Spurs rally to beat depleted Thunder

SAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard had 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs had to rally to beat the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder 102-98 in overtime Tuesday night to finish 40-1 at home this season, matching an NBA record.

The Boston Celtics had the same record in 1985-86.

San Antonio was lethargic coming off its first home loss of the season to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Spurs never led in the final quarter of the loss and trailed throughout much of their home finale.

Thunder coach Billy Donovan rested stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka in their regular-season finale while San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich started his regular lineup.

The Thunder were still able to force the first overtime in San Antonio this season. Four players finished with 17 points apiece for the Thunder.

OTHER GAMES

Pacers 102, Knicks 90 at Indianapolis: Paul George and George Hill each scored 19 points and Indiana beat New York to win its final home game of the regular season.

Trailing 64-62, the Pacers (44-37) finished the final seven minutes of the third quarter with a 17-6 run that gave Indiana a 79-70 lead heading into the final period.

Raptors 122, 76ers 98 at Toronto: Rookie Norman Powell had 18 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 17 more and 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Philadelphia for the 12th straight time.

With the Pacers’ win over New York and the Pistons’ loss to the Heat, second-seeded Toronto is now locked into a playoff matchup with the seventhseeded Pacers.

Heat 99, Pistons 93 at Auburn Hills, Mich.: Dwyane Wade got off to his slowest start offensively in a decade and finished with 14 points, helping Miami beat Detroit.

Miami will win the Southeast Division and earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs if it closes the regular season tonight by beating Boston on the road.

The Pistons’ loss sealed their spot as the eighthseeded team in the Eastern Conference, setting up a matchup with top-seeded Cleveland.