the difference. The Clippers hit on only 3-18 attempts from deep, with the Spurs hitting 12 from deep to get ahead and lead by as much as 15.

Dejounte Murray scored 27 points to lead San Antonio to a big victory tonight. Brandon Ingram had 21 points, with 18 by Fred VanVleet who made six threes. Andre Drummond has 14 rebounds with 18 points and 4 blocks.

Rodions Kurucs made Kawhi Leonard pay for lax defensive coverage, scoring 9 points with 5 rebounds. Leonard managed 21 points and Paul George notched 22. The duo shot 1-4 from 3PT range, however. Rudy Gobert had 13 rebounds.