NBA: San Antonio Spurs rout Indiana Pacers for record 18th straight win

The San Antonio Spurs secured a franchise record 18th straight win when they eased past the Indiana Pacers 103-77.

  Tony Parker scored 22 points and Boris Diaw came off the bench with 14 more to hand the Pacers a heavy defeat and knock them off the top of the Eastern Conference table.
The Spurs have not been beaten since February 21 when they fell 106-85 to the Suns in Phoenix.
Indiana's defeat allowed the Miami heat to move to the summit of the Eastern Conference with a 93-83 win over the Toronto Raptors, with LeBron James scoring 32 points.
They overcame the absence of injured stars Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen in a tough contest the Heat finally broke open in the third period when they restricted the Raptors to only 14 points.
The New York Knicks kept their play-off hopes alive with a 92-83 win over the Utah Jazz, largely thanks to 34 points from Carmelo Anthony, and the Charlotte Bobcats look in good position to play in the post-season after beating the Washington Wizards 100-94.
Atlanta Hawks maintained eighth place in the East with a 103-95 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, ending a six-game losing streak on the back of 28 points from Paul Millsap and 22 from Lou Williams.
Elsewhere there was a 94-92 win for the Memphis Grizzlies over the Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings held off the New Orleans Pelicans 102-97.
The Los Angeles Clippers made light of Blake Griffin's absence through injury as they beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-104 and the Chicago Bulls ran out easy 94-80 winners against the Boston Celtics.