The San Antonio Spurs (44 - 8) defeated the Miami Heat (29 - 24) 119 - 101 on Tuesday. An overmatched Heat squad surprised the Spurs out of the gate, managing to carve out a 24 - 20 lead after the first quarter. The visitors systematically went about their business the rest of the way however, and their top - ranked defense began to exert its will over Miami. San Antonio elicited 18 turnovers from the Heat, and outmuscled them down low. The Spurs outperformed the home team overall on the glass 43 - 31, and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds to Miami's one. The paint also belonged to San Antonio on Tuesday, where they outscored the Heat by a margin of 58 - 42. A big reason for the success near the basket came in the form of the Spurs' leading scorer, LaMarcus Aldridge. The 10 - year veteran continued to resemble the superstar he developed into in Portland, tallying 28 points, four rebounds, four assists and a block. Kawhi Leonard was just a rebound short of a double - double, supplying 23 points, nine boards, four assists, three steals and a block. Danny Green continued his improved play, contributing 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block. Boban Marjanovic paced the reserves with 11 points, which he supplemented with six boards and a steal. Reserve rookie guard Jonathon Simmons also managed double - digit scoring, contributing 10 points, four rebounds and an assist. San Antonio remains atop the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They visit Orlando on Wednesday for a date with the Magic. Miami's attack was spearheaded by Dwyane Wade, who put up 20 points, five assists and a steal against Green's tough defense a large part of the night. Chris Bosh was right behind with 18 points, five rebounds, a pair of assists and a steal. Luol Deng shook off a pregame illness to pitch in 11 points and a pair of rebounds, while Goran Dragic tallied 10 points of his own and supplemented them with six assists, a rebound and a steal. Hassan Whiteside overcame an ankle injury to post 14 points, six boards and two blocks off the bench over 25 minutes before being ejected early in the final period for elbowing Marjanovic, while Beno Udrih poured in 13 points, dished out three assists and brought in a rebound in a reserve role as well. With the loss, the Heat fell to second place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They're now off until Friday, February 19th, when they face the first - place Hawks in Atlanta in their first post - All - Star tilt.
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