The San Antonio Spurs play the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. ET on TNT. Listen to the radio broadcast or watch the live stream below.
San Antonio (60-18) has the best record in the NBA and comfortably sits atop the Western Conference standings with a three-game lead over No. 2 Oklahoma City. Despite the impressive record, the Spurs have dropped two of their last three games with losses to Oklahoma City and to Minnesota.
Minnesota isn't likely to make the playoffs, which made San Antonio's 110-91 blowout loss on Tuesday all the more surprising.
"You can't win every game," Spurs forward Boris Diaw said, via ESPN. "We just wish we played better. Winning or losing, we just wish we played our game better."
Things weren't any easier without star point guard Tony Parker, who's sidelined with a sprained back -- he played nine minutes against Memphis on Sunday and missed the game against Minnesota.
Dallas (48-31), meanwhile, is battling with Golden State, Phoenix and Memphis for one of the last three Western Conference playoff spots. Dallas currently sits with the seventh best record in the conference, one game behind No. 6 Golden State and with a half-game lead over No. 8 Phoenix.
Still, the Mavericks have gotten hot down the stretch when it matters most. They head into Thursday's game looking for their fifth straight win. They hold wins over Oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers, both of who have already clinched playoff berths.
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE (SAS) and HERE (DAL).
