The trade that brought Kawhi Leonard to San Antonio was already a success for the Spurs, even before throw-in Davis Bertans began contributing. The Latvian rookie set a career high in scoring for the second straight game, pitching in 15 of the Spurs' 56 bench points on Friday to help San Antonio beat the Boston Celtics 109-106 for their eighth straight victory. ''Our first group was still in bed,'' Spurs coach Greg Popovich said after watching his team fall behind 14 points in the first quarter in the matinee start.
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