Devin Harris

Paul Millsap had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Al Jefferson added 18 points and 12 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 106-96 on Sunday night. Gordon Hayward scored 19 points and Devin Harris and Alec Burks added 10 each for the Jazz, winners of seven of their last eight. Danilo Gallinari scored 18 points, Nene had 17 and Arron Afflalo 16 for the Nuggets. The game was close throughout until Millsap got going early in the fourth quarter. He scored 16 points in the period and gave the Jazz control of a close game.

Devin Harris scored 21 points and had a key block that forced overtime to help the Utah Jazz defeat the Orlando Magic 117-107 and keep their lock on the final Western Conference playoff spot. The Magic (36-27) dropped their second straight and first since All-Star center Dwight Howard had back surgery that will keep him out until next season. Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 23 points, including three 3-pointers, but had his shot blocked at the end of regulation. The Jazz trailed by 14 in the first half, by 12 in the third and by six midway through the fourth before rallying.

■When, where: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., at TD Garden. ■TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850, 93.7). ■Scoring: Al Jefferson 19.4, Paul Millsap 16.2, Gordon Hayward 10.4. ■Rebounds: Jefferson 9.3, Millsap 9.0, Derrick Favors 5.9. ■Assists: Devin Harris 4.9, Earl Watson 4.5, Hayward 3.1. ■Head to head: This is the only meeting of the season. The Celtics won both games last season. ■Miscellany: The Jazz have won seven of their last eight, including a 105-84 victory over New Jersey Monday behind Millsap's 24 points and 13 rebounds … On Sunday, Utah played the longest game in team history, a...

Carmelo Anthony scored 21 of his 33 points in the first quarter, and the New York Knicks beat the Nets, 104-95, Wednesday night in their last trip to New Jersey. Continuing his torrid stretch without Amare Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin, Anthony hit his first six shots in front of the usual pro-New York crowd that will become an all-New York crowd next season, when the Nets move to Brooklyn. The Nets once hoped to have Anthony in the lineup when they got there and he is showing why lately, surpassing 30 points for the third straight game and the sixth time in nine games this...

Stephen Curry scored 29 points and had a season-high 12 assists, Monta Ellis added 33 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 119-101 on Thursday night. David Lee added 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Warriors. Golden State has won two straight since losing the first four games on its six-game homestand. Curry and Ellis, who were on the bench for most of the fourth quarter in Tuesday's win over Sacramento when coach Mark Jackson played mainly reserves, didn't get much of a rest against the Jazz while leading the Warriors to their highest point total of the season.

Paul Millsap scored 20 points, Al Jefferson had 16 and Devin Harris added 15 to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 97-90 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. Millsap had a dunk and a fallaway jumper to help the Jazz finish the game on a 10-4 run. Russell Westbrook had 23 points for Oklahoma City, and Kevin Durant had 18, but went scoreless in the fourth quarter and misfired on all seven attempts from the field in the period. James Harden added 17 points for the Thunder, who have lost four of their last seven games.

Tim Duncan had 31 points and 15 rebounds and the Spurs beat the Dallas Mavericks, 97-94, last night in San Antonio for their seventh straight win. Manu Ginobili added 17 points for San Antonio and Michael Finley scored 16. Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points for the Mavericks and Josh Howard and reserve Brandon Bass each added 16. The Mavericks are 3-2 with new addition Jason Kidd, who had 10 assists and 7 points. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Dallas. The Spurs were up, 73-72, heading into the fourth quarter.

DALLAS - Jason Kidd is a member of the Dallas Mavericks. Again. Finally. The long-discussed, once-scuttled, and ultimately reconfigured deal to bring Kidd from New Jersey back to the team that drafted him was finalized yesterday. He was reintroduced in Dallas 14 years after the Mavericks made him the No. 2 pick. Back then, Kidd was supposed to help turn around one of the worst franchises in sports. Now, as one of the league's best point guards, he's seen as a crucial piece in the Mavs' pursuit of a championship.

NBA ROUNDUP Devin Harris had 29 points and nine assists and Brook Lopez added 18 points to lead the New Jersey Nets past the visiting Washington Wizards, 97-89, last night to snap an eight-game losing streak. The loss was the 13th straight on the road this season for the Wizards, who played without top overall draft pick John Wall and forward Andray Blatche, both of whom have knee problems. The Nets, who led by 23 points in the second quarter, got 12 points and 17 rebounds from Kris Humphries, his fourth straight game with at least 10 boards.

Dirk Nowitzki had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Shawn Marion added 18 points, and the Mavericks stretched their winning streak to 11 games with a 102-89 victory over the New Jersey Nets last night in former Mavericks coach Avery Johnson’s return to Dallas. Johnson, fired after the 2007-08 season, is in his first season with the Nets. Jason Terry and Caron Butler added 15 points each, and J.J. Barea had a career-high 13 assists to help the Mavericks extend the NBA’s longest current winning streak.

■When, where: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., at TD Garden. ■TV, radio: CSN, WEEI (850, 93.7). ■Scoring: Al Jefferson 19.4, Paul Millsap 16.2, Gordon Hayward 10.4. ■Rebounds: Jefferson 9.3, Millsap 9.0, Derrick Favors 5.9. ■Assists: Devin Harris 4.9, Earl Watson 4.5, Hayward 3.1. ■Head to head: This is the only meeting of the season. The Celtics won both games last season. ■Miscellany: The Jazz have won seven of their last eight, including a 105-84 victory over New Jersey Monday behind Millsap's 24 points and 13 rebounds … On Sunday, Utah played the longest game in team history, a...

Al Jefferson had 23 points and eight rebounds, Gordon Hayward chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 121-102 on Friday night. All five starters reached double figures as the Jazz (26-22) notched their sixth straight win. Paul Millsap had 14 points and C.J. Miles scored 12. Devin Harris added 13 points and nine assists for Utah. Alec Burks led a strong bench contribution with 15 points. Derrick Favors chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds.

Paul Millsap scored 20 points, Al Jefferson had 16 and Devin Harris added 15 to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 97-90 over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. Millsap had a dunk and a fallaway jumper to help the Jazz finish the game on a 10-4 run. Russell Westbrook had 23 points for Oklahoma City, and Kevin Durant had 18, but went scoreless in the fourth quarter and misfired on all seven attempts from the field in the period. James Harden added 17 points for the Thunder, who have lost four of their last seven games.

Derrick Favors, starting for Al Jefferson, had career highs with 23 points and 17 rebounds to help the Utah Jazz edge the Golden State Warriors 99-92 in overtime Saturday night. Jefferson, Utah's leading scorer and rebounder, was attending his grandmother's funeral in Mississippi. Favors scored four of the first six points in overtime and the Jazz earned their sixth straight home win, and second straight in overtime. Favors, whose previous scoring high was 20 points before he came to Utah from New Jersey in the trade for Deron Williams last season, made a...

The Utah Jazz finally found a way to win on the road. The Cleveland Cavaliers would like to find a way to win, period. Al Jefferson scored 25 points, Gordon Hayward added 23, and the Jazz snapped a six-game road losing streak with a 109-100 win on Monday night. Cleveland has lost six straight and four in a row at home. It's no surprise the two coaches had different points following the outcome. "We needed a big road win, so we're going to hold onto this for the next day and a half," Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said.

Devin Harris converted a three-point play with 4.5 seconds left and the Utah Jazz snapped the Miami Heat's nine-game winning streak with a 99-98 victory on Friday night. LeBron James had 35 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three blocked shots for Miami, but passed on the final possession to Udonis Haslem, who missed a long jumper at the buzzer. Dwyane Wade chipped in 31 points and six rebounds. Shane Battier also added 18 points for the Heat (28-8), who were playing without All-Star Chris Bosh.

Devin Harris hit an unbelievable lunging half-court shot at the buzzer and the New Jersey Nets snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 98-96 victory over the slumping Philadelphia 76ers last night in East Rutherford, N.J. With players from both teams surrounding the scorer's table, the referees watched replays of Harris's shot for nearly three minutes before signaling the basket was good. Seconds earlier, the 76ers seemingly nailed down the victory when Andre Iguodala sank the second of two free throws to give them a 1-point lead with 1.8 seconds to play.

C.J. Miles scored a season-high 27 points and the Utah Jazz beat Houston 104-83 on Wednesday night, halting a four-game losing streak and the Rockets' four-game winning streak. Devin Harris added 19 points for Utah, which avenged a 101-85 loss in Houston on Feb. 19. Luis Scola led Houston with 18 points, while Kyle Lowry was held to 13 on 4-of-9 shooting after scoring 32 in the first meeting. The Jazz won despite playing without injured starters Paul Millsap and Raja Bell.