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 Davis had 12 points in the fourth quarter during a stunning series of baskets and passes, but the defending champion Spurs erased a six-point deficit in the final 47 seconds. Tony Parker forced overtime on a 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds left in San Antonio's second loss at Golden State in four weeks.
Jackson, who won a title with the Spurs in 2003, hit two 3-pointers and two free throws in a 56-second span of overtime, and Davis added a pullback jumper with 43 seconds to play as the Warriors won the season series with the Spurs for the first time since 1996-97. Golden State also avoided its first three-game losing streak since beginning the season 0-6.
Tim Duncan, who didn't play in the Spurs' previous trip to Oakland on Dec. 11, had 32 points and 13 rebounds, while Parker finished with 31 points and eight assists. The Warriors' tenacity prevented Spurs coach Gregg Popovich from getting his 600th career victory.
Monta Ellis and Kelenna Azubuike scored 16 points apiece for the Warriors, who blew a 14-point lead in the second half before Davis went to work against Bruce Bowen, the Spurs' defensive specialist.
Davis generated 12 points on four consecutive possessions during the final minutes of regulation with a 3-pointer, two consecutive three-point plays and an assist on Jackson's 3-pointer. Another 3-pointer by Davis put Golden State up 110-104 with 57 seconds left in regulation, but Duncan scored five straight points before Parker's tying shot.
Ime Udoka then stripped the ball from Davis on a drive, and Mickael Pietrus' 3-point attempt at the buzzer rattled out.
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Manu Ginobili scored 20 points for San Antonio in his second game back from a five-game absence with a sprained finger, and Duncan looked solid one day after banging knees with Corey Maggette in the Spurs' victory over the Clippers on Sunday.
San Antonio opens a four-game homestand against Detroit on Thursday, and Popovich still is looking for his 600th career victory. He's seventh among active coaches
-- and still 653 behind Golden State's Don Nelson, Popovich's boss for two seasons during Nelson's first stint with the Warriors.
"It took me 10 years longer to get 600 wins. What's wrong with that guy?" Nelson cracked before the game. "He's one of the great coaches in our league, and not only that, he's put that franchise together. ... They're the best organization in the NBA, to do what they've done and stay under the (salary) cap."
Notes: Actress Jessica Alba, the fiancee of longtime Davis friend Cash Warren, attended the game. ... The teams traded the lead on 11 consecutive possessions in the second quarter. ... The Warriors planned to sign G C.J. Watson to a 10-day contract when he arrived in Oakland on Monday night. Watson, who starred in college at Tennessee, is averaging 26.4 points per game in the NBA's Development League. ... The Warriors make their only visit of the season to San Antonio on April 1. ... F Austin Croshere was available for Golden State after missing 10 games with a strained back.
[Associated Press; By GREG BEACHAM]
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