Last-second shot fails to fall for Magic

Peja Stojakovic hit a 3-pointer and 3 free throws in the final minute to lift the New Orleans Hornets over the Orlando Magic, 98-97, on Tuesday night in Orlando, Fla.

Chris Paul had 19 points and 12 assists for the Hornets.

Hedo Turkoglu had 26 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds for Orlando.

Down 98-95 with 9.4 seconds left, the Magic inbounded to Turkoglu. Instead of shooting a 3, the forward drove the wide open lane for an easy dunk.

Turkoglu then fouled Paul on the inbounds pass, and the all-star missed both free throws.

Orlando had another chance, down 1 point with 6.1 seconds left, but Keyon Dooling's buzzer-beating jumper was short.

Sixers 108, Nets 99: Lou Williams hit 3 consecutive baskets in the final 3:47, and surprising Philadelphia (38-37) posted its 20th win in 27 games with a victory over fading New Jersey (31-44) in East Rutherford, N.J.

The Nets' third straight loss dropped them 3½ games behind Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the conference.

Spurs 116, Warriors 92: Tony Parker scored 26 points to lead host San Antonio over Golden State for its eighth straight win. The defending champions remained second in the Western Conference, just percentage points behind the New Orleans Hornets. The Warriors, in a three-way race with Dallas and Denver for the final two playoff spots, dropped their 20th straight in San Antonio since the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan in 1997.

In other games: With stars Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton sitting this one out to rest up for the playoffs, rookie Rodney Stuckey scored a career-high 27 points to help visiting Detroit overcome a 21-point deficit and beat Minnesota 94-90. … Michael Redd finished with 36 points and Bobby Simmons added a season-high 24 in Milwaukee's 119-115 overtime victory over New York.