The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets, 121-120, at Frost Bank Center on Friday night.

The Nuggets (56-25) came into the night knowing they needed to simply win to keep their grip on the top seed in the Western Conference, which makes the ultimate outcome of the game all the more surprising. There were early signs the Spurs (21-60) had come to play when San Antonio forged a 32-31 lead through one, but Denver appeared to regain firm control during a second quarter in which they outscored their hosts by a 37-18 margin. The Spurs made only a five-point dent in their deficit during the third, and the defending champions opened their edge back out to 17 points with just above 10 minutes left in the final period. However, Gregg Popovich's club would finish the game on a jaw-dropping 31-13 run over the final 9:35, capping off the comeback victory with a Devonte' Graham five-foot floating jumper with 0.2 seconds left.

Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 35 points, complementing them with five rebounds, four assists and one steal. Nikola Jokic generated a 22-point, 12-assist double-double that included seven rebounds, two steals and one block. Michael Porter Jr. registered 14 points and three rebounds. Aaron Gordon supplied 13 points, four boards, four assists and one steal. Christian Braun furnished 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and two blocks.

Victor Wembanyama paced the Spurs with a 34-point, 12-rebound double-double that included five assists, two blocks and one steal. Sandro Mamukelashvili turned in a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double that included two assists and one block. Zach Collins posted 15 points, six rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. Tre Jones and Justin Champagnie produced matching 14-point efforts while tallying 10 assists and five rebounds, respectively. Graham recorded 11 points, five assists and four rebounds.

The Nuggets close out the regular season with a visit to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday afternoon, while the Spurs host the Pistons in their finale on Sunday afternoon as well.