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The Bucks’ Richard Jefferson celebrates a good run of points with teammates Charlie Bell , Keith Bogans and Charlie Villanueva as the Nets’ Josh Boone walks by during the first half.

Playing more aggressively than he has in months, Mike Miller had 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves snap a seven-game losing streak with a 108-99 victory over the fading New Jersey Nets on Sunday.Ryan Gomes scored 21 and Kevin Love added 16 points and 11 boards for the Timberwolves, who had lost 18 of their …

New Jersey is clinging to its slim playoff hopes but the team’s season is circling the drain as it arrives in the Twin Cities to face the hapless Minnesota Timberwolves.

Pau Gasol leads all with 36 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Going intoA a three-game stretch against a pair of teams that could very well meet in the Finals, the Nets knew they’d have to play their best ball of the season to stay in the playoff race.

The Los Angeles Lakers try to move one step closer to securing the Western Conference’s top seed when the powerhouse club resumes its road trip with tonight’s clash with the New Jersey Nets.

LeBron James and these Cleveland Cavaliers have risen to the top. James scored 22 points with 11 assists and made all the right moves in the closing minutes as the too-tough-at-home Cavaliers set a franchise record with their 58th win — and 10th straight — by beating the New Jersey Nets 98-87 on Tuesday night.

After coming through with a big effort on the road their last time out, the San Antonio Spurs continue a long trip tonight against a New Jersey Nets team they’ve enjoyed plenty of success against over the past few years.

LeBron James and the Central Division-champion Cleveland Cavaliers will take their eight-game winning streak to the road this evening for a showdown against the New Jersey Nets at the Izod Center.

Eds: APNewsNow. Nets 115, Knicks 89. AP Photo NYJJ103, NYJJ104, NYJJ102 By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK Vince Carter scored 29 points and the New Jersey Nets salvaged the final game of their otherwise miserable five-game trip with a 115-89 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

The Miami Heat are still searching for a win on their current four-game road trip and will pay a visit to the New Jersey Nets tonight at the IZOD Center.

They had been frustrated and embarrassed in the first four games of the road trip, and on top of that, they were short-handed because of Devin Harris’ shoulder injury and Sean Williams’ suspension.

Vince Carter scored 29 points and the New Jersey Nets salvaged the final game of their otherwise miserable five-game trip with a 115-89 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

No Devin Harris for the Nets. No Danilo Gallinari for the Knicks. In the survival-of-the-fittest games both teams are now playing in their push for the playoffs, the fittest team Wednesday seemed like Mike D’Antoni’s. But that was on paper, not where Vince Carter proved how fit he was to pack-mule his team.

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J.R. Smith and Nene scored 19 points each, Chauncey Billups had 14 points and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to three with a 121-96 win over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night.

Vince Carter scored 32 points for the Nets, who went 0-4 on the Western Conference portion of their five-game road trip. New Jersey plays at the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

The Nets played without injured point guard Devin Harris and forward Sean Williams, who was arrested Monday at a cell phone store in a mall in suburban Denver on accusations he got into an argument with a clerk and threw a computer monitor.