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MINNEAPOLIS -- Kawhi Leonard is getting used to his role as the San Antonio Spurs go-to guy.The Minnesota Timberwolves found out on Tuesday night just how unstoppable Leonard can be when he puts his foot on the gas.Leonard scored 31 points and the Spurs improved to 13-0 on the road this season with a 105-91 victory.Leonard hit 11 of 15 shots after not scoring at all in the first quarter and Patty Mills scored 15 points off the bench for the Spurs (18-4), who played without Tony Parker after he bruised his left knee against Milwaukee on Wednesday night. San Antonio overcame a slow start to shoot 52.7 percent.Now I have game experience under my belt, Leonard said. Thats what you need to get better, get comfortable -- see the ball go through the net in the game.The Spurs moved past the 1969-70 New York Knicks to take sole possession of the second-best road start to begin a season in NBA history. The Golden State Warriors started 14-0 last year.Maybe theres just a little extra focus when we go into someone elses arena, Mills said. Its hard to put your finger on it.Zach LaVine scored 25 points for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns had 11 points and 14 rebounds, but shot just 3 of 16.You have to eliminate all the ways in which you beat yourself first, Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau said. So we have to understand that, we have to improve in that area.With seven new faces on the roster and Tim Duncan no longer there, its been an adjustment for the Spurs this season. They havent been their usual precise selves, but here they are with the second-best record in the league, tied in the win column with the Warriors (18-3).The Timberwolves erased a seven-point deficit with less than a minute to play to beat Charlotte on Saturday night, but Leonard buried a pair of 3-pointers to end the threat Tuesday.TIP-INSSpurs: Manu Ginobili got the night off. ... LaMarcus Aldridge had just six points on 3-for-8 shooting and did not score until early in the third quarter. ... San Antonio shot just 29 percent and scored a season-low 19 points in the first quarter.Timberwolves: Andrew Wiggins was quiet for the Wolves as well. He scored 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting. ... Thibodeau received a technical foul for arguing with officials in the second quarter. ... PG Kris Dunn played well with 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting.LINE CHANGEThe Spurs starters got off to a terrible start after a narrow victory over the Bucks the previous night, so coach Gregg Popovich pulled all five starters with 7:30 to play in the first quarter and a 12-3 deficit. The bench unit of Mills, Kyle Anderson, Dewayne Dedmon, David Lee and Jonathon Simmons energized the team with a 14-3 run to get them back in the game.Theyre all together, Wiggins said. If one person moves, the other person moves with them. Its like theyre all tied together.PARKERS ABSENCEParker was injured when he knocked knees with a Bucks defender in the third quarter. The Spurs said he was listed as day to day, but Popovich said after the game he was probably 50-50 to play Thursday against Chicago. Rather than the elevate veteran Mills to the starting lineup, Popovich wanted to keep the second unit intact and so he gave Nico Laprovittola, a rookie from Argentina, his third career start. Laprovittola scored 10 points in 22 minutes.We knew Tony was going to miss some games, Popovich said of the teams mindset going into the season. To have another person that has the courage and the experience to play that position is important.UP NEXTSpurs: San Antonio heads to Chicago for a game against the Bulls on Thursday in Gasols first game there since he left for the Spurs in free agency.Timberwolves: Minnesota faces former coach Dwane Casey and the Raptors in Toronto on Thursday. Air Max 97 Plus Black Orange . 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Laurie Daley wont be afraid to play Jarryd Hayne out of position as he sizes up the crosscode-star for a return to the State of Origin arena next year.Hayne will make his to the NRL for Gold Coast this weekend with NSW coach Daley to scrutinse his form closely as he turns his attention to the 2017 series.Before his departure to the NFL and Rugby Sevens, Hayne was the difference-maker in the Blues 2014 drought-breaking series win over Queensland.While next years State of Origin series is still 10 months away, Daley said the former Dally M Medal winner was already in his plans and would be invited to the sides end-of-season get together.Daley will be forced to make a cut-throat decision when it comes to picking his No.1 next year after James Tedesco made the most of his first outing in the jjumper in game three this year.ddddddddddddfter using Josh Dugan and Matt Moylan in the role since Haynes departure, Daley had seemingly found a long-term No.1 in the Wests Tigers custodian.Faced with having two outstanding candidates for one spot, Daley said he wouldnt be afraid to shift Hayne elsewhere in the backline to accomodate Tedesco if he thought it was best of for the make up of the team.(Hayne) can play centre, wing, five-eighth, Daley told Fox Sports NRL360 on Wednesday.I was really impressed with James Tedesco in game three.Itll just come down to the make up of the team. I think I said during the series, pick the best team and find a spot for them. ' ' '