Spurs improve to NBA-record 38-0 at home
The San Antonio Spurs set an NBA record with their 38th straight home victory to open the season and matched the highest win total in franchise history.
Manu Ginobili scored 20 points and the Spurs beat injury-depleted New Orleans 100-92 on Wednesday night to pick up their 47th straight home win dating to last season.
The Warriors are 36-0 at home and can match or break the Spurs’ record by season’s end.
J.J. Barea scored 26 points, including a go-ahead layup with 49.9 seconds left, as host Dallas rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final eight minutes.
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points for New York, which played without Kristaps Porzingis (injured shoulder).
Chris Paul had 20 points, 16 assists and eight rebounds in visiting Los Angeles’ fourth straight victory.
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and nine rebounds, and host Toronto earned its franchise-record 50th victory of the season.
Will Barton scored 25 points, Emmanuel Mudiay had 17 and Denver dealt host Memphis its fourth straight loss.
The Grizzlies’ advantage over Portland for the fifth seed in the Western Conference is down to two games.
DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points, 10 rebounds, five steals and four blocks for host Sacramento, which all but extinguished Washington’s playoff hopes.
The Bucks’ bench outscored Phoenix’s reserves 32-9 to help Milwaukee snap a five-game losing streak.
The Lakers’ D’Angelo Russell apologized for taking an unflattering video of teammate Nick Young and said he had no idea how a video intended as a joke between teammates became public.