In brief: Spurs hold off Thunder for 2-1 series lead

NBA: Kawhi Leonard had 31 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-96 on Friday night in Oklahoma City to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and eight rebounds, and Tony Parker added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs, who regained the home-court advantage they had surrendered with a loss in Game 2.
Russell Westbrook scored 31 points for the Thunder, but he made just 10 of 31 shots. He also had nine rebounds and eight assists. Kevin Durant scored 26 points for OKC.
Game 4 will be Sunday in Oklahoma City.
Two nights after setting an NBA record with 25 baskets beyond the arc, the Cavaliers were nearly as good in a 21-of-39 performance from long range.
Game 4 is Sunday in Atlanta.
Curry looked much like his healthy self except for a brace covering his injured right knee.
He returned to practice to test his sprained knee and was strong in his lateral movement though the team didn’t scrimmage at all. And the Warriors still considered him doubtful to play in Saturday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals at Portland.
Lightning edge Islanders in OT
Hockey: Jason Garrison scored 1:34 into overtime to give the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders and a 3-1 series lead.
Garrison took a pass from Andrej Sustr and fired a slap shot from the right faceoff circle past goalie Thomas Greiss to give the Lightning their second straight OT win and move them one win away from reaching the conference finals for the second straight year.
Nikita Kucherov scored his NHL-leading eighth of the playoffs for Tampa Bay, and Ben Bishop made 27 saves.
Game 5 of this best-of-7 series is Sunday in Tampa, Florida.
The U.S. held the lead for less than a minute in the first period thanks to Patrick Maroon’s power-play goal, before Taylor Hall leveled for Canada. Brendan Gallagher’s wrist shot put Canada in front at the end of the first.
Game 2 is Saturday at Brandon.
Tunsil, Dolphins agree to contract
NFL: Laremy Tunsil and the Miami Dolphins were quick to agree on his value in the wake of his NFL draft freefall.
The offensive lineman from Ole Miss signed his rookie contract before joining the Dolphins’ rookie minicamp which began Friday. Terms weren’t disclosed.
Touted at one time as a potential No. 1 overall choice, Tunsil was taken 13th last week after a video was posted on his Twitter account shortly before the NFL draft showing him smoking from a gas mask connected to a bong. Another post on his Instagram showed an alleged text exchange with an Ole Miss football staff member that included Tunsil’s request for money. The school is investigating.
Loupe holds one-shot lead at Wells Fargo
Golf: Andrew Loupe took a 1-stroke lead over Roberto Castro at 8-under-par after the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, while Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler were close behind heading into the weekend.
Loupe shot a 1-under 71. Castro had a 66 for the best round of the day.
Fowler shot a 68, and Mickelson had a 70 to reach 5 under.
Daly had four birdies and two bogeys at The Woodlands Country Club, playing alongside friend Fuzzy Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen. The two-time major champion was tied for 12th. He turned 50 on April 28.
Minjee Lee, Morgan Pressel and Ryann O’Toole were tied for second.
Murray, Nadal square off in Madrid semis
Miscellany: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal will meet again in the semifinals of the Madrid Open on Saturday, a rematch of last year’s final won by the British player.
The second-ranked Murray defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2, while Nadal slipped past Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.
Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia reached the women’s final by beating American qualifier Louisa Chirico 6-1, 6-1 in less than an hour. She will play either Simona Halep or Samantha Stosur.
Doctors tried for an hour to resuscitate the Cameroon midfielder but failed. The cause of death was not known.