Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs dunks against the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday in San Antonio Cheap Nikola Jokic Shirt , Texas. Photo: AFP Kawhi Leonard tallied 27 points as the San Antonio Spurs clinched their 19th straight playoff berth and remained unbeaten at home with a 97-81 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
The Spurs overcame a sloppy first half before running away with it in the second as they improved to 29-0 at home to stretch their record for the best home start by an NBA Western Conference team.
It was the Spurs' first game at the AT&T Center arena since -February 6 because of their annual Rodeo Road Trip, during which their performance was outstanding.
LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 23 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for the Spurs as four of their starters finished in double figures.
Tim Duncan had 12 points and eight rebounds and Tony Parker scored 10 points for San Antonio, whose 19 straight playoff appearances ties the Boston Celtics (1951-69) for the fourth-longest streak in NBA history.
It's the fewest games -needed to punch their playoff ticket in franchise history, excluding strike-shortened seasons.
The Spurs own the second--longest active playoff streak among the four major professional sports, trailing only the NHL's Detroit Red Wings (24).
The Spurs threw up a defensive curtain in the third quarter as Detroit shot just 22 percent from the floor and trailed by as many as 17 points. Aldridge scored 13 points in the period.
The victory also allowed the Spurs to lengthen their regular--season home victory streak to 38 games Cheap Gary Harris Shirt , dating back to an overtime loss to Cleveland in March, 2015.
Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris scored 16 points each to lead Detroit while reserve Aron Baynes added 12 points and Reggie Jackson tallied 11. Andre Drummond grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds for the Pistons, who had seen a four-game winning streak halted.
Also on Wednesday, guard Kyle Lowry led with a game-high 32 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Utah Jazz 104-94 for their franchise-best 11th straight home win.
Lowry shot 13-for-20 from the field while adding four rebounds and five assists.
DeMar DeRozan added 31 points and five rebounds while shooting 11-for-15 from the field as the Raptors earned a split of the season series with the Jazz. Forward Terrence Ross came off the bench to score 11 points.
Elsewhere, James Harden delivered a versatile performance Cheap Paul Millsap Shirt , carrying the cold-shooting Houston Rockets to a 100-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans at Toyota Center.
Harden finished with 39 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, with his final assist coming with 51 seconds left via a corner three-pointer from Patrick Beverley that gave the Rockets a 97-95 lead.
ROME, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into flight cancellations by low-cost airline Ryanair following a complaint by Codacons consumer association, the group said in a statement Thursday.
This means passengers can join the case as civil plaintiffs so they can be compensated Cheap Kenneth Faried Jersey , the Codacons said.
This comes after the Irish carrier announced on Sept. 15 that it would cancel 40-50 flights a day -- out of a total of 2,500 daily flights -- to the end of October at nine major European airports, including those in Rome and Milan.
The budget airline said the purpose of the cancellations is "to improve punctuality" and blamed strikes, adverse weather, and holidays taken by pilots and cabin crew. It also said "customers will be contacted directly... and offered alternative flights or full refunds."
On Sept. 19 Cheap Devin Harris Jersey , Italy's National Civil Aviation Agency (ENAC) called Ryanair to a meeting following "passenger complaints". The carrier declined the invitation, saying it was willing to meet with ENAC in October.
On Sept. 20, Italy's Antitrust Authority opened an investigation into the Irish air carrier for alleged unfair commercial practices violating the Consumer Code.
The cancellations may "have been caused by foreseeable organizational and management problems, and not by random and exogenous circumstances outside of Ryanair's control," the Antitrust Authority said in a statement.
Transportation Minister Graziano Delrio also stepped into the fray on Thursday. "Ryanair must respect passengers' rights Cheap Jamal Murray Jersey ," Delrio said in a televised interview with RAI public broadcaster. "We will make sure passengers get all the compensation they deserve," the minister added.
Ryanair has tried to keep its pilots in the air by offering them cash bonuses in exchange for 10 days off -- an offer which the pilots have refused.
However, according to Codacons, "pilot flight" to competing companies may be the real reason underlying the cancellations.
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CAPE TOWN, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Protesting students set fire onproperties in South Africa's Cape Town on Wednesday Cheap Tyler Lydon Jersey , drawingimmediate condemnation from the ruling African National Congress(ANC).
Lecture theaters and financial aid offices at the Cape PeninsulaUniversity of Technology (CPUT) were burned during the protest thathas continued for days, university authorities said.
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