Spurs set franchise record with 65th victory
Spurs set franchise record with 65th victory
The Spurs won again during their best regular season ever, just as Tim Duncan has done 1,000 times in his career.
Kawhi Leonard (18 points) made the go-ahead jumper with 4.9 seconds left as San Antonio beat Utah 88-86 in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night.
Rodney Hood missed the potential winning three-point shot at the buzzer as Utah fell a half-game behind Dallas for seventh place in the Western Conference.
Duncan is the third player with 1,000 victories in the regular season, following Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parish.
“If we commit to our defense, that can keep us in games,” Utah head coach Quin Snyder said.
Trail Blazers 115, Kings 107: CJ McCollum scored 30 points as visiting Portland won for the fifth time in six games and remained a half-game behind Memphis for fifth place in the Western Conference.
J.R. Smith scored 21 points and went 7-for-11 from three-point range to lead hot-shooting Cleveland at Milwaukee.
Chris Paul scored 25 points and the host Clippers defeated their Staples Center co-tenants for the 10th straight time in Kobe Bryant’s last game as a visitor in his home arena.
Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to become the first player with 17 triple-doubles in a season in 27 years for visiting Oklahoma City.
Zach Randolph had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter added 17 points and host Memphis snapped a six-game slide.
Carl Landry scored 22 points to lead host Philadelphia over New Orleans, ensuring that the 76ers (10-68) won’t tie their league record for fewest victories in an 82-game season, set in 1972-73.