SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 29 (Ticker) -- Neither the Charlotte Hornets nor the San Antonio Spurs could buy a bucket, but the Hornets were slightly more opportunistic and handed the Spurs their third straight home loss, 78-73.

Charlotte took a 65-63 lead into the fourth quarter and scored the first seven points of the period. The Hornets held the Spurs scoreless until Tim Duncan made a pair of free throws with 6:03 left to make it 72-65.

Terry Porter converted a layup and Steve Smith nailed a 3-pointer to slice the deficit to 72-70 with 3:38 left. But Elden Campbell stopped the run with a jumper with 1:45 to play.

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Tony Parker hit a finger roll with 81 seconds remaining and Duncan made 1-of-2 from the line to get the Spurs within 74-73 with 45 seconds remaining.

Malik Rose rebounded Duncan's second free throw attempt, but Porter missed a 3-pointer with 37 seconds left and P.J. Brown made two free throws after rebounding teammate Baron Davis' jumper to make it 76-73.

After a timeout, Porter airballed a 3-pointer that could have tied it and Stacey Augmon iced it with a pair of free throws with 10 seconds to go.

Charlotte held San Antonio to its lowest point total in a game and half (30 in the second half) as well as a season-low 25 field goals.

Reserve Bryce Drew had 15 points and Campbell added 13 and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, which shot 36 percent (29-of-80).

Duncan collected 29 points and a season-high 21 rebounds for San Antonio, which had not lost three in a row at the Alamodome since a four-game skid at the end of the 1996-97 season, the team's last before Duncan joined the team as a rookie.

It was Duncan's first 20-point, 20-rebound performance this season and the eighth of his career. He his 35 double-doubles in 2001-02.

There was a bomb scare at the Alamodome after the game, preventing players and coaches from meeting the media.

Steve Smith had 11 points but was the only other Spur in double figures. San Antonio shot 34 percent (25-of-73), including an abysmal 19 percent (4-of-21) from the arc.

The Spurs was just 3-of-22 from the floor in the fourth quarter.

San Antonio opened a 26-14 lead on a 14-foot jumper by Duncan with 2:46 left in the first quarter. Charlotte responded with a 13-2 run that stretched into the second period, grabbing a 44-43 halftime lead on a layup by Jamaal Magloire.

The Hornets extended to a 54-47 advantage on a dunk by Davis with just under eight minutes remaining in the third quarter, but the Spurs scored the next eight points to regain the lead -- their last -- at 55-54.

San Antonio was center David Robinson, who did not dress due to a right quadriceps contusion. He averages 11 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.