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Tim Duncan leads Spurs over Nets

Associated Press

at San Antonio 94, New Jersey 91: Tim Duncan had 30 points and 15 rebounds and Michael Finley made a pivotal three-point shot for the Spurs with 22.6 seconds left. San Antonio has won four in a row heading into a trip that begins Sunday against the Lakers.

at Indiana 107, Houston 102: The Rockets, already without Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest because of injuries, lost All-Star center Yao Ming in the first half because of a sore knee. Danny Granger scored 25 points for the Pacers.

Cleveland 106, at Golden State 105: LeBron James, who had 32 points, made a 19-foot jumper over Ronny Turiaf at the buzzer, lifting the Cavaliers to a wild victory after Stephen Jackson made a 22-foot jumper over James with 6.4 seconds left to give the Warriors the lead.

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Dallas 112, at Detroit 91: Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Josh Howard added 22 and the Mavericks rebounded from their worst performance of the season. Dallas, coming off a 133-99 loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, shot 66% in the first half.

at Atlanta 117, Milwaukee 87: Flip Murray scored a season-high 25 points, Josh Smith had 24, Mike Bibby had 15 assists and the Hawks shot 56% in their biggest victory of the season.

at New York 108, Memphis 88: David Lee had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Knicks won three in a row for the first time since early November. The Grizzlies, who have lost eight in a row, named Johnny Davis as interim coach after the firing of Marc Iavaroni, but the team is expected to sign Lionel Hollins this weekend.

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at Minnesota 116, New Orleans 108: With injured David West and Tyson Chandler out for the Hornets, Al Jefferson had 24 points and 14 rebounds and the Timberwolves scored 52 points in the paint against the league’s best post defense.

Toronto 114, at Chicago 94: Jose Calderon had 23 points on nine-of-10 shooting and added 10 assists, helping the Raptors end a seven-game losing streak. Calderon has made 83 straight free throws, the second-longest streak in NBA history behind Michael Williams’ 97.

at Clippers 107, Oklahoma City 104: Rookie Eric Gordon won a shootout with last season’s rookie of the year Kevin Durant.

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