Tim Duncan posted 29 points and 10 rebounds, but it was his last-second block on James Harden that fans will remember in the San Antonio Spurs' 104-103 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday.
San Antonio led by one when Harden forced Manu Ginobili into a turnover, giving the ball back to Houston with 6.1 seconds to play. Harden isolated on Kawhi Leonard out of a timeout and drove with his dominant left hand, but Duncan was there to meet him at the rim.
He turned aside the layup, then secured the rebound as the clock expired.
It went down to the wire, but the Spurs found a way to extend the league's best win streak to 10 games. They are 20-3 over their past 23 games.
The win also gave San Antonio a half-game lead over the Rockets in the Southwest Division, though Memphis still leads the division by percentage points.
Leonard had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Patty Mills made all four of his shots, including three 3-pointers, for 14 off the bench.
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