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SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs are still not sure why theyre playing so poorly at home.They certainly arent panicking, though. A 16-4 start, including an 11-0 road record, will soothe most fears.Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points, including the winning jumper with 6 seconds left, and the Spurs overcame another sluggish start in their own building to beat the Washington Wizards 107-105 on Friday night.After matching an NBA record with a 40-1 mark at home last season, San Antonio has already lost four times at the AT&T Center and was seconds from dropping a fifth.We cant get it going, said super-sub Manu Ginobili, whose efforts energized the Spurs. Its taking us a while to get into the rhythm, into the aggressiveness that we need to get leads. Yeah, we are not playing well, but the good thing is that meanwhile were getting wins and were maintaining a good record.LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and Pau Gasol had 19 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio, which won its 17th straight home game against Washington.Bradley Beal was 5 for 5 on 3-pointers in scoring 23 points for the Wizards.Beals final 3 gave Washington a 103-102 lead with 53 seconds remaining. Danny Greens 3-pointer, his first points of the night, put San Antonio ahead 105-103 with 19 seconds to go.John Wall tied it at 105 with 11.2 seconds left on a driving layup against Ginobili before Leonard rose for a 20-foot jumper at the top of the key. Otto Porter Jr. missed a 9-foot runner off a Washington inbounds play that would have tied the game.The first look was (Beal) coming off of the curl, Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. They did a good job of switching. ... But we had a good look.Washington has just one victory in eight road games, but its fortunes were lifted by the Spurs struggles at home this season.San Antonio trailed after the first quarter for the fifth time in nine home games. The Spurs scored only 24 points, falling behind by as many as 11 before closing the first quarter trailing 28-24.It seems like in the second half our defense always picks up and we get back into the games because of the defense, coach Gregg Popovich said. Thats a good thing, I guess, that it gets better as the game goes along, but weve started out poorly here at home quite often.The second unit again came to San Antonios rescue, led by the 39-year-old Ginobili. He banked in a 14-footer at the close of the first half off an inbounds play that had the Wizards scrambling to find their man.In the third quarter, Ginobili helped the Spurs avoid a backcourt violation on an errant pass by tossing the ball back before tumbling to the backcourt after a leaping, one-handed grab. The save led to a jumper by Aldridge that cut Washingtons lead to 71-66.Those are the kind of plays hes made his whole career, Popovich said.Ginobili finished with 13 points.San Antonios bench outscored Washingtons 11-2 in the third quarter, leading the Spurs to their first lead (78-76) since the opening minute of the game.We let another one go, Wall said. These are the ones at the end of the season when you look back at games where you could have made the playoffs, there are about seven games already this season for us that could haunt us.Wizards center Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 18 rebounds, collecting his 11th double-double of the season in the first half.TIP-INSWizards: Washingtons last victory in San Antonio was Dec. 11, 1999. ... Wizards C Ian Mahinmi (sore right knee) and F Danuel House Jr. (broken right wrist) missed the game with injuries.Spurs: PG Tony Parker sat out with a bruised left quadriceps, missing his fifth game this season. ... San Antonio, which entered leading the NBA in free throw percentage, opened 1 for 6 from the line. ... The Spurs have won 19 of 21 against the Wizards overall.THATS NUTSPopovich is puzzled as to why people believe Spurs reserve guard Patty Mills has so much more energy than the rest of his teammates.Mills finished with 10 points and eight assists in 28 minutes.I dont know if its because hes not very tall and he runs around real quick or something, but everybody else has energy, too, Popovich said. They might not look like it, because theyre not built like . Im not going to say. Hes just smaller and he runs around. Like a squirrel looks like he has more energy than an elephant, right?Mills, listed at 6 feet, wasnt sure how to take Popovichs comparison, so he decided discretion was the better part of valor.Uh, Id rather stay on this team for now and not make any comment, he said, laughing afterward.BATTLE OF THE BIG MENGasol and Gortat combined for 40 points and 28 rebounds while battling in the paint for much of the game.It was a rare battle between big men in a league that has become dominated by wing players.You dont see it very often, Popovich said. It was fun. Pau did a great job being more aggressive offensively.UP NEXTWizards: At Brooklyn on Monday.Spurs: At Milwaukee on Monday. Russell Wilson Womens Jersey .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. 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In short, if you dont come ready to play in November, youre going to get flattened.Here are five players who need to look up and see the headlights headed their way:Henrik Zetterberg, LW,?Detroit Red WingsIt has been a kind of a feast-or-famine start to the season for the Red Wings, as a six-game winning streak has been bookended by a pair of two-game slides. If Detroit is going to be more consistent, it stands to reason that its captain will lead the way.So far it has been a difficult start for Zetterberg, though, as he has just four assists in 10 games.Zetterberg, 36, missed the World Cup of Hockey because he was still recovering from injury and is coming off an NHL season that saw him register just 50 points, well off his career average, and finish with a minus-15. The classy Swede scored just once in a five-game, first-round loss to the?Tampa Bay Lightning?last spring and is clearly struggling to find his game for a Red Wings team that many picked to miss the playoffs.Patrice Bergeron, C,?Boston BruinsIts fair to suggest that the 5-4-0 Bruins are getting by early on thanks to the play of goalie?Tuukka Rask. That was apparent when Rask missed time recovering from injury last week, and its a red flag for a Bruins team desperate to get back to the playoffs after missing the postseason for two consecutive years.Bostons power play ranks dead last in the league and it is 26th in goals scored per game. One of the key offensive issues early on has been the lack of production from glue guy Bergeron. Its clear the three-time Frank J. Selke Trophy winner is not quite right, as he has just one goal in six games and bears little resemblance to the dynamo who lit it up in the World Cup while playing with tournament MVP Sidney Crosby and Bruins linemate Brad Marchand, and who led Boston a year ago with a career-best 32 goals and collected 68 points.Theres something amiss with one of the games great two-way players, and Bergeron rounding back into form is crucial to the Bruins staying in the hunt.Loui Eriksson, LW,?Vancouver CanucksHey, we get that nobody expected much from the Canucks this season (except, of course the Canucks, presumably). But they bolted out of the gate with four consecutive wins to make us all take notice before coming back to earth with four straight losses through Nov. 1.If Vancouver is going to stay relevant, its going to need a lot more from Eriksson, its key offseason acquisition. Lots of folks were critical of the six-year, $36 million deal signed by the former?Bruins?winger, who is coming off a solid, 30-goal season in 2015-16. That criticism seems valid, as Eriksson has struggled in his new ennvirons, scoring no goals with just four assists for the Canucks, who rank last in the NHL in goals scored per game.ddddddddddddLast season, Eriksson had 10 power-play goals and 17 power-play points for the Bruins. Not surprisingly given Erikssons early struggles, the Canucks power play is among the worst in the NHL, ranking 26th with just three power-play goals on 28 opportunities.Andrew Ladd, LW,?New York IslandersWhen the Islanders gave up six goals to the?Tampa Bay Lightning?through the first 32 minutes on Tuesday night en route to a 6-1 drubbing at home, it marked a low-water mark for a team that entered the season looking to build on its first playoff series victory since 1993.The Isles rank as one of the most disappointing -- and, indeed, one of the most dysfunctional -- teams in the league. And although the problems are many and varied for New York -- which is 4-6-0 and sits 15th in the Eastern Conference -- its clear its big offseason acquisition, former Winnipeg Jets captain and two-time Stanley Cup winner Ladd, hasnt yet been close to what the Isles hoped he would be.Ladd has struggled mightily to fit in with John Tavares or, frankly, anyone else with the Islanders, as he has just one assist in 10 games. Ladds struggles in the wake of signing a seven-year, $38.5 million deal have become even more noticeable given the early-season successes of former Islanders Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen, who signed with the?Buffalo Sabres and Red Wings, respectively.Keith Yandle, D,?Florida PanthersIt was a disappointing October for the defending Atlantic Division-champion Panthers, and they started November with another loss, this one a 2-1 decision to the Bruins. The loss highlighted Floridas ongoing issues with generating offense. The lack of jump has been especially noticeable from the back end, where the Panthers are expecting big things from young star Aaron Ekblad and Yandle, their big free-agent acquisition.Ekblad has just one goal and zero assists while the smooth-skating Yandle, who was inked to a seven-year deal worth $44.5 million in the summer, has chipped in just four assists in 10 games for the 4-5-1 Panthers. Just one of Yandles points has come on the power play and, perhaps not surprisingly, Florida ranks 24th in power-play efficiency. A year ago, the Panthers had the 23rd-ranked power play, and the addition of Yandle was expected to boost the units efficiency as well as help boost the teams overall offense. That hasnt happened.Honorable mentions:?Anze Kopitar, C,?Los Angeles Kings;?Mike Cammalleri, C,?New Jersey Devils;?Michal Neuvirth, G,?Philadelphia Flyers. ' ' '