NBA Roundup: Spurs win eighth consecutive road game

? The San Antonio Spurs capped one of the most successful road trips in NBA history with a victory in the league’s toughest building.

Tim Duncan had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Emanuel Ginobili grabbed two key offensive rebounds in the final seconds as the Spurs beat Sacramento, 104-101, Sunday for their eighth straight road victory — an NBA record for one trip.

Malik Rose had 15 points and nine rebounds and hit two go-ahead free throws with 1:33 left, and Tony Parker had 18 points and seven assists for the Spurs, who have been on the road since losing Jan. 27 at Minnesota.

“You don’t plan on going 8-1 on a road trip,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “At the beginning, we wouldn’t have thought that would have happened. We’re thrilled, but hopefully we’re not that thrilled.”

The Spurs beat five playoff contenders during the trip, which stretched through the All-Star break and across four time zones.

“I’m just glad it’s over,” Duncan said. “We get to spend some time at home now, and that’s a luxury.”

The Spurs have won 17 of 20, and they capped their trip with wins over the Kings and Lakers. What’s more, they did it all without veteran David Robinson, who’s on the injured list.

Vlade Divac had 22 points and nine rebounds as Sacramento, the NBA’s best home team over the past three seasons, lost at Arco Arena for just the fifth time this season.

T’wolves 109, Warriors 102

Minneapolis — Kevin Garnett had 37 points and 22 rebounds and Wally Szczerbiak scored 23 points as the Timberwolves tied a franchise record with their 12th consecutive home victory.

Grizzlies 101, Bucks 95

Milwaukee — Jason Williams scored four points in the final 72 seconds and Pau Gasol led Memphis with 19 points as the Grizzlies snapped the Bucks’ three-game winning streak. The Grizzlies won on the road for just the fourth time this season. Ray Allen scored 23 points and Sam Cassell added 22 for Milwaukee. Milwaukee missed six of 12 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter.

Raptors 99, Magic 97

Toronto — Alvin Williams had 22 points, Antonio Davis scored 21 and Toronto won for the sixth time in eight games.

Tracy McGrady scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter for the Magic, who went 0-3 on their road trip. After McGrady’s three-pointer cut Toronto’s lead to 99-97 with 31 seconds left, Toronto’s Morris Peterson missed a three-pointer. The Magic had a chance to tie or go for the win with 8 seconds left, but Mike Miller didn’t get his three-point attempt off before the buzzer.

Sixers 90, Nets 83

East Rutherford, N.J. — Allen Iverson had 32 points and five of Philadelphia’s 14 steals.

Keith Van Horn got into foul trouble and scored only nine points in 26 minutes against the team he helped to reach the NBA Finals last season, but he hit a baseline jumper over Jason Kidd with 63 seconds to play to give Philadelphia an 84-77 lead.

Another former-Net, Derrick Coleman, added 15 points and 16 rebounds — including two key putbacks in the final 3:40. Kidd led New Jersey with 21 points.

Hornets 100, Nuggets 92

New Orleans — Jamal Mashburn had 24 points and nine assists as New Orleans defeated Denver. Mashburn scored 12 in the first quarter to help the Hornets build an early double-digit lead they held for most of the game.

All five Hornets starters scored in double figures as New Orleans ended a two-game skid and extended Denver’s losing streak to five.

Pistons 90, Cavaliers 75

Cleveland — Richard Hamilton scored 23 points and Chauncey Billups added 15 to lead Detroit. Hamilton scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Pistons, the NBA’s best defensive team, limited the Cavs to 14 points and took control. Ben Wallace added 13 points and 16 rebounds as Detroit won for the seventh time in eight games and moved within one game of Central Division-leading Indiana.

Ricky Davis had 19 points for Cleveland, which has lost 13 of 15 and dropped to a league-worst 10-43.

Hawks 99, Pacers 86

Atlanta — Jason Terry scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help Atlanta end a four-game losing streak. Indiana’s Reggie Miller was ejected when the Pacers were called for five technical fouls in the first quarter — four in a span of 19 seconds.

Atlanta’s Glenn Robinson scored 25 points, surpassing 13,000 in his career.

Suns 102, Celtics 92

Phoenix — Stephon Marbury had 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as Phoenix pulled away from road-weary Boston. Amare Stoudemire had 25 points and 17 rebounds and Shawn Marion added 22 points as the Suns snapped their two-game home losing streak and swept the Celtics for the first time in five years.

Paul Pierce had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Antoine Walker scored 16 points and Walter McCarty had 13, but they couldn’t keep the Celtics from falling to 3-1 on a six-game road trip.

Knicks 117, Lakers 110

Los Angeles — Allan Houston scored an NBA season-high 53 points, making 18-of-29 shots from the field and 12-of-14 from the foul line.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 40 points — the fifth consecutive game in which he’s scored 40 or more and the ninth straight of at least 35.

L.A. played without Shaquille O’Neal, who missed the game because of a sore knee.