Tony Parker's 23 points helped the San Antonio Spurs record their 11th consecutive victory with a 106-102 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday (local time).
The Jazz led by as much as 10 points after opening the third quarter with a 13-0 run, but DuJuan Blair got the Spurs back to within a point, before Gary Neal tied the scores at 80-80 right on the buzzer.
Al Jefferson led Utah with 20 points, but missed a chance to tie the scores at 102-102 with 29 seconds left in the match.
He missed a 16-footer, leaving Richard Jefferson the chance to respond, sinking a three-pointer with 6.5 seconds remaining on the clock.
Neal then landed a free throw to cap off the scoring.
Earlier, Matt Bonner's five three-pointers went some way to helping the Spurs come out on top.
San Antonio are now two games behind leaders Oklahoma City in the Western Conference standings.
A bumper haul of 31 points each from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook helped the Thunder overcome the New Orleans Hornets 101-93.
In other matches, Derrick Rose returned from five games out with a back problem to score 23 points in the Chicago Bulls' 90-79 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
New Jersey upstaged Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks with a 100-92 victory, as Deron Williams scored a season-high 38 points for the Nets.
The Orlando Magic came back from five points down with three minutes remaining to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 93-90.
Kyle Lowry managed 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Houston Rockets held off the Memphis Grizzlies for a 97-93 victory.
Reigning champions the Dallas Mavericks downed the Boston Celtics 89-72, thanks to 26 points and a season-high 16 rebounds from star man Dirk Nowitzki.
The Denver Nuggets won for the first time in four matches with a 103-101 overtime win against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Phoenix Suns managed victories on consecutive nights for the first time this season as they beat the Washington Wizards 104-88.
The Los Angeles Lakers led by as much as 30 points by the second quarter before holding off the Portland Trail Blazers 103-92.
And Monta Ellis' 32 points helped the Golden State Warriors to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 104-97.