Patty Mills Australian scored 26 points Thursday to lead San Antonio
to a 109-100 victory over Dallas that moved close to the Spurs clinch
the best record in the NBA.
Kawhi Leonard finished with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for San Antonio, who were without Tony Parker for the second straight game as the star point guard continued to recover from a sprained back.With the win, San Antonio has stayed the course to ensure the best record in the league and home court advantage throughout the playoffs.Spurs notched their 61st win of the season , and are almost certain to finish atop the Western Conference with three games remaining .The Oklahoma City Thunder , who have four games remaining , have a record of 57-21 .Spurs need to win only one of their last three games or have the Thunder lose to San Antonio to claim top seed in the Western Conference .Spurs got an alert when superstar Tim Duncan left the game in the first quarter to have his right knee examined , but Duncan returned to the contest and finished with 20 points and 15 rebounds .Danny Green drained five to three points for 15 points and Tiago Splitter chipped in 12 points.The Mavericks , meanwhile , fell into a virtual tie with Phoenix for seventh place in the Western Conference with the defeat .Dallas played two games more than the Suns, and the two teams will meet Saturday in Dallas.Monta Ellis led the Mavericks with 24 points and Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 with six rebounds in his first game since he became the 10th leading scorer in NBA history Tuesday.
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