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. 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THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Leticia Romero is finally feeling like her old self, and No. 10 Florida State can finally show what its capable of on the court.Romero scored 17 points, and the Seminoles put Winthrop away early Thursday during a 98-35 victory in the Paradise Jam tournament.Jasmine Walker added 14 points, Ivey Slaughter 13 and Nicole Ekhomu 11 for Florida State (4-1), which had 13 players score en route to its most-dominating win this season.Romero had missed two of the Seminoles first four games, including their 78-76 loss to No. 3 UConn on Nov. 14, while recovering from a sore hamstring.In just her second start this season, Romero hit all seven of her shots, including three 3-pointers. She also had four assists and three steals, with only one turnover in 15 minutes.The first game (against Jacksonville on Nov. 17), it was hurting a little bit, Romero said. The second game (against James Madison on Nov. 20), I felt almost 100 percent. But this game I was not bothered by it at all.Florida State shot 61.5 percent from the field (40 of 65), while its defense held the Eagles (1-4) to 34.1 percent (14 of 41) and forced them into a season-worst 34 turnovers.Behind the turnovers, the Seminoles, who had just 12 turnovers, outscored Winnthrop 40-10, as well as had a 33-12 advantage in fast-break points.dddddddddddd They also outrebounded the Eagles 33-25.We got an opportunity to play a lot of players, Florida State coach Sue Semrau said. Thats important when you have to play three games in three days. But our younger kids came in, and there wasnt much of a dropoff. They were able to sustain the intensity.Erica Williams scored 12 points for Winthrop, which trailed 30-13 by the end of the first quarter and 53-16 at the halftime break.Anything can happen against a top-10 ballclub, Eagles coach Kevin Cook said. Florida State is very well coached, and theyve got world-class athletes. I spent 10 years in the WNBA, and theyve got three WNBA players in their starting five.BIG PICTUREWinthrop: The Eagles record against Top 25 opponents fell to 0-19 all-time after Thursdays loss.Florida State: Thursday nights dominating win was the Seminoles third straight, and theyve scored 80 or more points in all of them.UP NEXTWinthrop: Plays Michigan on Friday in its second game in the Paradise Jam tournament.Florida State: Faces No. 25 Gonzaga on Friday at Paradise Jam ' ' '