Al Thornton scored 18, and Chris Kaman delivered 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles, which snapped a seven-game losing streak to Denver for only its second win in the last seven games.

Baron Davis checked in with 12 points, a game-best nine assists and six rebounds.

"The ball movement was good, open court was good and we just played off the hot hand of Monta," Warriors head coach Don Nelson said. "And I think he had a bigger impact on the defensive end." Anthony Morrow also played the entire contest and netted 23 points for the short-handed Warriors, who were coming off a 1-4 road trip. Corey Maggette scored 13, and Stephen Curry notched 12 points and eight helpers in the win.

Rudy Fernandez paced Portland with 19 points, while Brandon Roy ended with 17 in the club's ninth straight loss at Oracle Arena.

Harris has missed the last 10 games for the winless Nets with a nagging groin injury.

The Nets, who are 0-12 this season, will bring the All-Star guard off the bench, according to the team's website.

Hakim Warrick had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Ersan Ilyasova chipped in 13 points for the surprising Bucks, who have won six of seven and trail first-place Cleveland in the Central division by only a half-game in the early going.

Milwaukee, already minus the team's leading scorer the past six seasons in Michael Redd, will now have to carry on without the club's leading rebounder Andrew Bogut, who suffered a lower left leg strain and contusion in Wednesday's win versus New Jersey.

Dirk Nowitzki posted 20 points to go with seven assists and five rebounds for the Mavs, who have won 12 straight over the Kings at American Airlines Center.

Jason Kidd dished out 11 assists in addition to adding 15 points, and Drew Gooden added a 16-rebound, nine-point effort in a winning cause.

Smith played less than a minute in the fourth quarter due to foul trouble but was inserted into the game with 9.9 seconds left. Simultaneously, Carl Landry also came on for Houston and drew a foul on Al Horford under the cylinder with five seconds on the clock. He made both to tie the game at 103 and set up the Hawks' heroics.

Marvin Williams went for a game-best 29 points on 13-of-19 shooting while bringing down nine rebounds for Southeast Division-leading Atlanta, which improved to 7-0 at home this season in the last of a four-game homestand.

Andrea Bargnani donated 24 points and 10 boards, while Hedo Turkoglu went for 19 points and eight assists for Toronto, which snapped a three-game slide. Jarrett Jack chipped in with 17 points, including a pair of key three-pointers late in the fourth quarter. Jose Calderon had 10 assists to go along with five points.

Mario Chalmers scored a career-high 30 points, and Dwyane Wade also had 30 in addition to eight assists for the Heat, who have dropped three straight and four of five overall.

Mo Williams added 18 points for Cleveland, which rebounded from a loss at Washington on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers have won six of their last seven overall. J.J. Hickson ended with 15 points and seven boards in the victory.

Gay also pulled down 10 rebounds, while Zach Randolph chipped in 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who have won three straight for the first time this season.

Marc Gasol added 19 points and eight rebounds for Memphis, which shot 51.9 percent from the floor and won the battle on the glass, 48-28.

The New York Times reported on Friday that the organization decided late Thursday not to offer the journeyman guard a contract.

It is a surprising turn of events for the former star. After being waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, Iverson apparently was set to land with the struggling Knicks, who expressed a high level of interest in signing the future Hall of Fame guard for the remainder of the season.

The Warriors dealt Jackson to Charlotte on Monday along with point guard Acie Law for injured guard Raja Bell and forward Vladimir Radmanovic.

On the floor, Golden State finished a five-game road swing at 1-4 after dropping a 109-95 decision to Boston on Wednesday. Rajon Rondo finished with 18 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds in that one to lead a balanced Celtics attack.

The Nuggets finished a short, two-game homestand in perfect fashion on Tuesday when Carmelo Anthony continued his strong start to the season, making 12-of-15 shots, on the way to a 32-point night as Denver ran past Toronto, 130-112, at the Pepsi Center.

J.R. Smith finished with 29 points, going 5-of-9 from beyond the arc, as the Nuggets followed up a 105-79 rout of the Lakers Friday by moving to 4-0 at home.

The Bobcats fell to 0-6 as the visitor this season when they faltered down the stretch in Philadelphia on Wednesday, dropping an 86-84 decision to the 76ers. The Sixers' Lou Williams scored 19 points and made the game-winning layup with 3.1 seconds left in that one.

In just his second game with the Bobcats since being acquired from Golden State, Stephen Jackson had 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Gerald Wallace added 11 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, which has dropped six consecutive games and is 0-2 on a three-game road trip.

The Mavericks posted their fourth consecutive victory with Wednesday's 99-94 overtime triumph versus San Antonio, as Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 of his season- high 41 points in overtime to lead the way. He also grabbed 12 boards for the Mavericks, who received 17 points and 11 boards from Drew Gooden.

"He's playing great basketball and think he's one of the top guys right now in the league and he's really playing at I high level. We need that because of all the injuries we have right now and he's doing everything he can to carry this team," Gooden said of Nowitzki.

Orlando defeated Boston in seven games in the second round of the playoffs last year, and has won three straight overall to push its mark to 9-3. The Magic went 3-1 on a four-game homestand and recorded a 108-94 triumph versus Oklahoma City on Wednesday from Amway Arena. Vince Carter led the victors with 18 points, while Rashard Lewis narrowly missed a triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Orlando, which is favored again to make a deep run in the postseason.

Mickael Pietrus scored 14 points, while Ryan Anderson registered 12 points and Dwight Howard added 11 and 10 boards in a wining effort.

Washington put the brakes on a six-game losing streak with a 108-91 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday from the Verizon Center. Antawn Jamison made his season debut for Washington and led the charge with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Jamison was sidelined because of a partially dislocated shoulder suffered in an exhibition game in October.

"It's another added weapon for them to really key on," said Jamison. "I've been sitting down like it seems forever. I've had a lot of injuries. I knew it was going to be different from what we've been doing the last couple of weeks." Caron Butler added 19 points and Gilbert Arenas finished with 18, eight assists and six rebounds in the victory. The Wizards are 1-4 as the guest this season and will also visit San Antonio on the quick road sw

Atlanta improved to 3-0 on the residency and recorded its sixth consecutive triumph with Wednesday's 105-90 decision over the Miami Heat. Joe Johnson netted a game-best 30 points and helped limit Heat All-Star Dwyane Wade to 15 points. Josh Smith ended with 16 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for Southeast Division-leading Atlanta, which improved to 6-0 at home this season.

"We've been pretty good here at Philips," Johnson said. "We want to keep working. Just try to keep our heads on right, don't get overconfident, just keep playing hard." Al Horford added 16 points and 12 boards in a winning effort.

Memphis has won back-to-back games since a seven-game losing streak and recently recorded a 106-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday from FedEx Forum. Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph each scored 21 points, while Marc Gasol tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Grizzlies, who won both tests on a brief two-game homestand.

"Guys are on the same page. We hold guys accountable," Randolph said of the recent success. "Myself and everybody else, it starts on defense." O.J. Mayo scored 16 points for Memphis, which never trailed in the game and shot 54.3 percent from the field. The Grizzlies have yet to win on the road this season, however, as they own an 0-6 mark as the visitor.

The Raptors went 1-3 on a four-game road trip and are coming off Wednesday's 104-91 setback to the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. Chris Bosh posted 32 points and 17 rebounds, while Marco Belinelli added 19 points for the Raptors, who got 10 points and 11 boards from Andrea Bargnani just one night after a 130-112 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

"I think we made it possible to win the game," said Belinelli. "We made a couple of mistakes especially in the last quarter. We can't make these mistakes against a team like Utah or Denver. Now the game is over so we have to think about the next games at home. We have three games at home, and of course we have to win those games." Toronto will also host Orlando and Indiana up north and is 3-1 as the host this season.

The division-leading Cavs had their five-game winning streak come to an end against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, as Wizards forward Antawn Jamison thrived in his season debut with 31 points and 10 rebounds in a 108-91 victory. LeBron James recorded 34 points and nine assists, but also committed six of Cleveland's 16 turnovers.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas netted 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds, while Shaquille O'Neal sat out his third straight game due to a strained shoulder. Jamario Moon and Darnell Jackson each had 10 points for the Cavs, who wasted a 17-point second-half lead. O'Neal is expected to miss Friday's game and James is listed as probable after tweaking his wrist on a dunk.

The 7-foot Bogut, who leads the Bucks in rebounding at 9.2 per game to go with 16.1 points, left the contest late in the fourth quarter. He was examined by Bucks orthopedic physician Dr. Michael Gordon and underwent an MRI, which revealed the injury.

Utah had lost 20 in a row during the regular season in San Antonio.

"It meant a lot to all of us," said Williams. "We haven't won here in I don't know how many years. It was a great win for all of us." Williams' dish to Boozer allowed the big man to score in close for an 86-83 lead with just over one minute remaining.

Gasol, who missed the first 11 games of the year with a strained right hamstring, shot 9-of-15 from the floor as the Lakers won their second in a row.

Kobe Bryant contributed 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and also moved into second-place on the Los Angeles Lakers' franchise all-time scoring list.

Williams' dish to Boozer allowed the big man to score in close for an 86-83 lead with just over one minute remaining.

He converted the subsequent free throw for a two-possession game. After an empty trip for San Antonio, Ronnie Brewer made 1-of-2 from the foul line with 45.8 ticks left to put the game on ice.

Darren Collison, filling in for the injured Chris Paul (ankle), scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, while Marcus Thornton and Devin Brown each chipped in 19 points for the Hornets, who have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Emeka Okafor finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the win.