(The Sports Xchange) – Alexey Shved stole the ball and then made two free throws with 3.2 seconds left in overtime to help lift the New York Knicks to a 104-100 points win over the San Antonio Spurs.
A floater by Tony Parker (21 points) put the Spurs in front 98-96, but Andrea Bargnani (16 points, 10 rebounds) responded with a put-back, and the Knicks went 4-for-6 from the foul line in the final 16.1 seconds.
Tim Duncan finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs (41-25) who dropped to seventh place in the tight Western Conference race.
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Pistons 105, Grizzlies 95
Reggie Jackson scored 23 points and made a career-high 20 assists as the Detroit Pistons ended two 10-game losing streaks with a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Pistons ended a 10-game skid overall and a 10-game losing streak to the Grizzlies.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 24 points for the Pistons.
Small forward Jeff Green’s 21 points led the Grizzlies (47-21) who saw their hold on second in the Western Conference trimmed to 1-1/2 games.
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Rockets 107, Magic 94
Reserves Corey Brewer and Josh Smith combined to score 15 of the Rockets’ 18 points during one stretch across the third and fourth quarters to lead Houston past Orlando.
Brewer posted a double-double (13 points, 12 rebounds) while Smith added 17 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
Magic guard Victor Oladipo scored a game-high 29 points.
Rockets All-Star guard James Harden, who scored 17 points with eight rebounds, missed 10 of 14 shots.
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Pelicans 85, Bucks 84
Anthony Davis scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Ersan Ilyasvoa missed an open three-pointer at the buzzer as the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Pelicans (37-30) moved into a tie with Oklahoma City for the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Quincy Pondexter added 18 points for New Orleans.
Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ilyasova with 15 points each.
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Clippers 99, Hornets 92
J.J. Redick scored 23 points, and Chris Paul added 21 points and eight assists, helping the Los Angeles Clippers withstand a second-half rally by the Charlotte Hornets.
Blake Griffin, in his second game since returning from elbow surgery, scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Clippers (43-25), who won for the first time in three games.
Al Jefferson scored 21 points to lead the Hornets (29-37), who lost their fourth game in the past five
