Duncan powers Spurs over Hawks with 23 points

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan (center) celebrates with teammate Manu Ginobili (left) after he scored the winning basket over Atlanta with less than a second remaining in the second half of their NBA game on Dec 2 in San Antonio. - AP

SAN ANTONIO (AFP): Tim Duncan scored 23 points, including a last-second basket to win the game, and grabbed 21 rebounds to spark the San Antonio Spurs over the Atlanta Hawks 102-100 Monday.

The 37-year-old NBA superstar, who has led the Spurs to four league titles and twice won the regular season NBA Most Valuable Player award, took a pass from Manu Ginobili and sank the deciding shot with 0.4 of a second remaining.