Nets rally to beat woeful Kings

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: At Miami, 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.

BUCKS 107, RAPTORS 97: At Milwaukee, 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: At Denver, Kenyon Martin had 25 points and Chauncey Billups scored 13 of his 24 points in the final quarter, lifting the Denver Nuggets to their fourth win in a row, setting a season-high in points against the Pacers. Their previous best was 132 against Toronto in early December.