On a night of celebration, the San Antonio Spurs won their 25th game of the season beating longtime rivals the Los Angeles Lakers. The 25th win meaning Gregg Popovich now ties Don Nelson for the most All-Time regular season wins in NBA history at 1,135.
The Spurs got a boost before the game began when it was announced that LeBron James would be sitting this game out as he nurses a knee injury. With the home team now favored in this matchup with their play-in rivals, it was to be expected that they would come out and be aggressive and assert their dominance, but the refs were not going to let them get away with it.