Though it was a tightly contested matchup through three quarters, LeBron James was too hot for the Spurs to handle down the stretch. The King dropped 20 points in the final frame and 42 points overall as he took over the game when it mattered the most.
Despite holding an eight-point lead in the fourth, the Spurs once again fell short in crunch time. San Antonio has participated in an abnormal amount of close games this season, but the Silver and Black have yet to find a winning formula to close out contests.
All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge combined for 53 points while Rudy Gay chipped in a season-high 31 points of his own.