F LaMarcus Aldridge, arguably the Spurs' most important player after F Kawhi Leonard, scored just eight points and did not play in the fourth quarter of San Antonio's season-ending loss to Golden State on Monday.

F LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs' leading scorer with 28 points, had a chance to tie the score but misfired on a 3-pointer from the left corner in the closing seconds Sunday. The Warriors went on to win Game 1 of the Western Conference finals 113-111.

San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard, still nursing a sore left ankle, is expected to return against the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.Leonard, who injured his ankle Tuesday, missed the Spurs' semifinals-clinching 114-75 win in Game 6 over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The Spurs got a season-high 34 points from LaMarcus Aldridge and played without Leonard and Tony Parker (torn left quadriceps).The Spurs made the decision to sit Leonard to get him healthy for Sunday, a source told ESPN. He received treatment on his ankle throughout the day Thursday and spent the game in the Spurs' locker room and not on the bench.Spurs coach Gregg Popovich announced before the game that Leonard would not play. Jonathon Simmons filled in for Leonard and scored 18 points."Everybody picked it up," Popovich said after the Game 6 win. "Four, five, six guys all had good games. It wasn't one guy scoring 40 or anything like that."Everybody contributed.... [More]

F LaMarcus Aldridge paced a balanced and breathtaking offensive effort, posting 34 points and 12 rebounds as the Spurs eliminated the Rockets in Game 6 on Thursday.

F LaMarcus Aldridge, derided for his ineffectiveness in Game 1, scored at will in the paint before the San Antonio Spurs turned a late barrage of 3-pointers into a 103-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night at Toyota Center. Aldridge scored four points and was victimized defensively in the Rockets' blowout win in Game 1. In Game 3 of this Western Conference semifinal series, Aldridge had 26 points on 12-of-20 shooting plus seven rebounds and four blocked shots as the Spurs grabbed a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 on Sunday.

TORONTO -- LeBron James scored 35 points and added eight rebounds and seven assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 115-94 Friday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.The Cavaliers can complete a sweep of the series in Game 4 on Sunday in Toronto. The Raptors, playing without injured point guard Kyle Lowry, led by three points after the first half.The Cavaliers took a two-point lead into the fourth quarter and took command of the game with a 20-3 run. James scored 13 points in the fourth quarter.Kevin Love added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Kyrie Irving also scored 16 while Kyle Korver had 14 points. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 37 points while Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and eight rebounds.Spurs 103, Rockets 92HOUSTON -- LaMarcus Aldridge scored at will in the paint before San Antonio turned a late barrage of 3-pointers into a victory over Houston in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal... [More]

F-C LaMarcus Aldridge scored 15 points in Wednesday's 121-96 victory over Houston. San Antonio's final basket of the quarter was from Aldridge, who played the entire period and scored six points, two more than he had in Game 1.

PF LaMarcus Aldridge had only four points and six rebounds Monday,

PF LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and 12 rebounds.

PF LaMarcus Aldridge added 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Spurs.

PF LaMarcus Aldridge recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds in Thursday's 105-94 loss in Memphis.

F LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points for San Antonio as the Spurs reached 100 points for the first time in five games against Memphis this season.

F LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 points Wednesday in the Spurs' regular-season-ending loss at Utah.

F LaMarcus Aldridge had 12 points in 18 minutes Monday in the Spurs' loss at Portland.

F LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points. Aldridge had 10 points to lead the Spurs in a crisply played, relatively clean and even first quarter that saw San Antonio forge a 23-22 lead. Each team had one turnover in the period and only six total fouls were committed.

F LaMarcus Aldridge scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting in an overtime win over Memphis. He added six rebounds and three blocked shots.

F LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points for San Antonio, which had a five-game winning streak snapped.

F LaMarcus Aldridge scored 14 points Monday, with 12 in the first half.

F LaMarcus Aldridge hit for 19 points and 10 rebounds Saturday.

F LaMarcus Aldridge must assert himself and continue to be a viable go-to scoring threat to complement erstwhile MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard.That formula certainly worked on Thursday as Aldridge poured in 23 points and Leonard added 19 as the San Antonio Spurs finally found a way to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 97-90 at AT&T Center."LaMarcus had that little hiatus there where he had to get some things checked out, but I think he looks pretty comfortable shooting the ball," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He's not holding the ball; he's shooting it when he's open. I think he feels good."