Jeremy Lin goes into assists mode

HORNETS 92, BUCKS 89: At Milwaukee, Marco Belinelli made a career-high six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 22 points to lead short-handed New Orleans past Milwaukee.

Chris Kaman added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Gustavo Ayon had 12 points and 12 rebounds to help New Orleans (6-23) win consecutive games for the first time starting 2-0.

MAVERICKS 102, NUGGETS 84: At Dallas, Shawn Marion had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading six Dallas players who scored in double figures as the Mavericks stretched their winning streak to five in a row.

TRAIL BLAZERS 93, WARRIORS 91: At Oakland, Calif., Gerald Wallace scored 24 points and Jamal Crawford hit a key 3-pointer and a pair of late free throws to lift Portland.

HAWKS 101, SUNS 99: At Phoenix, Josh Smith matched his season high with 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for Atlanta.

CLIPPERS 102, WIZARDS 84: At Los Angeles, Blake Griffin had 23 points and 15 rebounds for the Clippers while Caron Butler added 21 points and Randy Foye scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter against his former team.