Hornets top Spurs, leaving Greg Popovich win short of NBA record

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Terry Rozier scored 31 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat San Antonio 123-117 on Saturday night, leaving Spurs coach Gregg Popovich a victory short of tying the NBA record.

San Antonio has lost four straight since beating Washington on Feb. 25 to move Popovich within one of Don Nelson’s record of 1,335 regular-season victories.

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LaMelo Ball added 24 points for Charlotte, P.J. Washington and Montrezl Harrell each had 15 and Mason Plumlee had 13 rebounds. The Hornets made their final 17 free throws.

"Any win, we will take," Rozier said. "We don’t care if it’s by half a point, that’s the main goal we want to achieve at the end of the night. So, whatever it takes."

Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 33 points, but was limited to five in the second half. Dejounte Murray had 25 points and 10 assists, and Devin Vassell added 14 points.

"They played hard enough to win," Popovich said of his team, which lost leads in the waning seconds of the third and fourth periods. "They competed hard enough to win. The end of quarters are still a learning situation for us."

Ball gave Charlotte a 117-113 lead with two free throws with 55.5 seconds left. Murray’s layup drew San Antonio to 119-117 before Martin hit four foul shots on two trips to the line in the final 33.6.

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier scores between San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl and guard Devin Vassell during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP