Tony Parker had 38 points -- 27 in the first half -- and the San Antonio Spurs routed Dallas 105-84 to even their Western Conference quarterfinal series at 1-1. Parker was 16-of-22 from the field and handed out eight assists.

Josh Howard's 25 points led Dallas to a 105-97 victory Saturday at San Antonio, the Mavericks' first road playoff win in three years. The home loss in Game1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal was the fourth since 2007 for the third-seeded Spurs. High-scoring forward Dirk Nowitzki had eight of his 19 points in the fourth period and finished with eight rebounds.

Michael Finley's 3-pointer sent the game into overtime Wednesday and San Antonio dominated from there to win a division title by downing New Orleans 105-98. The Spurs' victory, combined with Houston's loss to Dallas, made San Antonio champion of the Southwest Division and the No.

Kevin Durant's 31 points led all scorers Tuesday in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 96-95 win over the Spurs, their first win in San Antonio since 2004. Oklahoma City's win also prevented the Spurs from clinching a playoff berth. Durant was joined in double figures by Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook and Nenad Krstic, who each scored 16 points in the win that snapped a three-game losing streak for the Thunder. It was Krstic who hit the game-winning jumper with 51.6 seconds to play, giving Oklahoma City a 96-93 lead. Tim Duncan cut the lead to one point with a tip-in with 36.9 seconds to play and then blocked a shot to give the Spurs a final try for the win.

Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday and the Dallas Mavericks coasted to a 108-88 victory over the toothless Minnesota Timberwolves. Jason Terry scored 21 points and Jason Kidd had 13 assists for Dallas. The Mavericks were helped by Josh Howard, who had missed the past 12 games with an ankle injury.