NBA ROUNDUP Saturday’s games

February 8, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Nets 114, Nuggets 70

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Devin Harris scored 14 of his 28 points from the free-throw line and the New Jersey Nets won their season-high fourth straight game. Rookie Brook Lopez added 15 points and nine rebounds and Vince Carter had 12 points and eight assists in one of the most impressive performances of the season for Lawrence Frank’s young team. New Jersey built a season-high 20-point lead at the half and extended it to 37 points after third quarters in handing the Nuggets their worst loss of the season. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak and was only the 17th of the season for Denver, which was off to its best 50-game start since joining the NBA in 1976.

76ers 94, Heat 84

PHILADELPHIA — Andre Miller and Marreese Speights scored 15 points, Royal Ivey ignited a second-half comeback with 11 off the bench and Philadelphia beat Miami.

Dwyane Wade had 21 points and Mario Chalmers added 18 for Miami. Seven players scored in double figures for Philadelphia, which has won two straight since learning that Elton Brand will have season-ending shoulder surgery Monday.

Clippers 121, Hawks 97

ATLANTA — Al Thornton scored 31 points and Zach Randolph had 25 in Los Angeles’ victory. The Clippers, whose 21-point win Friday at Memphis stopped an 11-game road losing streak, improved to 7-19 away from the Staples Center. And they were barely challenged by the Eastern Conference’s fourth-best home team. Los Angeles earned consecutive wins for the first time since Dec. 16, a span of 26 games. Atlanta, which had its two-game winning streak end, played its first game this season without starting point guard Mike Bibby, who injured his foot the previous night at Charlotte and wasn’t in uniform for the game.

Associated Press