The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 112 - 86, at Barclays Center on Monday evening. The Spurs (35 - 9) learned earlier in the day that they'd go to battle with the Nets (9 - 35) without the services of their MVP, Kawhi Leonard. The All-Star forward, who'd scored a career - high 41 points in the overtime victory against the Cavaliers on Saturday, need to give a sore hand a rest, which brought Kyle Anderson into the starting five. Coach Gregg Popovich also opted to slide Dewayne Dedmon into the first unit at center and have David Lee come off the bench. Both sets of moves were effective, as the trio of aforementioned players enjoyed productive outings. The Spurs also significantly outperformed the Nets in both the rebounding and turnover departments, winning the war down low by a 50 - 38 margin and taking the ball away from Brooklyn on 16 occasions, double the amount of their own miscues. Patty Mills paced the Spurs with 20 points, a total he complemented with three rebounds and two assists, all in just 20 minutes. LaMarcus Aldridge followed with 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks. Lee totaled 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal despite coming off the bench. Anderson registered 14 points, three rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in his spot start. Davis Bertans and Jonathan Simmons were also productive as reserves with matching 11 - point efforts. Dedmon acquitted himself in his start, compiling 10 points, eight boards, an assist, a steal and a block. Danny Green and heralded rookie Dejounte Murray went for nine and four points, respectively, with the latter making up for a 2 - of - 8 shooting night with six rebounds and three assists. The Nets' top two scorers actually came from the bench, with Isaiah Whitehead leading the way. The reserve guard provided 19 points, three assists and a rebound. Former starter Sean Kilpatrick was right behind him with a 17 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also included an assist. Spencer Dinwiddie led the first unit with 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Brook Lopez managed a modest 12 points, four rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal in 21 minutes. The remainder of the starting five could n't do much, with Trevor Booker (nine points, four rebounds), Bojan Bogdanovic (five points, three rebounds, two assists) and Randy Foye (one point, four assists, three rebounds) turning in serviceable - to - underwhelming performances. The Spurs make the trek north of the border to tangle with the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night, while the Nets remain home and await the Miami Heat for a Wednesday night showdown.
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