PORTLAND — Too far away to dunk, Nicolas Batum just had to pop the ball over Tony Parker and hope for the best.

Batum had never hit a game-winner until Friday night when he scored at the buzzer to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 98-96 victory over the league-leading San Antonio Spurs.

“I couldn’t dunk it,” Batum said. “I tried to dunk it, but I was too far out so I just had to push it, and the ball just turned around and in. I was scared to miss it.”

Batum finished with 21 points for the Blazers, who won their sixth straight game at the Rose Garden, and their sixth in a row at home against the Spurs.

San Antonio led by as many as 10 in the fourth quarter but Portland pulled within one at 91-90 after a pair of free throws from Batum. Parker answered with a layup and Manu Ginobili made a three-pointer to put San Antonio in front 96-90 with 1:21 left.

But the Spurs stumbled with turnovers and Andre Miller made two straight layups before Batum added a pair of free throws to tie it for Portland with 0.9 seconds left.

After Steve Novak’s inbound pass sailed out of bounds past Ginobili, Andre Miller lobbed his to Batum under the basket for the winner over Parker.

“It was just me and the rim,” Batum said.

Miller called it the best pass he’s ever made, and Brandon Roy was dazzled.

“The ball went right over my head and I looked over at Nic and he was right under the rim,” said Roy, who was acting as a decoy on the play. “And I thought, ‘Whoa! We can win!’”

Ginobili finished with 21 points and seven assists for the Western Conference-leading Spurs, who were coming off a 122-115 loss at Denver on Wednesday that opened a three-game road trip. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak.

Ginobili said a victory against the Blazers would have been sealed had the Spurs not had three turnovers in the final 40 seconds.

“It was ridiculous,” he said. “One of the craziest games I’ve ever lost in the NBA.”

Portland finished the game on a 20-8 run, including an 8-0 run over the final 1:12.

The Blazers were jockeying for playoff position at 1 1/2 games in front of Denver for sixth place. Portland heads out on the road for the next three games — against Oklahoma City, San Antonio and New Orleans.

“That was a big game. It was a really big game before we go back out there and play them again,” said Miller, who had 21 points and eight assists. “You don’t want to go out on a road trip losing a home game to a team that you’re going to play again in a couple of days.”

Also on Friday:

Heat 111

76ers 99

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade finished with 39 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and five blocks as Miami beat Philadelphia.

Lakers 112

Clippers 104

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Pau Gasol added 26 points and eight rebounds, and Los Angeles never trailed in its 14th victory in 15 games since the All-Star break.

Bulls 99

Grizzlies 96

CHICAGO — Derrick Rose scored 24 points, including Chicago’s last seven, and added seven rebounds and seven assists as the Bulls won their 11th in 12 games.

Bobcats 83

Celtics 81

BOSTON — Dante Cunningham hit a go-ahead 15-foot jumper with 34 seconds left and Charlotte erased a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Magic 95

Nets 85

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Hedo Turkoglu added 20 points and 13 assists to lead Orlando.

Thunder 111

Timberwolves 103

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Russell Westbrook added 19 points and five steals for Oklahoma City.

Nuggets 114

Wizards 94

DENVER — Chris Andersen had 11 rebounds and was one of four players to score 17 points for Denver, which improved to 12-4 since trading Carmelo Anthony to New York.

Bucks 102

Knicks 96

NEW YORK — Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 37 points to help Milwaukee send New York to its fifth consecutive loss.

Kings 110

Pacers 93

INDIANAPOLIS — DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points and 14 rebounds to help Sacramento to its fourth win in seven games.

Warriors 138

Raptors 100

OAKLAND, Calif. — Monta Ellis had 27 points and 10 assists, Dorell Wright finished with 26 points and the Golden State Warriors scored an NBA season-high 84 points in the first half.

Hornets 106

Suns 100

PHOENIX — Carl Landry, starting in place of injured David West, scored 19 points and New Orleans sent Phoenix sinking further out of the Western Conference playoff race.

Cavaliers 97

Pistons 91

CLEVELAND — J.J. Hickson scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Baron Davis hit a critical three-pointer with 9.9 seconds remaining to lead Cleveland.