Eric Snow scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Philadelphia, playing without Allen Iverson, beat San Antonio 83-77 Saturday to end the Spurs' 13-game winning streak.
San Antonio's unbeaten streak dated to early December and was the longest in the NBA this season. The win broke a four-game road losing streak for the 76ers.
"Our whole thing was coming out here and getting a consistent effort," Snow said. ``We never even talked about them winning 13 straight or us not having won here in like 17 years. That never came up.''
Derrick Coleman also had 20 points for the 76ers, 12 after halftime, and grabbed 11 rebounds. Glenn Robinson finished with 16 points and Kenny Thomas had 12 points and 15 rebounds.
"We're a lot better ballclub when he plays the way he did tonight," Sixers coach Randy Ayers said. "We got great leadership out of Coleman."
Hedo Turkoglu led San Antonio with 16 points, while Tim Duncan had 11 points and 13 rebounds. Bruce Bowen, Rasho Nesterovic and Tony Parker all added 10 points.
Kings 116, Clippers 109
In Los Angeles, Mike Bibby scored 23 points, Doug Christie had a season-high 22 on 10-for-12 shooting to help the Kings beat the Clippers for the 16th time in their last 21 meetings. Peja Stojakovic, the NBA's second-leading scorer, finished with 21.
Predrag Drobnjak scored 22 points for the Clippers, who played the final 17:40 without starting point guard Marko Jaric after he sprained his left foot. Corey Maggette and Quentin Richardson each had 21 points and Elton Brand had 19, but it wasn't enough to prevent Sacramento's 18th victory in 22 games.
Pistons 99, Warriors 93
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Larry Brown wasn't around for the end of his 900th career NBA coaching victory after being mistakenly ejected in the third quarter.
Detroit set an NBA single-season record by holding their 34th straight opponent under 100 points, breaking the record of 33 set by the Knicks in 2000-01.
Golden State trailed by 14 points with less than five minutes to play, but Jason Richardson had eight points in a 15-0 run that put the Warriors up 91-90 with 1:28 to play.
Darvin Ham's three-point play gave the Pistons a 95-93 lead. After Nick Van Exel missed at the other end, Chauncey Billups was fouled on a drive to the basket. The call was originally called a charge before being reversed, and Billups made it a four-point game with the free throws.
Moments after Richard Hamilton was given a technical foul for arguing a foul call with 4:31 left in the third quarter, Brown was also given a technical.
Official Pat Fraher, believing referee Tim Donaghy had called the first technical on Brown instead of Hamilton, had the coach escorted from the court. After a discussion, it was announced that Brown could come back, but he didn't.
Brown later left the arena while the game was still in progress, and assistant Mike Woodson coached the final 15 minutes.
Grizzlies 112, Magic 103
In Memphis, Tennessee, Stromile Swift scored 14 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds as Memphis dominated the inside.
Swift shot 6-of-10, blocked two shots and had five offensive rebounds as Memphis controlled the boards 51-30. Memphis also outscored Orlando 62-28 in the paint.
Memphis handed out 35 assists, a season high, led by 10 from Jason Williams.
Mike Miller and Pau Gasol scored 17 points each and Bonzi Wells added 16, including 12 in the first half. James Posey finished with 15 as Memphis won its second straight to climb back to .500.
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