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  Monday, Mar. 6 8:30pm ET
San Antonio 106, New Jersey 104
 
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ David Robinson scored 25 points and Stephon Marbury tossed up a 29-foot airball with one second left as the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Jersey Nets 106-104 Monday night to snap a two-game losing streak.

Tim Duncan added 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, while Avery Johnson had 16 points and 11 assists.

New Jersey was led by Marbury's 34 points, while Keith Van Horn added 23.

After trailing 106-100 with 1:23 to play following a 3-pointer by Jaren Jackson, New Jersey closed to 106-104 on consecutive field goals by Marbury and Van Horn, the last with 37.9 seconds remaining.

Following a San Antonio turnover with 19.9 seconds to play, Marbury dribbled into traffic and lost control, but the ball went out of bounds last touched by the Spurs.

After a timeout, Marbury took the inbounds pass and pulled up from five feet behind the 3-point line, missing by about a foot. Robinson rebounded the airball as time expired to give the Nets another frustrating last-second loss.

After trailing 74-69 midway through the third quarter, San Antonio went on a 7-1 run to lead 76-75 on Robinson's dunk with 3:33 to play.

Robinson scored four of San Antonio's final six points in the third quarter as the Spurs led 84-81 going into the fourth.

Activated prior to the game when Steve Kerr was put on the injured list, rookie Derrick Dial keyed a 9-4 San Antonio run with seven points as the Spurs grabbed a 93-85 lead with 8:21 to play on Dial's 3-pointer. Playing in his first NBA game, Dial scored nine points in the second half.

After New Jersey cut the lead to 93-91 on two free throws by Kerry Kittles with 4:50 remaining, Jackson connected on a 3-point field goal and Johnson a layup as San Antonio led 98-91 with 4:07 remaining.

Both teams connected on more than half of their shots in the first half as New Jersey led 59-57 at halftime. Marbury had 16 points to lead the Nets, while Johnson and Mario Elie each had 12 for San Antonio.

Notes: San Antonio also played without Terry Porter (left medial collateral ligament sprain) and Malik Rose (sprained right ankle) . . . San Antonio is now 23-7 at the Alamodome this season. ... The Spurs own a 42-14 all-time lead over the Nets, including a 25-3 advantage in San Antonio since the teams joined the NBA. ... Marbury has scored in double figures in all 60 games this season.

 


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