SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Kawhi Leonard had 16 points and Tim Duncan added 15 as the San Antonio Spurs regrouped after a sluggish start to defeat the Brooklyn Nets 102-75 on Friday night.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 10 points, primarily on follows of missed shots as he continues to find his place in the Spurs' offense.
Brook Lopez had 17 points to lead Brooklyn, which lost its second straight to open the season.
The Spurs opened a 9-3 lead as every starter but Leonard had a basket, beginning with a 12-foot turnaround jumper by Aldridge and capped by Danny Green's 3-pointer.
The ball sharing came to an abrupt halt, though. San Antonio went almost exclusively to Leonard, who missed his first five shots. The Spurs would struggle to recapture that early ball movement, committing 10 turnovers in the first half.
The Nets took advantage, charging to a 41-31 lead fueled by their reserves. Brooklyn's bench shot 75 percent from the field in the first half.
San Antonio returned to its offense of last season to start the second half with Tony Parker scoring the Spurs' first eight points on a series of drives.
Leonard later slammed in a dunk off a lob from Duncan. Aldridge blocked an attempted hook by Lopez, which led to a 16-foot, step-back jumper by Leonard for a 63-58 lead.
With Aldridge watching from the bench for all but a few minutes, the Spurs opened an 84-70 lead.
TURN AROUND
Parker was unable to attend the team's morning shootaround due to heavy thunderstorms that flooded the road he normally takes out of his neighborhood. Parker was able to attend the game, however, as the flooding subsided enough for him to travel.
BIG GAME
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich was asked before tipoff if it was important for the Spurs to win Friday night since it is their only home game among their first five.
"You bet," Pop shouted enthusiastically, as well as sarcastically. "This will probably be the most important game of the year. If we don't get this one, I don't know what will happen to our team. I better go look and figure it out."
And with that, Popovich exited the media room stage left.
TIP-INS
Nets: Jarrett Jack made his season debut after missing the opener Wednesday with a tight hamstring. Jack scored 12 points, shooting 5 of 12 from the field, and had seven assists. ... Reserve Rondae Hollis-Jefferson had 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.
Spurs: Veteran F Rasual Butler, who was the final player to make the team's roster, had three points in 7 minutes. His lone basket came on a 3-pointer at the close of the first quarter off a cross-court feed from Manu Ginobili. ... All 13 Spurs played and scored. ... Boban Marjanovic, the 7-foot-3 center from Serbia, has quickly become a fan favorite in his rookie season. The fans cheered when Marjanovic touched the ball, erupting as he scored six points in 5 minutes.
UP NEXT
Nets: At Memphis on Saturday.
Spurs: At Boston on Sunday.
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