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Tim Duncan scored 25 points to lead San Antonio over Cleveland 104-78 Monday night, the Cavaliers' seventh straight loss.

The Spurs, who have won 27 of the last 30 meetings, beat the Cavaliers 90-77 on Saturday in Cleveland even though Duncan was held to a season-low six points because of foul trouble.

"We played the same game as we did in Cleveland and that's a good sign," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. "It's tough to play the same team back-to-back after you beat them the first time. I was pleased with our aggressiveness and tenacity. The bench was terrific. Hopefully, we will continue to improve."

San Antonio had five players in double figures. Stephen Jackson added 18 points, while Steve Smith and Kevin Willis scored 12 apiece.

Cleveland was led by Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who scored 25 points. Ricky Davis added 19.

"I knew Duncan was going to come out and have a good game tonight," Ilgauskas said. "It's tough to contain a player that good two games in a row. I knew he was motivated to play well. They just made the shots they missed in Cleveland."

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Cleveland rallied to close the gap to 65-58 on two free throws by Ilgauskas with 36.6 seconds to go.

San Antonio went on a 10-0 run and led 77-58 on a layup by Bruce Bowen with 9:56 remaining in the game.

From there, the Spurs stretched the advantage to as many as 28 points in the fourth quarter and rolled to an easy victory.

"Tonight our turnovers led to points and theirs did not," Cleveland coach John Lucas said. "We are a young team, but I thought we did a lot of good things at points in this game."

Latrell Sprewell returned to the starting lineup and scored 23 points, helping New York defeat visiting Detroit 94-91 despite nearly blowing a 32-point lead.

Allan Houston also scored 23 for the Knicks, who won for the second time this season - but just barely.

Detroit trailed by 22 when the fourth quarter began but pulled within one with 9.6 seconds left. Sprewell hit a pair of free throws with 4.7 seconds to go, and Ben Wallace threw away the ensuing inbounds pass to deprive Detroit of a chance to tie.

Nets 99, Nuggets 79

Jason Kidd hit five straight shots and scored 13 of his 24 points in the first quarter to lead New Jersey at home over woeful Denver.

Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles added 15 points apiece and the Nets forced 28 turnovers in handing the Nuggets their fourth straight loss.

New Jersey led by 15 after the first quarter, 26 at the half and 35 after three periods.

Kenny Satterfield scored 15 points to lead the Nuggets, who have five rookies on their roster - the second-youngest in the league.

Hawks 117, Raptors 92

Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 27 points and Atlanta routed visiting Toronto after building a 29-point halftime lead.

The Hawks, who have won three straight, scored 15 baskets off dunks, layups and tips in the first half, leading to an astonishing 38-8 edge on points in the lane. They also outrebounded the Raptors 29-11 and scored 25 points off turnovers.

Clippers 99, Warriors 89

Michael Olowokandi had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Elton Brand scored 17 points as visiting Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak.

Antawn Jamison scored 26 points for Golden State.