The Cleveland Cavaliers came close to winning their first game in more than a month, but couldn't wrap it up because Ryan Hollins failed to rein in Brook Lopez.
Lopez scored 28 points, including the tie-breaking turnaround jumper with 1.4 seconds remaining, and the New Jersey Nets sent the visiting Cavaliers to their 17th straight loss, 103-101 on Monday night in a battle of the Eastern Conference bottom clubs.
"We fought hard, it's tough to take," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "Right now, we're losing some of these battles, but hopefully in the long run we'll win the war."
After squandering a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs knotted it at 101-apiece on Joey Graham's three-pointer from the left corner with 7.1 seconds left, setting the stage for Lopez's heroics and Hollins' blunder.
Cleveland had a non-shooting foul to give when Lopez took an entry pass from Sasha Vujacic near the free throw line, Instead of wrapping up the Nets centre, Hollins pitter-pattered him on the back. The officials didn't call the obvious foul and Lopez hit the eventual game-winning six-foot jumper.
"I kept slapping him in the back and they didn't call it," Hollins said. "I guess they didn't notice I was trying to foul him. I guess you have to wrap him up. It's a tough loss but a lesson learned".
Long-distance marksman Daniel Gibson had a chance to end the Cavs' losing streak when he got the ball out of a timeout and launched the potential game-winning three from the left corner. But it rimmed out as time expired, sending Cleveland to a franchise record-tying 21 straight road loss.
"When that last shot went up I was really praying and holding my breath," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. "I really wanted this one for our guys."
Reserve Anthony Morrow scored 16, Devin Harris had 14 with 10 assists, while Kris Humphries finished with 11 and as many boards for New Jersey (13-32), which has won three of its last four games.
Antawn Jamison had 26 points. Gibson added 19 while Ramon Sessions contributed 16 for the league-worst Cavaliers (8-36) who have not won since December 18 against the New York Knicks.
Elsewhere: San Antonio Spurs 113, Golden State Warriors 102 Argentine ace Manu Ginobili scored 20 points, Frenchman Tony Parker had 18 with 11 assists and NBA-best Spurs (38-7) bounced the host Warriors for their ninth win in the last 10 games. David Lee led Golden State with 31 points and 12 rebounds.
New York Knicks 115, Washington Wizards 106 Amar'e Stoudemire scored 30 points, Raymond Felton had 17 with 15 assists and the Knicks (23-21) ended a six-game slide while dropping the Wizards to 0-21 on the road. Nick Young led Washington (13-30) with 22 points.
New Orleans Hornets 91, Oklahoma City Thunder 89 Chris Paul scored 24 points, David West had 20, including the game-winning 17-foot fade-away jumper with five tenths of a second remaining, and the surging Hornets (30-16) rallied from 15 down in the opening half for their ninth straight victory.
Kevin Durant paced Oklahoma City (28-16) with 22 points - six below his league-best scoring average.
Detroit Pistons 103, Orlando Magic 96 Tracy McGrady, Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye scored 20 points apiece and the Pistons (17-28) snapped the Magic's eight-game home-winning streak. Reserve Ryan Anderson topped Orlando (29-16) with 21 points, while Dwight Howard totaled 20 and 16 boards.
Chicago Bulls 92, Milwaukee Bucks 83 Kurt Thomas scored a season-high 22 points, Derrick Rose had 21 with 10 assists, carrying the Bulls (31-14) past the visiting Bucks. Chris Douglas-Roberts topped Milwaukee (16-26) with a season-best 30 points.
Houston Rockets 129, Minnesota Timberwolves 125 Kevin Martin poured in 34 points, Argentine Luis Scola had 20 with 12 rebounds and the visiting Rockets (21-25) hit 14 threes to beat the T-Wolves for the 13th consecutive time. Kevin Love collected 24 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists in Minnesota's (10-34) fourth straight setback.
Philadelphia 76ers 105, Phoenix Suns 95 Thaddeus Young scored 24 points, Elton Brand had 22 and the Sixers (19-25) cruised to their 13th win in the last 16 home games. Jared Dudley led Phoenix (20-23) with 23 points.
Memphis Grizzlies 100, Toronto Raptors 98 Rudy Gay scored 21 points, including the game-winning jumper with less than a second remaining, and the Grizzlies (22-23) won their third in a row while handing the Raptors their eighth straight defeat. Italian-native Andrea Bargnani topped Toronto (13-32) with 29 points.
Sacramento Kings 96, Portland Trail Blazers 81 Tyreke Evans scored 26 points, and the Kings (10-32) snapped an eight-game slide at Portland while ending the Trail Blazers' five-game winning streak. Wesley Matthews led Portland (25-21) with 21 points.
Lopez scored 28 points, including the tie-breaking turnaround jumper with 1.4 seconds remaining, and the New Jersey Nets sent the visiting Cavaliers to their 17th straight loss, 103-101 on Monday night in a battle of the Eastern Conference bottom clubs.
"We fought hard, it's tough to take," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "Right now, we're losing some of these battles, but hopefully in the long run we'll win the war."
After squandering a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter, the Cavs knotted it at 101-apiece on Joey Graham's three-pointer from the left corner with 7.1 seconds left, setting the stage for Lopez's heroics and Hollins' blunder.
Cleveland had a non-shooting foul to give when Lopez took an entry pass from Sasha Vujacic near the free throw line, Instead of wrapping up the Nets centre, Hollins pitter-pattered him on the back. The officials didn't call the obvious foul and Lopez hit the eventual game-winning six-foot jumper.
"I kept slapping him in the back and they didn't call it," Hollins said. "I guess they didn't notice I was trying to foul him. I guess you have to wrap him up. It's a tough loss but a lesson learned".
Long-distance marksman Daniel Gibson had a chance to end the Cavs' losing streak when he got the ball out of a timeout and launched the potential game-winning three from the left corner. But it rimmed out as time expired, sending Cleveland to a franchise record-tying 21 straight road loss.
"When that last shot went up I was really praying and holding my breath," Nets coach Avery Johnson said. "I really wanted this one for our guys."
Reserve Anthony Morrow scored 16, Devin Harris had 14 with 10 assists, while Kris Humphries finished with 11 and as many boards for New Jersey (13-32), which has won three of its last four games.
Antawn Jamison had 26 points. Gibson added 19 while Ramon Sessions contributed 16 for the league-worst Cavaliers (8-36) who have not won since December 18 against the New York Knicks.
Elsewhere: San Antonio Spurs 113, Golden State Warriors 102 Argentine ace Manu Ginobili scored 20 points, Frenchman Tony Parker had 18 with 11 assists and NBA-best Spurs (38-7) bounced the host Warriors for their ninth win in the last 10 games. David Lee led Golden State with 31 points and 12 rebounds.
New York Knicks 115, Washington Wizards 106 Amar'e Stoudemire scored 30 points, Raymond Felton had 17 with 15 assists and the Knicks (23-21) ended a six-game slide while dropping the Wizards to 0-21 on the road. Nick Young led Washington (13-30) with 22 points.
New Orleans Hornets 91, Oklahoma City Thunder 89 Chris Paul scored 24 points, David West had 20, including the game-winning 17-foot fade-away jumper with five tenths of a second remaining, and the surging Hornets (30-16) rallied from 15 down in the opening half for their ninth straight victory.
Kevin Durant paced Oklahoma City (28-16) with 22 points - six below his league-best scoring average.
Detroit Pistons 103, Orlando Magic 96 Tracy McGrady, Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye scored 20 points apiece and the Pistons (17-28) snapped the Magic's eight-game home-winning streak. Reserve Ryan Anderson topped Orlando (29-16) with 21 points, while Dwight Howard totaled 20 and 16 boards.
Chicago Bulls 92, Milwaukee Bucks 83 Kurt Thomas scored a season-high 22 points, Derrick Rose had 21 with 10 assists, carrying the Bulls (31-14) past the visiting Bucks. Chris Douglas-Roberts topped Milwaukee (16-26) with a season-best 30 points.
Houston Rockets 129, Minnesota Timberwolves 125 Kevin Martin poured in 34 points, Argentine Luis Scola had 20 with 12 rebounds and the visiting Rockets (21-25) hit 14 threes to beat the T-Wolves for the 13th consecutive time. Kevin Love collected 24 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists in Minnesota's (10-34) fourth straight setback.
Philadelphia 76ers 105, Phoenix Suns 95 Thaddeus Young scored 24 points, Elton Brand had 22 and the Sixers (19-25) cruised to their 13th win in the last 16 home games. Jared Dudley led Phoenix (20-23) with 23 points.
Memphis Grizzlies 100, Toronto Raptors 98 Rudy Gay scored 21 points, including the game-winning jumper with less than a second remaining, and the Grizzlies (22-23) won their third in a row while handing the Raptors their eighth straight defeat. Italian-native Andrea Bargnani topped Toronto (13-32) with 29 points.
Sacramento Kings 96, Portland Trail Blazers 81 Tyreke Evans scored 26 points, and the Kings (10-32) snapped an eight-game slide at Portland while ending the Trail Blazers' five-game winning streak. Wesley Matthews led Portland (25-21) with 21 points.
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