DENVER: Ty Lawson made his first 10 3-pointers Saturday and scored a career-high 37 points to lead the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 130-106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Lawson, who was banged up from Denver's rough-and-tumble loss at Oklahoma City one night before, didn't score until sinking a pair of free throws at the 6-minute mark of the second quarter. He then hit 10 of 11 from beyond the arc, including six during a 9-minute stretch spanning halftime that turned a tight game (41-39) into a laugher. Martell Webster and Lazar Hayward led the Timberwolves with 15 points each. Spurs 111, Jazz 102: At San Antonio, Richard Jefferson scored 20 points as San Antonio began resting up with the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference secured. The Spurs (61-19) have two games left and are 1 1/2 games ahead of Chicago for the NBA's best record. DeJuan Blair had 12 points starting in place of Antonio McDyess, who got the night off. Coach Gregg Popovich said he won't be overplaying anybody through the next week. Al Jefferson led Utah with 23 points. Bucks 108, Cavaliers 101: At Milwaukee, Drew Gooden had his first career triple-double and John Salmons scored 32 points for Milwaukee. Gooden had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for the Bucks, hitting double-digits in all three stat categories in the middle of the third quarter. Baron Davis scored 19 points and Ramon Sessions added 15 for the Cavaliers. Rockets 99, Clippers 78: At Houston, Chase Budinger, Kevin Martin and Brad Miller scored 16 points each, and Chuck Hayes had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Houston. Goran Dragic had 14 points, seven assists and a career-high 10 rebounds in his first start for the Rockets since he was acquired from Phoenix at the trade deadline. Eric Gordon scored 19 points and Blake Griffin had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers. Wizards 115, Hawks 83: At Washington, Andray Blatche scored 23 points and John Wall had 19 as Washington dealt playoff-bound Atlanta its fourth straight loss. US Jrs top world team Austin Rivers, son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, had 20 points to lead the US Junior National Basketball Select Team to a 92-80 victory over its international counterparts in the Nike Hoop Summit Saturday.
