EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and the New York Knicks beat the winless New Jersey Nets 98-91 on Saturday.
David Lee added 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson Chandler and Larry Hughes each finished with 13 points. The Knicks (3-9) won their second straight and proved that worse basketball is played a mere 10 miles away.
The Nets fell to 0-13, inching closer to the NBA record of 17 straight losses to start a season, held by Miami and matched by the Los Angeles Clippers. They'll try to avoid it during a difficult four-game trip out West that starts with back-to-back games at Denver and Portland, capped by a visit to the Lakers.
Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points, and Brook Lopez had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who shot only 4 of 18 from 3-point range and barely broke 90 points against one of the NBA's worst defensive teams.
Cavaliers 97, 76ers 91
CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding Philadelphia to 10 points over the final 12 minutes.
James added nine assists, seven rebounds and had a resounding dunk with 2:41 left to help Cleveland improve to 10-4. Lou Williams scored 22 points for Philadelphia.
