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SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- The last time San Antonio had a streak this
bad David Robinson was the only tower in the Spurs' frontcourt.
Tracy McGrady scored 38 points and led the Orlando Magic to a
112-109 overtime victory over San Antonio on Saturday night as the
Spurs lost their fourth straight.
The Spurs' losing streak is their longest since a six-game skid
late in the 1996-97 season when Tim Duncan was still a senior at
Wake Forest.
"Losing streaks like this never happen to us," Duncan said.
"To drop four in a row is unheard of."
Orlando reversed Thursday's decision against Dallas. The Magic
squandered an 11-point lead in the last two minutes of regulation
and went on to lose in overtime.
"This is a big win for us," McGrady said. "A lot of people
expected us to come out with our heads down after what happened the
other night in Dallas, but it didn't happen."
The Spurs trailed 107-104 with 16 seconds left in overtime when
Terry Porter hit what appeared to be a 3-pointer from the right
corner. While replays clearly showed Porter was behind the 3-point
line, officials ruled Porter hit a 2-point basket and San Antonio
faced a 107-106 deficit.
"Terry's shot was definitely a 3," Robinson said. "There's no
question about it."
San Antonio had a chance to tie the game late in overtime, but
Robinson went 1-for-2 from the line and cut Orlando's lead to
110-109 with 2.4 seconds left.
Darrell Armstrong hit two free throws with 1.4 seconds left and
Porter's 3-point attempt to tie went in and out.
"We're going through a very tough stretch right now," Porter
said. "Things are not going well for this team."
San Antonio rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the fourth
quarter to force overtime, as Steve Kerr's 3-pointer tied the game
at 93 with 1:36 to play.
Duncan, shooting 56 percent from the line compared to 76 percent
last season, shot 5-for-13 from the line against Orlando. He went
1-for-6 on free throws in the last four minutes of regulation and
overtime.
"I have to stop thinking at the line and just shoot," Duncan
said. "I've never shot this bad in my career. To miss eight free
throws and we lose by three, that's the difference in the game
right there."
Duncan had 29 points and 17 rebounds, while Robinson added 28
points and 17 rebounds for the Spurs. Antonio Daniels had a
career-high 12 assists for San Antonio.
Armstrong tied a career high with 14 assists for Orlando.
Three San Antonio regulars, Avery Johnson, Sean Elliott and
Malik Rose were sidelined due to injury. Forward Ira Newble
sprained his wrist in the first quarter and played just two more
minutes.
Notes:
Orlando won its first game at the AlamoDome after losing
seven. ... San Antonio fell to 2-9 when allowing its opponents to
score more than 100 points. ... McGrady's 33 field goal attempts
were a career high. ... San Antonio fell to 15-4 at home this
season after losing its second in a row at the AlamoDome.
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Sacramento 111
Portland 101
Dallas 97
Denver 79
New Jersey 123
Chicago 103
Orlando 112
San Antonio 109
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