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Spurs battle back to edge Pelicans
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SAN Antonio shook off its home-court overtime blues to beat New Orleans 95-93 on Wednesday, having only tied the game with 0.2 seconds of time remaining in regulation.
The Spurs lost in overtime at home three times in the month of December and seemed destined for a fourth such defeat on New Year’s Eve when they fell behind by six points in the extra period, but Manu Ginobili had seven points in overtime to turn it around for the hosts.
Among other games to close out 2014, Milwaukee downed a Cleveland side still without LeBron James, Oklahoma City beat Phoenix in a high-scoring thriller and Houston posted a comfortable win against Charlotte.
San Antonio star Tim Duncan had 16 points and 10 rebounds, tying Hall of Famer Karl Malone for fifth in career double-doubles with 814. It was Duncan who was credited with tipping in Boris Diaw’s inbound pass at the rim with a split second remaining in regulation.
Anthony Davis had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans.
Milwaukee led most of the way to win 98-80 at Cleveland. LeBron James missed his second game with knee soreness and the Cavaliers went on to their fourth loss in five games. Kyrie Irving notched 25 points for Cleveland.
Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant scored 44 points in his return from six games out with an ankle sprain, and helped the Thunder beat Phoenix 137-134 in overtime.
Houston made a big run early in the third quarter to set up a 102-83 win against Charlotte. James Harden scored 36 points, including eight straight to push the advantage to 99-79 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining.
Los Angeles strolled to a 99-78 win against hapless New York, which ended a dismal 2014 with its ninth-straight defeat. Indiana went on a 17-2 run to close the third quarter to turn the game around and beat Miami 106-95. Boston led throughout to record a 106-84 win against Sacramento.
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