Spurs 112, Trail Blazers 109: Gary Neal scored 15 of his career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter and Manu Ginobili hit the go-ahead free throws with 12.9 seconds left as visiting San Antonio snapped a seven-game losing streak in Portland.

Tim Duncan added 22 points and nine rebounds and the Spurs connected on their first nine shots of the fourth quarter while improving to 6-1, the best mark in the Western Conference.

Nicolas Batum matched his career high with 33 points, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 and Damian Lillard added 20 for the Trail Blazers, who rallied from an eight-point deficit with 2:34 to play to tie the score on Batum’s fifth 3-pointer with 40.5 seconds left.

Ginobili, who scored 17 points, hit the tiebreaking free throws and Stephen Jackson added one with 4.4 ticks left before Aldridge’s last-ditch 3-point attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer.

Portland led by eight before Ginobili hit a last-second basket to end the third quarter. San Antonio then rolled off the first 14 points of the final period to take an 87-79 lead on Danny Green’s 3-pointer with 9:15 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Spurs point guard Tony Parker missed the game with the flu. … Portland’s J.J. Hickson had 13 points and 14 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. … San Antonio shot 57.1 percent from the field, with Neal hitting 11 of his 16 shots.