Mills, an Australian of Aboriginal descent, scored 18 points and pulled down five rebounds for the Spurs, who knocked off the number two team in the East. Mills scored 14 points in the first half, helping San Antonio rally after the Heat took an early 10-point lead behind hot shooting from Duncan Robinson. During the second quarter Mills hit the 1,000th 3-pointer of his NBA career, finishing the night with 1,002. DeRozan said the Spurs, who are ninth in the Western Conference at 18-23, had been stung by a 121-120 loss to Atlanta on Friday in which they surrendered a 14-point lead. They are in ninth place in the Western Conference, one spot out of playoff position.

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2020 01:52 UTC