Kyrie Irving hit a running left-handed shot at the buzzer, capping a wild final 26 seconds and giving the Dallas Mavericks a 107-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Dallas trails Sacramento by percentage points for sixth place in the Western Conference and the final automatic playoff berth.
The Mavs swept their four-game season series against the Spurs after winning the first three by an average of 18.3 points. Irving and Doncic were critical in the final minutes of the closely contested finale. There were nine lead changes in the second half, but Dallas took a 102-101 lead with 3:46 remaining and didn't trail again.San Antonio is 1-4 during a season-long eight-game homestand, which included a split of a two-game series in Austin.
Doncic shot 2 of 8 in the first quarter but had six points and five assists in the period. He had 11 points and 11 assists in the first half.
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