MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and the San Antonio Spurs improved to 13-0 on the road this season with a 105-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Leonard hit 11 of 15 shots after not scoring at all in the first quarter and Patty Mills scored 15 points off the bench for the Spurs (18-4), who played without Tony Parker after he bruised his left knee against Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
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San Antonio overcame a slow start to shoot 52.7 percent.
Lucky No. 13. Spurs stay unbeaten on road as Kawhi goes for 30+ for 6th time this season. 2nd best road start NBA history #Spurs #KSATnews pic.twitter.com/mLsD658o2b
— RJ Marquez (@KSATRJ) December 7, 2016
The Spurs moved past the 1969-70 New York Knicks to take sole possession of the second-best road start to begin a season in NBA history.
The Golden State Warriors started 14-0 last year.
Zach LaVine scored 25 points for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 14 rebounds, but shot just 3 of 16.