Nuggets fall to big logjam atop West
Devonte' Graham converted a floater in the lane with 0.9 seconds remaining, and the San Antonio Spurs handed Western Conference-leading Denver a potentially damaging loss, rallying from 23 points down to beat the Nuggets 121-120 on Friday night.
The Nuggets (56-25) fell out of sole possession of first place in the West and into a tie with Minnesota and Oklahoma City. Because of tiebreakers, the Timberwolves were first, the Thunder second and the Nuggets third heading into the final day of the regular season on Sunday.
Victor Wembanyama had 34 points and 12 rebounds for the shorthanded Spurs, who are last in the West.
Jamal Murray had 35 points and Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 12 rebounds for Denver, which led 76-53 early in the third quarter and still had a 17-point advantage early in the fourth.
THUNDER 125, BUCKS 107 >> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points and Oklahoma City beat injury-depleted Milwaukee to boost its hopes of taking the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
The Thunder entered the night trailing the Denver Nuggets by one game and tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference standings with two games remaining.
LAKERS 123, GRIZZLIES 120 >> LeBron James had 37 points, including six in the final minute, and 10 rebounds and Anthony Davis had 36 points and 14 rebounds as Los Angeles beat short-handed Memphis.
Davis, returning from a left eye injury that kept him out of the Lakers' loss to Golden State on Tuesday, was 11 of 22 in this game.
TIMBERWOLVES 109, HAWKS 106 >> Rudy Gobert had 25 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks to help Minnesota defeat Atlanta and move into a three-way tie for first place in the Western Conference.
CELTICS 131, HORNETS 98 >> Payton Prichard scored a career-high 31 points and Boston rolled to a win over Charlotte.
76ERS 125, MAGIC 113 >> Joel Embiid had 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists after an apparent injury scare in the first half and Philadelphia beat Orlando.
BULLS 129, WIZARDS 127 >> Rookie Adama Sanogo had 22 points and 20 rebounds to shatter his career highs and help short-handed Chicago beat Washington.
KNICKS 111, NETS 107 >> Jalen Brunson had 30 points and 11 assists after a slow start, OG Anunoby scored all of his 15 points in the third quarter and New York beat Brooklyn, clinching homecourt advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
CAVALIERS 129, PACERS 120 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points, Jarrett Allen had 29 points and 13 rebounds and Cleveland clinched a playoff berth with a victory over Indiana.
HEAT 125, RAPTORS 103 >> Nikola Jovic scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 20 points and nine assists, and Miami kept hope alive of escaping the playin tournament by topping Toronto.
PISTONS 107, MAVERICKS 89 >>
Marcus Sasser scored 24 points in his hometown return, including 13 straight points during a stretch of the third quarter, and Detroit beat Dallas — playing without Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.