NBA ROUNDUP

Spurs 107, Timberwolves 96

MINNEAPOLIS

Manu Ginobili had 19 points, including five technical free throws in a 10-second span of the third quarter, to lead the Spurs. Richard Jefferson scored 17 and Tony Parker had 12 points and 13 assists for the Spurs, who beat the Timberwolves for the 16th straight time. Ginobili also had nine rebounds. Kevin Love had 20 points and 20 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have lost five in a row and came unglued during referee Ken Mauer’s five-technical binge in the third. Michael Beasley had just seven points on 3-for-11 shooting while playing on a sprained left ankle, and left late in the fourth quarter after aggravating the injury. The Timberwolves rallied early in the third, trimming a 16-point deficit to 68-62 in the first 2 1/2 minutes. But the game turned with 8:36 to play in the quarter when Mauer started handing out technical fouls almost faster than he could blow his whistle. He gave one each to Darko Milicic and Corey Brewer for gesturing toward him on the same play, a rare occurrence even with the NBA making that a point of emphasis. Coach Kurt Rambis got up and went to Mauer to discuss the calls and after a very brief conversation, he was given two quick technicals and ejected. Ginobili hit all four technical free throws, and the Spurs took possession. Ten seconds later, Love threw his arms up and hollered after officials did not call a loose-ball foul on Tim Duncan, and Mauer responded with a technical foul. Ginobili knocked down his fifth technical free throw in 10 seconds, giving the Spurs a 73-62 lead.

Pacers 111, 76ers 103

PHILADELPHIA

Danny Granger scored 27 points, Darren Collison added 21 points and 13 assists, and the Pacers snapped a nine-game road losing streak . Mike Dunleavy contributed 20 points while Tyler Hansbrough had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who had dropped three straight and 10 of 13. Jrue Holiday led the Sixers with 19 points and Elton Brand added 18. Marreese Speights and Evan Turner each had 14, while Jodie Meeks had 13, and Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams 12 apiece. Andre Iguodala returned to the Philadelphia starting lineup after missing the previous seven games with tendinitis in his right Achilles’, but he was largely ineffective and didn’t seem to have the same explosiveness to the basket. Iguodala shot 0 for 6 and finished with one point, seven assists and four rebounds. Collison snapped a tie game with a short jumper in the lane, pushing the Pacers to a 101-99 lead. After Williams missed a 3-pointer for Philadelphia, Hibbert extended the Pacers’ advantage to 103-99 with an 8-foot jump hook as the shot clock expired and 1:24 was left in regulation.

Wizards 136, Kings 133

WASHINGTON

Nick Young scored a career-high 43 points, and Kirk Hinrich had six in overtime as the Wizards survived a last-minute regulation meltdown. The Wizards blew a six-point lead in the final 14 seconds of the fourth quarter — and nearly blew a five-point lead in the final half-minute of overtime — and finished the game without starters John Wall and Andray Blatche before finally earning a split against a fellow last-place team from across the country. Young went 14 for 22 from the field, including 7 for 10 from 3-point range for the Wizards, who are 10-8 at home but 0-18 on the road.

Associated Press