EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP):

The New Jersey Nets notched up their season-high, fourth straight win by crushing the Denver Nuggets 114-70 on Saturday.

Devin Harris scored 14 of his 28 points from the free-throw line, rookie Brook Lopez added 15 points and nine rebounds and Vince Carter had 12 points and eight assists.

New Jersey built a season-high 20-point lead by half-time and extended it to 37 points after three quarters, handing the Nuggets their worst loss of the season.

In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 44 points, including 14 in overtime, and the last two to secure the win, as Dallas Mavericks edged Chicago Bulls 115-114.

Nowitzki hit three straight jumpers on Dallas' first three possessions of the overtime for a 103-99 lead, and the Mavericks went on to win for the fifth time in six games despite the loss of second-leading scorer Jason Terry to a hand injury.

Season-high points

Chicago got within 113-111 with 3.8 seconds left in overtime but Nowitzki hit a pair of free throws with 2.9 seconds left to close out the game. The German fell two points short of his season high.

In Milwaukee, Allen Iverson and Richard Hamilton combined for 15 of Detroit's 17 points in overtime as Detroit Pistons rallied over Milwaukee Bucks for a 126-121 overtime win.

Hamilton finished with 38 points, a career high as a reserve and the most off the bench in Pistons' history, and Iverson added 27 points and nine assists.

The Bucks led 121-120 with less than one minute to go, but could not hold on.

In Philadelphia, the hosts again made light of the absence of Elton Brand, beating Miami Heat 94-84.

Andre Miller and Marreese Speights scored 15 points and Royal Ivey ignited a second-half comeback, with 11 off the bench, as the 76ers made it back-to-back wins without their All-Star forward.

15-point deficit

In Houston, the home team rallied from a 15-point deficit in the first half to beat Minnesota Timberwolves 107-90.

Yao Ming scored 30 points and Rafer Alston added 22 for the Rockets, who beat Minnesota for the sixth straight time.

Al Jefferson scored 36 points and matched a career high with 22 rebounds, but couldn't keep the Timberwolves from losing for the fifth time in six games.

In Atlanta, Los Angeles Lakers earned consecutive wins for the first time this year, beating a below-par Atlanta Hawks 121-97.

Al Thornton scored 31 points and Zach Randolph had 25 for the Clippers, who were barely challenged by the Eastern Conference's fourth-best home team.

In Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis Grizzlies hung on to down Toronto Raptors 78-70, who fought back well in the second half but ultimatly lost their sixth straight game.

O.J. Mayo scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth period, including nine straight for the Grizzlies. Mayo's three-pointer with 25 seconds left was costly for the Raptors, who had erased a 13-point lead in the second half.