Kawhi Leonard had 38 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 103-97 win against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. The game marked the third matchup between Leonard and DeRozan since the Spurs traded Leonard to the Toronto Raptors in July 2018 in a deal that brought DeRozan to San Antonio. Montrezl Harrell scored 24 points off the bench and Lou Williams added 12 points in a reserve role despite shooting just 5-for-19 for Los Angeles. DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Derrick White had 20 points off the bench and Rudy Gay added nine points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, who had won their first three games this season -- leaving the Philadelphia 76ers as the NBA's only remaining unbeaten team. Heat 106, Hawks 97 Rookie Kendrick Nunn produced his third 20-point effort of the season, going for a career-high 28 points to lead Miami to a win at Atlanta. Nunn shot 10-for-15 from the field and upped his season average to 22.4 points. Nunn has scored 112 points this season, an NBA record for an undrafted free agent in his first five career games. Tyler Herro scored 17 and Meyers Leonard added 16 for Miami. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 11 assists and nine rebounds but he scored just five points on 2-of-10 shooting in his second game with the Heat. Jabari Parker led the Hawks with 23 points and added eight rebounds. Pelicans 122, Nuggets 107 Jahlil Okafor scored 26 points as host New Orleans got its first victory of the season, defeating Denver. Okafor, making his second consecutive start with starting center Derrick Favors sidelined by knee soreness, made 8 of 13 shots to become the first Pelican other than Brandon Ingram to lead the team in scoring this season. Ingram finished with 25. Frank Jackson came off the bench to add 21 points and Jrue Holiday, returning from a two-game absence due to a sprained knee, had 19 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Michael Porter Jr., in his first career game after a knee injury derailed his 2018-19 season, led Denver with 15 points. Towns, Embiid handed two game suspensions The NBA has slapped a pair of All-Stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid with two game suspensions for their roles in a fight during Wednesday night's contest in Philadelphia. Minnesota Timberwolves star Towns and Philadelphia' Embiid were both ejected after the dustup which took place in the third quarter of the 76ers' 117-95 home win. NBA vice-president Kiki VanDeWeghe made the announcement on Thursday, saying the bans are in response to an "on-court altercation and for their continued escalation following the incident." The melee also included several players and coaches from both teams, but the league ruled the others became involved mainly as peacekeepers and not combatants. No one was injured but tempers boiled over in the tussle that ignited under the basket with the Sixers leading 75-55 halfway through the third. After they exchanged words, the two big men wrestled each other to the ground as teammates and coaches, including 76ers head coach Brett Brown, charged into the fray to try and separate the combatants. At one point Sixers Ben Simmons put a choke hold on Towns, who ended up at the bottom of the pile. Before being ejected, Embiid walked over to the sidelines and jokingly shadowboxed in front of the Sixers bench. Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas said of Towns' ban: "While we are disappointed with the league's decision, we understand the magnitude of this unfortunate incident. The NBA is highly competitive and last night was a reflection of that." Towns tallied 13 points in 23 minutes and Embiid scored 19 points in 20 minutes before the brouhaha began. Towns will miss a road game Saturday against the Washington Wizards and a home game Monday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Embiid will be out for the first two games of the 76ers' four-game road trip which begins Saturday in Portland. — Reuters
