Minnesota clinched at least a ninth-place finish in the Western Conference standings entering a showdown with New Orleans on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale in Minneapolis. Minnesota and New Orleans are jockeying for position in the West.
Julian Champagnie led San Antonio with 24 points while Keita Bates-Diop had 22, Tre Jones had his second career triple-double and Malaki Branham added 17 points.Rookie Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 28 points and Utah concluded its home slate with a win over Denver in Salt Lake City. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and Jamal Murray netted 20 in the loss for Denver, which had already clinched the No. 1 playoff seed in the Western Conference.Kawhi Leonard collected 27 points, eight rebounds and four assists to help Los Angeles rally in the second half and post a home win over Portland.