Knicks defeat winless Nets

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and the New York Knicks beat the winless New Jersey Nets 98-91 on Saturday.

David Lee added 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson Chandler and Larry Hughes each finished with 13 points. The Knicks (3-9) won their second straight and proved that worse basketball is played a mere 10 miles away.

The Nets fell to 0-13, inching closer to the NBA record of 17 straight losses to start a season, held by Miami and matched by the Los Angeles Clippers. They'll try to avoid it during a difficult four-game trip out West that starts with back-to-back games at Denver and Portland, capped by a visit to the Lakers.

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points, and Brook Lopez had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who shot only 4 of 18 from 3-point range and barely broke 90 points against one of the NBA's worst defensive teams.

CAVALIERS 97, 76ERS 91: At Cleveland, LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding Philadelphia to 10 points over the final 12 minutes. James added nine assists, seven rebounds and had a resounding dunk with 2:41 left to help Cleveland improve to 10-4. Lou Williams scored 22 points for Philadelphia.

SPURS 106, WIZARDS 84: At San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 17 points, and Tim Duncan had 16 points and nine rebounds to held San Antonio snap a three-game losing streak.Parker played for only the second time in six games, bothered by a bad ankle during what has been one of the worst starts for San Antonio.

HORNETS 96, HAWKS 88: At New Orleans, rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first double-double, and New Orleans won its third straight and snapped Atlanta's winning streak at seven. Fellow rookie Marcus Thornton scored 21 points for the resurgent Hornets, who made 12 of 17 3-point attempts. Jamal Crawford scored 20 points for the Hawks.

NUGGETS 112, BULLS 93: At Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points and Chauncey Billups had 21, leading Denver to its 15th straight regular-season home victory.

BUCKS 103, GRIZZLIES 98: At Memphis, rookie Brandon Jennings scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, and Milwaukee won its third straight game. Charlie Bell added 19 for Milwaukee, 7-1 in its last eight.

ROCKETS 113, KINGS 106: At Houston, Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and Houston held off Sacramento. Spencer Hawes led the Kings with 24 points.

BLAZERS 106, TIMBERWOLVES 78: At Portland, Ore., Martell Webster had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 18 points, and Portland handed Minnesota its 12th straight loss.