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SAN ANTONIO -- Pau Gasol signed with San Antonio because he believes the Spurs can win the NBA championship.He knows the Spurs cannot achieve that goal if they keep playing lethargically at home, so the 16-year veteran helped change that.Gasol had season highs with 21 points and six assists, and San Antonio snapped a three-game home losing streak with a 96-86 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.I think he got tired of losing, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.Gasol was 10 for 16 from the field as San Antonio snapped its longest home skid since dropping three straight in December 2014.After winning their home opener against New Orleans, the Spurs lost to Utah, the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston. San Antonio went 40-1 last season to match the league record at home.You just cant afford to lose at home, period, Gasol said. We just needed to snap out of that bad streak at home and start playing with some fire.Gasol, who also had nine rebounds and two blocked shots, had 13 points in the opening quarter. It was the most points he has scored in any half this season and was his second-highest total this year.(San Antonio was) definitely much more aggressive from the beginning, Gasol said. Established a good pace and we needed to as a team collectively to get off a good start because we havent done that lately at home.Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs.Tony Parker added seven points and four assists in 21 minutes after missing the previous three games with a sore right knee.Andre Drummond matched his season high with 20 points and added 17 rebounds in Detroits third straight loss.Im not upset at anybody, Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy said. I thought we played the game well. As a matter of fact, in terms of both defense and ball movement, putting both ends of the floor together, thats one of our best games of the year.After trailing by 13 points in the fourth quarter, Detroit held San Antonio to two points in a four-minute span to pull within 89-84 with 2 minutes remaining. Leonards 3-pointer ended the drought and helped seal the victory.The team is still trying to improve, Parker said. We have a lot of guys to try and put in our team like Pau. Everybody is trying to find their role in this team. And so, well be fine. Its going to take some time.TIP-INSPistons: Detroit is winless in five road games this season. ... Former Spurs Aron Baynes, Beno Udrih and Boban Marjanovic are all reserves for the Pistons. Marjanovic did not play, but received a rousing ovation when he was shown on the video screen. A huge fan favorite during his one season in San Antonio, Marjanovic was showered with shouts of Boban! in the final minutes.Spurs: Gasols previous season high was 20 points against Miami on Oct. 30. Aldridge did not play in that game for rest. ... Spurs G Danny Green sat out for rest after playing 26 minutes in his season debut Wednesday. Green missed the teams first six games with a strained left quadriceps. ... The Spurs have yet to play a game with their projected starting five of Parker, Green, Aldridge, Gasol and Leonard. . San Antonio, which plays Saturday in Houston, is 3-1 in back-to-back games this season. The Spurs won both road games.WINNING TRADITIONSan Antonio has not lost more than three games in a row at home since 2002. Every other team in the league has lost at least five straight home games over that span.GOT YOUR BACKLeonard had his second-lowest point production of the season, shooting 6 for 14.The 6-foot-7 forward has scored 30-plus points in four games after entering the season with four games of 30-plus in his career, including the playoffs.Leonard scored 34 points in San Antonios 101-99 loss to Houston on Wednesday, attempting a career-high 26 shots.He shouldnt need to get 30 to 34 every night, Gasol said. We have enough guys on this team, enough talent on this team that he shouldnt have to have that responsibility or pressure.UP NEXTPistons: At Denver on Saturday.Spurs: At Houston on Saturday. Pedro Geromel Brazil Jersey . LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Fernandinho Brazil Jersey .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. http://www.wholesalebraziljerseys.com/ . 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WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- When Patrik Laine was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets this summer, he knew the teams power play had finished at the bottom of the NHL last season.The 18-year-old forward wanted to help -- and he has in a big way.Laine scored twice on the power play to help the Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Thursday night.When I came here, they had the worst power play last year so I thought that I could bring something to the power play, Laine said. And now Ive got a couple goals on the power play. Those are important goals for these games. Im just trying to help my team to win.Laine has four of Winnipegs five power-play goals through seven games. He has six goals overall -- tying him for the league lead with a number of players, including fellow rookie Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs.Weve played only seven games, but its nice that Ive got those goals and helped my team to win with those games, Laine said.Jets coach Paul Maurice said Laine doesnt show much emotion when he scores because the sniper is used to it.Hes a spectacular shooter, Maurice said. Hes a really humble person. Its important to him that he portrays himself like that. ... Hes probably not going to be throwing a parade for himself after he scores a couple of goals. He has that expectation.Defenseman Tyler Myers got the Jets on the scoreboard 15 seconds into the game and rookie Kyle Connor got his first NHL goal. Connor Hellebuyck had 38 saves.Winnipeg, which lost at Dallas in the opener of the home-and-home on Tuesday, has scored five power-play goals this season, with the 18-year-old Laine getting four.With Dallas trailing 3-0, Tyler Seguin scored his fourth of the season 33 seconds into in the third period.Im not going to sit here and say they were completely outskating us or completely out-battling us, Seguin said. I thought we could have made some smarter choices. But we lost. Were going to move on and get ready for Saturday night (against Minnesota).Antti Niemi stopped 32 shots for the Stars.Winnipeg was 2 for 7 on the power play and Dallas went 1 for 6.Stars head coach Lindy Ruff said special teams was the difference.Five-on-five, we probably had the edge in thhe chances, but special teams, they generated a lot of energy and a couple goals, Ruff said.dddddddddddd We got off to a tough start with that shot going in, but I thought our work ethic inside the game was good.Winnipeg got off to a fast start and outshot Dallas 22-13 in the opening period. In the opening minute, Myers took advantage of a loose puck bouncing off the boards in the Dallas end to fire a one-timer from the point past Niemi.Both teams then took turns on the power play, but neither capitalized.Dallas had a two-man advantage for 1:16, then the Jets got on the power play and fired eight shots on Niemi in just over 1 1/2 minutes.Nikolaj Ehlers and Connor then went down the ice on a 2-on-1 at even strength, with Ehlers passing the puck across the ice for Connors high shot to double the lead with 3:48 left in the first.Nicky made a great pass over and I just tried to get it upstairs, Connor said. Its definitely a special feeling. You work so hard to get to this point and to get rewarded like that feels good.Connor, who was a healthy scratch in Tuesdays loss, was playing his sixth game of the season.Laines fifth of the season at 4:30 of the second made it 3-0 just 8 seconds after Stars defenseman John Klingberg was sent off for hooking.Seconds after Seguins goal, Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien crashed into the boards after getting tangled up with Stars forward Antoine Roussel, but only went to the dressing room for a few minutes.Laine scored his second of the game with 6 seconds left in a two-man advantage on a shot into the left side of the net that made it 4-1 at 10:17.Game notes The Jets had gone into the game only holding a lead for a total 17:02 in their first six games. ... 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