The San Antonio Spurs claimed a piece of NBA history, finishing 40-1 at home this season to match the record set by the Boston Celtics in 1985-86.
Kawhi Leonard had 26 points as the Spurs rallied to beat Oklahoma City Thunder 102-98 in overtime.
Australia's Patty Mills played his part in the historic victory with nearly 16 minutes of court time for the Spurs and scoring seven points.
Spurs point guard Tony Parker was thrilled to see his side join such illustrious company.
"You know, it's one of the legendary teams with Larry Bird, (Kevin) McHale and (Robert) Parrish," Spurs point guard Tony Parker said.
"So it's pretty good. It's not easy to lose one game the whole season (at home)."
San Antonio suffered their only home loss of the season to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
Facing a historic game to end the regular season, the Memphis Grizzlies struggled against the Los Angeles Clippers, losing 110-84.
The Grizzlies lost for the ninth time in 10 games as they prepare to finish the season on Wednesday at Golden State, where the Warriors will be going for their NBA-record 73rd victory.
"Yeah, the emotional tank is a little bit empty right now," Memphis coach David Joerger said.
"You also know that sitting out there 24 hours you've got a chance to be the answer on every Trivial Pursuit card for the next 75 years. We'll see what we're going to do with that tomorrow."
Dwyane Wade finished with 14 points to help the Miami Heat down the Detroit Pistons 99-33.
Miami will win the Southeast Division and earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs if they close the regular season on Wednesday night by beating Boston on the road.
The Celtics will have something at stake, too, trying to avoid slipping to the sixth spot that would set up a series with the Heat.
The Pistons' loss sealed their spot as the eighth-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, setting up a match-up with top-seeded Cleveland.
Indiana beat the New York Knicks 102-90 to win their final home game of the regular season.
The Pacers are now locked into a playoff clash with the second-seeded Toronto Raptors who dispatched the Philadelphia 76ers 122-98.
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