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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Vince Carter scored 29 points, Yi Jianlian added 22 points and a season-high 13 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets handed the Sacramento Kings their 11th straight road loss, 98-90 on Monday night.

Jarvis Hayes had a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4:53 to play as the Nets won consecutive games at home for the first time this season. New Jersey won despite playing the second half without point guard Devin Harris, who aggravated a hamstring injury before the break.

Kevin Martin, who scored 45 on Saturday night, had 36 points for the woeful Kings (8-27). The reserve scored 11 in the second half, when he was 3-of-12 from the field.

New Jersey cut a 12-point deficit to two after three quarters as Yi had 10 in the third and Carter added nine.

Spurs 91, Heat 84

MIAMI (AP) -- Tim Duncan had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Southwest Division-leading Spurs won their third straight.

San Antonio put five players in double figures, ran out to a quick 10-point lead and shot 59 percent in the fourth quarter to put the game away.

George Hill scored 15 points on 4-for-4 shooting for the Spurs, who got 11 points from both Roger Mason and Matt Bonner and 10 from Manu Ginobili.

Dwyane Wade had 24 points and 12 assists -- his eighth double-double of the season -- for the Heat, who also got 15 points from Shawn Marion.

Bucks 107, Raptors 97

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Michael Redd had a season-high 35 points and Charlie Villanueva scored 13 of his 25 in the fourth quarter, leading Milwaukee to its first win without Andrew Bogut in 21 months.

Milwaukee, which finished the game on a 13-0 run, lost its previous nine games -- including four this season -- without Bogut, the former No. 1 pick who missed his second straight game Monday with back spasms.

The Raptors, playing without center Jermaine O'Neal and guard Jose Calderon on this two-game road trip, turned to Chris Bosh, who had 31 points and 11 rebounds to help Toronto hold the lead through most of three quarters.

Nuggets 135, Pacers 115

DENVER (AP) -- Kenyon Martin had 25 points and Chauncey Billups scored 13 of his 24 points in the final quarter, lifting the Denver Nuggets to a 135-115 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

The Nuggets have now won four in a row, setting a season-high in points against the Pacers. Their previous best was 132 against Toronto in early December.

Denver is 24-12 after 36 games, matching the Nuggets' best start since their first year in the NBA in 1976-77.

Carmelo Anthony, playing with a dinged-up digit on his shooting hand for most of the second half, finished with 21 points and set a season-high with nine assists.

Jazz 119, Warriors 114

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Deron Williams had 25 points and 15 assists, Ronnie Brewer scored seven crucial points down the stretch, and the Utah Jazz held off the Golden State Warriors 119-114 on Monday night.

Williams tied his season high in assists as the Jazz led most of the way but could never break the game open from the Warriors, despite the loss of Stephen Jackson to a hamstring injury at the end of the first half. Neither team led by more than nine in the run-and-gun contest.

Paul Millsap posted his 18th consecutive double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds, Mehmet Okur had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Andrei Kirilenko added 15 for the Jazz.

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