San Antonio hits jackpot

Duncan's 21-21 effort dooms New Jersey

? The Spurs had a high roller’s dream night Thursday against the New Jersey Nets.

Tim Duncan, who wears No. 21, scored 21 points and grabbed 21 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 21 points, 10 in the fourth quarter, as the Spurs fended off a too-little, too-late charge by the Nets en route to a 92-78 win.

The win was San Antonio’s 17th in its last 21 games.

The Nets, who lost their fifth in six games, cut the Spurs’ margin to 83-77 with 1:41 left on consecutive jumpers by Jason Collins and Kenyon Martin. But San Antonio finished with a 9-1 run capped by a three-pointer by Duncan at the final buzzer.

The Spurs, who allowed Phoenix to shoot 59 percent in a loss Tuesday, limited the Nets to 36.6 percent from the floor.

Jason Kidd, guarded mostly by the 20-year-old Parker, shot 4-for-19 for 11 points, about half his season average, but he exceeded his norm with 13 assists.

“If the ball is not going in, you have to find another aspect of your game,” said Kidd, whose name tops the list of potential free agents the Spurs might pursue in the offseason.

The Spurs certainly would like to roll the right numbers with Kidd. But on the question of free agency and the Spurs, Kidd tried to rein in the chatter and teased reporters, saying “you guys have kind of taken it overboard, but we’ll see what happens come July 1,” the date his current contract expires.

Reserve Manu Ginobili scored 18 points for the Spurs, and he energized his team with seven assists and five steals.

“He has really been a spark for us and just is fun to watch,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the rookie from Argentina. “Sometimes he scares me out there, because I don’t know what is coming, but he is so creative and we have to give him that freedom to just make things happen.”

Ginobili, who has scored in double figures in four of the past five games, said, “Tonight just felt very easy out there.”

Bruce Bowen had 11 points and Stephen Jackson 10 for San Antonio.

Bulls 119, Warriors 105

Chicago — Eddy Curry had 24 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Bulls snap the Warriors’ six-game winning streak.

The Bulls’ victory was just their fifth in the last 19 games, but gave them 22 wins — one more than last season.

Curry’s fellow prep-to-pro teammate Tyson Chandler added 23 points and 14 rebounds as the Bulls scored their most points this season.

Crawford had 15 points and a career-high 10 assists in 31 minutes, while Jay Williams scored nine points with three assists in 17 minutes. Jalen Rose scored all 21 of his points in the second half.

Gilbert Arenas scored 28 to lead Golden State and Antawn Jamison added 22.

76ers 88, Blazers 60

Portland, Ore. — Allen Iverson scored 36 points, helping the 76ers overpower the Trail Blazers. The Sixers led by as many as 32 points and snapped a three-game losing streak to Portland.

Philadelphia was without forward Kenny Thomas, who sprained his right ankle early Monday in a 107-99 loss to Sacramento.

Rasheed Wallace led the Blazers with 17 points and nine rebounds.