JAKOB POELTL

Luka Doncic strained his left calf in Dallas’ 130-120 win over San Antonio in what turned out to be a meaningless regular-season finale, putting the superstar’s status in question for the playoff-bound Mavericks.

Karl-Anthony Towns had a team-record 60 points, the most scored in the NBA this season, and the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 149-139.

Gregg Popovich tied Don Nelson’s NBA record with his 1,335th career victory as a coach in the San Antonio Spurs’ 117-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Ja Morant threw down a massive dunk over 7-footer Jakob Poeltl and scored a career-high 52 points, lifting the Memphis Grizzlies over the San Antonio Spurs 118-105.

Devin Booker scored 28 points, Mikal Bridges added a season-high 26 and the Phoenix Suns overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to win their 10th straight game, beating the San Antonio Spurs 115-110 on Sunday night.

With another big game from Saddiq Bey and Hamidou Diallo, the Pistons downed the San Antonio Spurs 117-116 in overtime. Bey ended the night with 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, his fourth-straight game scoring 20 or more points. With 44 seconds remaining in Saturday night’s game, Luka Garza scored a putback layup to put the Pistons up 105-104. While going up for a rebound though, the Pistons fouled Spurs big man Jakob Poeltl, who missed his two shots. Rookie center Garza also put up a strong performance in the second quarter to help the Pistons cut into the Spurs lead.

Saddiq Bey hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime and finished with 21 points, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 117-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs had their highest-scoring game of the season to beat short-handed Detroit 144-109 on Sunday, extending the Pistons’ road skid to 10. San Antonio has won three straight and four of five to move into 10th in the Western Conference. San Antonio sat its primary starters in the fourth quarter ahead of playing five games in seven days. Detroit Pistons assistant coach Rex Kalamian reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in San Antonio. The Spurs shot 56% from the field in winning their seventh straight at home over the Pistons.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and the San Antonio Spurs had their highest-scoring game of the season to beat short-handed Detroit 144-109 on Sunday, extending the Pistons’ road skid to 10. San Antonio has won three straight and four of five to move into 10th in the Western Conference. San Antonio sat its primary starters in the fourth quarter ahead of playing five games in seven days. The Spurs shot 56% from the field in winning their seventh straight at home over the Pistons. … San Antonio, which hosts Utah on Monday, is 3-6 in back-to-back games and 2-2 in the second game.

Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-106 on Sunday.

The NBA has raised the level of urgency regarding getting booster shots against the coronavirus.

Jaylen Brown hit a 3-pointer with 16.7 seconds remaining in overtime, Jayson Tatum scored a career-high 60 points and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 32-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 143-140.

Erik Spoelstra got a milestone win, and it didn’t come easily.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Derrick White had 26 points, Jakob Poeltl added 17 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 106-91 on Thursday night to snap a five-game home losing streak. The Pistons and Spurs were both short-handed Friday with less than a month remaining in the regular season. San Antonio was without DeMar DeRozan, Dejounte Murray and Patty Mills, who were all late scratches to its lineup. Murray and Mills sat out for rest on the second night of a back-to-back and DeRozan missed the game with a bruised right quadricep. San Antonio then went on a 16-2 run over the next five minutes to take a lead they never relinquished.

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The NBA playoff picture is getting a little clearer. Brooklyn secured one of the last two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference on Friday, defeating Sacramento 119-106. For the Nets, the clinching comes as something to savor in a topsy-turvy season. Should that series take place, the ninth-place team would have to go 2-0 in a best-of-two series to advance. Were going to try to win every game.Phoenix, Sacramento and New Orleans remain in the mix for a play-in series spot.