Spurs finish season strong, prep for Nuggets in first round.

Leonard has his eyes on another championship run.

After the historic win streak was snapped by the rising Milwaukee Bucks, the Spurs recovered solidly with wins against the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, edging the Los Angeles Lakers on the road in an overtime clash, all but eliminating the injury-laden squad led by LeBron James from playoff contention for a remarkable 70th victory. This late run was noted by the absence of Kawhi Leonard, resting up for the playoffs.

The playoffs are on the horizon now, the sun setting on another exciting basketball regular season, with the hungry Denver Nuggets waiting to touch down in San Antone, boasting a victory there--a feat accomplished by only two other teams this season, with the Spurs finishing 38-3 at home and losing only 3 also against its own western conference rivals (49 wins).

At season's end, Kawhi Leonard received MVP honors with Popovich awarded the Coach of the Year.