The Spurs finished the regular season with a 130-120 loss against the Mavericks that secured them the ninth best odd in the lottery, for now. It was a fun matchup in the first half and most of the third period, before an injury to Dallas superstar Luka Doncic unfortunately zapped the fourth quarter of any excitement.
The injury left a sour taste in everyone’s mouths, but for a while, the game was entertaining. Both teams played with surprising discipline for stretches early, executing their game plans, despite it being the last game of the regular season. The Mavericks used Jalen Brunson to test the mettle of rookie Josh Primo, which helped them since San Antonio was committed to keeping Doncic off the paint.