LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points and 14 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs scored the final 13 points of the game, rallying for a 98-96 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
Maxi Kleber had 21 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 19 for Dallas in the final regular season matchup between the Southwest Division rivals.
Kleber's 3-pointer gave Dallas a 96-85 lead with 4:11 remaining, but the Spurs held them scoreless the remainder of the game.
Aldridge's fall-away, 11-foot jumper tied the game at 96 with 23.4 seconds remaining and Manu Ginobili's driving layup with 3.1 seconds was the game-winning shot.
Aldridge had his 12th double-double of the season to help offset the absences of starters Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker and Danny Green.
Coming off a 15-point blowout in Houston on Friday night, San Antonio was able to avoid its third straight loss.
The Spurs missed their first five shots, all short jumpers from Aldridge and Pau Gasol, on their way to shooting 30 percent in the opening quarter.
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The Mavericks took advantage, charging to a 31-18 lead.
San Antonio's reserves reversed the team's fortunes in the third quarter.
Davis Bertans finished with 13 points and Ginobili added 12 off the bench.
The Spurs closed within 72-68 after trailing by as many as 16 points to help set up the late-game heroics.
Dallas was without five players, including rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr.
