NBA ROUNDUP | Saturday's games

Nets 97, Hornets 84
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kenyon Martin had 23 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks, and New Jersey tied the longest winning streak -- 13 games -- in the NBA this season. The victory was the Nets' 12th straight under coach Lawrence Frank, extending his league record for best coaching start and tying the North American mark for the best start in professional sports. Joe Morgan took over the Boston Red Sox from John McNamara in 1988 and won a dozen. Jim Price won that many after taking over the baseball New York Giants in 1884. Richard Jefferson added 21 points and Lucious Harris broke a nine-game double- digit drought with 13 points as New Jersey won its seventh straight at home. Jason Kidd finished with 11 points, nine assists and nine rebounds to just miss out on his 59th career triple-double, which would have tied him with Larry Bird. Jamal Mashburn led the Hornets with 28 points and 13 rebounds. Baron Davis added 17 points. Neither shot well, though, as they combined to go 17-for-48 from the field. San Antonio and Detroit also won 13 in a row this season. New Orleans, which fell behind by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, used a 13-6 run at the start of the second half to pull even. Martin, who was limited on Friday night by a sinus infection, then took over by scoring six points in a 10-0 run that gave New Jersey a 69-59 lead. New Jersey entered the final quarter with a 74-68 lead, then put the game away with a 10-2 spurt that Martin capped with a three-point play. He had five points in the run, which came with Kidd on the bench. Martin capped his night from jumping out to the corner to block a 3-point attempt by Darrell Armstrong.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kenyon Martin had 23 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks, and New Jersey tied the longest winning streak -- 13 games -- in the NBA this season. The victory was the Nets' 12th straight under coach Lawrence Frank, extending his league record for best coaching start and tying the North American mark for the best start in professional sports. Joe Morgan took over the Boston Red Sox from John McNamara in 1988 and won a dozen. Jim Price won that many after taking over the baseball New York Giants in 1884. Richard Jefferson added 21 points and Lucious Harris broke a nine-game double- digit drought with 13 points as New Jersey won its seventh straight at home. Jason Kidd finished with 11 points, nine assists and nine rebounds to just miss out on his 59th career triple-double, which would have tied him with Larry Bird. Jamal Mashburn led the Hornets with 28 points and 13 rebounds. Baron Davis added 17 points. Neither shot well, though, as they combined to go 17-for-48 from the field. San Antonio and Detroit also won 13 in a row this season. New Orleans, which fell behind by as many as 10 points in the second quarter, used a 13-6 run at the start of the second half to pull even. Martin, who was limited on Friday night by a sinus infection, then took over by scoring six points in a 10-0 run that gave New Jersey a 69-59 lead. New Jersey entered the final quarter with a 74-68 lead, then put the game away with a 10-2 spurt that Martin capped with a three-point play. He had five points in the run, which came with Kidd on the bench. Martin capped his night from jumping out to the corner to block a 3-point attempt by Darrell Armstrong.
Heat 97, Nuggets 81