SAN ANTONIO—De'Aaron Fox had 32 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a three-game skid, beating the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 126–116 on Wednesday night.
Dallas (33–34) remained 10th in the Western Conference, holding the final spot for the play-in tournament by 2 1/2 games over Phoenix.
Fox was 12 for 25 from the field in his highest-scoring game since joining San Antonio in a trade with Sacramento on Feb. 5.
Keldon Johnson and Jeremy Sochan each had 18 points off the bench for San Antonio. Devin Vassell added 16.
Brandon Williams returned from a one-game absence to lead Dallas with 19 points. Dante Exum added 17 and Naji Marshall and Kessler Edwards had 15 each.
The Mavericks beat the Spurs 133–129 on Monday to snap a five-game skid.
Dallas only had nine active players Wednesday as the team remains without Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis among others.
The Mavericks closed the first quarter on a 19–4 run in taking a 28–20 lead. Dallas extended the lead to 11 points in the second quarter while shooting 60 percent from the field.
