Duncan, Parker lead Spurs past Sacramento

Tim Duncan had 22 points and 19 rebounds, Tony Parker scored 23 and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Sacramento Kings 96-93 Monday night in Sacramento, Calif., for their fourth straight victory.

Trailing by 17 early in the fourth quarter, the Kings finally got going. Mike Bibby led the comeback with 14 of his 33 points in the period.

Bibby’s 3-pointer cut the deficit to 96-94 with 27.6 seconds left, but he could not connect on a desperation 3 with 1 second left that would have tied the game.

76ers 103, Hornets 91: At Philadelphia, Allen Iverson scored all 24 of his points in the first half and added nine assists, and John Salmons added 19 points to lead Philadelphia past New Orleans.

Jazz 100, Bucks 80: At Salt Lake City, Deron Williams had 10 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double as Utah knocked off Milwaukee.

Warriors 100, Nets 97: At Oakland, Calif., Derek Fisher scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as Golden State snapped a five-game losing streak by beating New Jersey.

Off the court

The Trail Blazers put forward Ruben Patterson on the inactive list after he cursed at coach Nate McMillan during Sunday’s loss to the Knicks over his lack of playing time. … Former Purdue coach Gene Keady is considering coming out of retirement after being offered a position with the Raptors. … Sonics rookie center Johan Petro returned to practice a day after checking into a hospital with dehydration from a stomach flu. … Suns executive Dick Van Arsdale is recovering at home from a stroke last weekend. … Suns guard Leandro Barbosa is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with a sprained left knee. … Nuggets forward Nene had surgery on his right knee to repair a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus.