Carmelo Anthony had 30 points for Denver, and Chauncey Billups added 27.
Bulls 93, Bobcats 90 - John Salmons scored 27 points, Joakim Noah added a career-high 21 points and had 16 rebounds, and host Chicago beat Charlotte for its third straight win.
The Bulls had a 16-0 run in the third and fourth quarters that turned a 9-point deficit into a 7-point lead at 77-70.
They hung on despite some shaky foul shooting, with Charlotte’s Flip Murray missing two 3-pointers in the closing seconds.
Bucks 102, Knicks 87 - Andrew Bogut scored a season-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to help host Milwaukee beat New York.
Jodie Meeks, Milwaukee’s second-round pick in June, added 19 points, and rookie point guard Brandon Jennings had 17 points.
Mavericks 129, Raptors 101 - Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Howard scored 16 in his season debut in Dallas’s victory over visiting Toronto.
Kings 104, Jazz 99 - Tyreke Evans scored a career-high 32 points and Sacramento held off host Utah for a victory in its first game without high-scoring guard Kevin Martin.
Martin will have surgery tomorrow to repair a fracture in his left wrist.
Clippers 113, Grizzlies 110 - Chris Kaman had 26 points and nine rebounds, and host Los Angeles beat Memphis for its third straight victory - equaling their longest winning streak of last season.
