Sacramento, which was 42-2 when leading after three quarters, was trying to extend its winning streak to a season-high seven games.
Spurs 92, Hornets 90
In New Orleans, Tim Duncan had 33 points and 12 rebounds, including a clinching 3-pointer in the final minute, as the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight .
Duncan's late 3, which came quickly off an inbounds play, gave San Antonio a 91-86 lead after P.J. Brown missed a shot he normally makes -- an open 14-foot jumper -- that could have tied the game.
Duncan set up the shot -- his sixth 3-pointer of the season -- by diving after a loose ball and calling timeout just before being tied up by Baron Davis.
San Antonio remained two games behind Midwest Division-leading Dallas, while New Orleans fell two-and-a-half games behind Indiana for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference.
SuperSonics 119, Lakers 98
In Seattle, Ray Allen scored 32 points and Rashard Lewis returned from a one-game injury absence to score 24 as Seattle defeated the Los Angeles Lakers.
Brent Barry added 15 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, just missing his first career triple-double for the second straight game. He had 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in Friday's 95-71 win over Memphis.
Peja Drobnjak had 20 points as the Sonics, making a late bid for the final Western Conference playoff spot, scored a season-high point total and snapped the Lakers' three-game winning streak. The Sonics pulled within 2 1/2 games of Phoenix and Houston for the No. 8 spot in the West.
Nuggets 88, Wizards 72
In Denver, Shammond Williams scored eight consecutive points early in the fourth quarter and finished with 15 as the Nuggets beat Washington to spoil Michael Jordan's final appearance in Denver.
Jordan finished with 19 points for Washington, which shot only 35 percent. The loss damaged the Wizards' playoff hopes, dropping them one-half game behind Milwaukee in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Six Denver players scored in double figures as the Nuggets outscored Washington 28-13 in the third quarter to erase a 44-36 halftime deficit and take a 64-57 lead.
Clippers 102, Grizzlies 100
In Los Angeles, Corey Maggette scored six of his 18 points in the final 3:19 as the Los Angeles Clippers beat Memphis to snap a four-game losing streak.
In the first game of a two-night stand at Staples Center, the Grizzlies squandered their best chance to record the first winning month in the franchise's eight-year history.
They are 8-7 in March with one game left -- against the NBA champion Lakers, who are 17-0 at home against the Grizzlies.
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