LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 and the defending champion San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-107 in overtime Wednesday night, tying their Western Conference playoff series at 1-1.
The Spurs blew 10-point leads in the third and fourth quarters, and got into overtime on a pair of free throws by Patty Mills with 8 seconds left in regulation. Duncan scored four straight points in the extra session while playing with five fouls.
His jumper snapped a 101-all tie, Mills followed with a fast-break driving layup off Leonard’s long pass and Leonard scored on a layup for a 107-101 lead with 56 seconds left. Mills finished with 18 points off the bench and Boris Diaw had 12.
Blake Griffin had his first career playoff triple-double of 29 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, but a couple of key late turnovers.
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