CLEVELAND, Ohio — Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points and the Denver Nuggets stretched their NBA win streak to nine games with a 111-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday. The Italian playmaker, who also grabbed nine rebounds, led eight double-figure scorers among the nine players who took the court for the Nuggets, who improved to 33-18 to remain fourth in the Western Conference. Kenneth Faried added 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while Andre Iguodala added 14 points and seven assists for the Nuggets, who stayed poised to hold off a Cavaliers rally in the final minutes. JaVale McGee added 13 points off the bench for Denver while Ty Lawson contributed 11 points and Kosta Koufos, Andre Miller and Corey Brewer each added 10 points for the Nuggets. Kyrie Irving scored 26 points and Alonzo Gee added 20 for the Cavaliers, who fell to 16-35 and saw a three-game win streak snapped. A Cleveland team that gave away only 12 turnovers in their past two games turned the ball over just as many times in only the first three quarters against Denver as the Nuggets led 84-73 entering the fourth quarter. Detroit 105, Milwaukee 100: Charlie Villanueva hit a three-pointer with 9.7 seconds left and Rodney Stuckey sealed the win with two free throws as the Pistons won for only the sixth time in 24 road games this season. Jose Calderon led Detroit with 23 points and 10 assists, and Stuckey scored 19. Brandon Jennings had 26 points for the Bucks.Philadelphia 87, Charlotte 76: Lavoy Allen had 14 points and a career-high 22 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday scored 20 points to help the 76ers inch closer to the No. 8 playoff seeding in the East and improve to 5-2 on an eight-game homestand that ends Monday against the Clippers. The NBA-worst Bobcats lost their seventh in a row. Dallas 116, Golden State 91: Shawn Marion scored 26 points and the Mavericks routed the staggering Warriors, who completed a winless trip on which they lost four games in five days by an average margin of 20.8 points. Stephen Curry had 18 points but missed 15 of 23 shots for Golden State, which lost at Houston, Oklahoma City and Memphis earlier in the week. Sacramento 120, Utah 109: Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points and five other players were in double figures for the Kings, who ended a four-game skid with their second victory in 10 games. Sacramento's Marcus Thornton and Utah's Alec Burks each had 24 points. — Agencies
