Spurs give Duncan first win as coach

Dejounte Murray scored 21 points, and the San Antonio Spurs gave Tim Duncan his first victory as an acting head coach with a 104103 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.

Spurs longtime coach Gregg Popovich missed the game while dealing with “personal business,” according to the team. Popovich is expected to return to the bench for Friday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.

The team would not say whether Popovich made the trip to Charlotte.

Terry Rozier had 20 points and P.J. Washington added 19 with five three-pointers for the Hornets.

Duncan was mostly mild-mannered on the bench, not showing much emotion as the game progressed.

However, he challenged a charge call by Derrick White with 9:09 left in the fourth quarter, but the play was not overturned.

Brooklyn 129, at Boston 120 (OT):

Caris LeVert scored 37 of his career-high 51 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Nets erase a 21-point second-half deficit and beat the Celtics. It was a stunning end to a four-game losing streak for Brooklyn, which is trying to hold on to the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Golden State 116, at Denver 100:

Eric Paschall scored nine of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Andrew Wiggins turned in a doubledouble and the Warriors rallied to stun the Nuggets. A 16-point underdog, Golden State was down 77-65 with 5:08 left in the third quarter. The Warriors went on a 4315 run to take control.

Toronto 123, at Phoenix 114: Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Kyle Lowry added 28 and the Raptors rallied in the second half for a victory over the Suns. Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.

Minnesota 139, at New Orleans

134: Malik Beasley scored 28 points, D’Angelo Russell scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, and the Timberwolves beat the Pelicans.

at Sacramento 133, Washington

126: De’Aaron Fox scored 31 points, and the Kings held on after blowing a 28-point lead to beat the Wizards, despite being held to 19 points in the third quarter.

Clippers 109, at Oklahoma City 94 at Lakers 120, Philadelphia 107 — associated press