The San Antonio Spurs (67 - 15) defeated the Dallas Mavericks (42 - 40) 96 - 91 on Wednesday night. With the second seed guaranteed, and a three - game losing streak having been broken on Tuesday night, coach Gregg Popovich opted to rest the majority of his starters. San Antonio's starting five resembled a unit that could easily be envisioned playing in the fourth quarter of a mid - October exhibtion, with Kyle Anderson, Andre Miller, Kyle Anderson, Danny Green and Boban Marjanovic taking the floor. Despite essentially playing with second and third units, the Spurs were impressively able to garner a road victory against a Dallas team that could have potentially improved its playoff positioning with a victory. San Antonio was led by Marjanovic's 22 - point, 12 - rebound double - double that also included two blocks and an assist. Jonathan Simmons was next, tallying 19 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in 31 minutes off the bench. Marjanovic's and Simmons' point totals were notably career highs. Anderson contributed a double - double of his own, managing 15 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and five steals. Danny Green supplied 12 points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal. The Spurs finish atop the Western Conference's Southwest Division, with their playoff opponent still to be determined as of this writing. Dallas was led by a 22 - point effort off the bench from Raymond Felton, who also supplied four rebounds, two assists and a steal. Dirk Nowitzki pitched in with 19 points, seven rebounds, an assist and a steal. Deron Williams totaled 13 points, seven assists and two rebounds. Wesley Matthews amassed 11 points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block. The Mavericks finish in third place in the Western Conference's Southwest Division. They'll be slotted in either the seventh or the sixth seed, with the latter serving as the most probable outcome, as it's dependent on the Warriors defeating the Grizzlies later Wednesday night.
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