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Duncan's late 19-footer saves Spurs against Cavaliers

Tim Duncan made a 19-foot jumper just before the final horn sounded, giving the San Antonio Spurs a 94-92 victory on Monday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who dropped their third straight.

Duncan missed his first seven shots and didn't score in the game's first 19 minutes. But with the game on the line, he took a pass from Tony Parker, gathered himself and calmly knocked down his shot without a hand in his face.

After going 0-for-7, Duncan went 9-for-10 from the floor, finishing with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Parker added 19 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 26 points and LeBron James finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who have lost four of five and are entering a tough stretch of upcoming games.

San Antonio's Manu Ginobli, who finished with 17 points, could have put the Spurs up by four points, but missed a pair of free throws with 19.2 seconds to go.

Ilgauskas tied the game on a dunk with 14.2 seconds left after James whipped a pass to the wide-open center.

Knicks 117, Lakers 115, OT

In New York, Tim Thomas scored a season-high 35 points, and New York recovered after blowing a 10-point lead in the final 46 seconds of regulation to defeat Los Angeles.

The victory was the third straight for the Knicks, matching their longest winning streak of the season. New York remained in last place in the Atlantic Division but pulled within five games of the first-place Boston Celtics.

Kobe Bryant forced overtime by making a 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left in regulation, but he couldn't come up with another big play at the end.

Michael Sweetney tied his career high with 19 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, and Kurt Thomas had 15 points and 12 rebounds as New York's front line dominated.

Bryant had 30 points, eight assists, five rebounds and seven turnovers, and Lamar Odom had 26 points and 15 rebounds.

Jazz 87, Clippers 86

In Salt Lake City, Mehmet Okur converted a three-point play with 21.7 seconds remaining and Utah held for the win when Los Angeles' Bobby Simmons missed a layup at the buzzer.

The Jazz won back-to-back games for the first time in a month and a half, but barely.

With the win, Utah's Jerry Sloan passed Dick Motta for seventh in NBA coaching victories with 636.

Keith McLeod had 18 points and eight assists and Kris Humphries pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds for the Jazz, who hadn't won consecutive games since beating San Antonio and Phoenix on Jan. 10 and Jan. 12.

Simmons led the Clippers with 17 points, including a 3-pointer to get Los Angeles within a point in the last 10 seconds. Corey Maggette added 16 points for the Clippers.

Mavericks 90, Hornets 86

In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points, including a key jumper and two free throws in the final minute, and Dallas hung on to beat the team with the worst record in the Western Conference.

Marquis Daniels added 13 points for the Mavericks, who've won seven of eight.

Dallas struggled most of the night before coming on at the end to beat the Hornets for the 12th straight time.

Nowitzki, the league's third-leading scorer who's been bothered by a sore right hamstring, had 13 points in the final quarter. He went 9-of-19 from the field and had 11 rebounds.
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