Courtney Lee scored 21 points and Devin Harris added 17 as the New Jersey Nets beat the Charlotte Bobcats 103-94 Tuesday for only its fifth win of the season. Brook Lopez added 16 points before fouling out for the energized Nets (5-48), who snapped an eight-game losing streak, improved to 2-27 on the road and moved ahead of the pace of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who finished an NBA-worst 9-73. Gerald Wallace had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Boris Diaw had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats, who allowed the NBA's worst-shooting and lowest-scoring team to shoot 52 percent. Thunder 99, Mavericks 86: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 25 points and 14 rebounds and rookie reserve James Harden added 17 points as Oklahoma City beat the new-look Dallas to stretch their winning streak to seven games. Caron Butler scored 13 points after coming over in a weekend trade from Washington. Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points, Jason Terry had 14 points and Jason Kidd had 12 points for the Mavericks. Starting center Erick Dampier had 13 rebounds but headed to the locker room with 2:54 remaining with an open dislocation of the middle finger on his right hand. Durant extended his streak of games with at least 25 points to 26, but he needed a driving layup with 26.6 seconds left to get there –after coach Scott Brooks had taken three of Oklahoma City's five starters out of the game. Heat 105, 76ers 78: At Philadelphia, Dwyane Wade scored 24 points as Miami cruised past Philadelphia. Bulls 116, Knicks 85: At Chicago, Derrick Rose hit his first nine shots and scored 29 points to lead Chicago over New York. Pistons 108, Timberwolves 85: At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Jonas Jerebko led a balanced offense with 21 points as Detroit pulled away in the second half to beat Minnesota. Suns 109, Grizzlies 95: At Memphis, Tennessee, Jason Richardson scored 27 points, and Amare Stoudemire added 21 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix won its sixth game in the last seven with a victory over Memphis. Jazz 104, Rockets 95: At Houston, Deron Williams scored 17 points and dished out 15 assists, and Mehmet Okur scored 21 points as Utah continued its midseason surge with a win over Houston. Celtics 95, Kings 92: At Sacramento, California, Rasheed Wallace and Paul Pierce each scored 17 points as Boston held off Sacramento. Omri Casspie scored 19 points, Tyreke Evans had 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Jason Thompson added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings, who have dropped 19 of 23 games since Dec. 28. Trail Blazers 109, Clippers 87: At Portland, Oregon, Martell Webster scored 28 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 as the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers a few hours after the teams made a deal Tuesday night. Eric Gordon scored 20 poiLakers 104, Warriors 94: At Los Angeles, Shannon Brown set career highs with 27 points and 10 rebounds while starting in place of the injured Kobe Bryant, as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State.
