Late layup lifts Mavs to victory

Devin Harris made an easy layup with 2.2 seconds left in overtime Friday to lift the visiting Dallas Mavericks to a 114-112 win over the Denver Nuggets.

On the inbound play after a timeout, Harris moved through several picks, got free from Andre Miller, then scooted toward the basket and found himself wide open, taking a pass from Josh Howard and easily making the winning layup.

It wasn’t the way anyone would have expected the game to end, especially with the way Denver stayed alive – first on Carmelo Anthony’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer in regulation to tie it at 100, then on Kenyon Martin’s tip-in off an intentional missed free throw to make it 112-all with 3.6 seconds left in the OT.

Raptors 112, Rockets 95: At Toronto, Mike James had 30 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against his former team, as Toronto beat Houston for its fifth straight win.

Suns 111, Heat 93: At Phoenix, Steve Nash dished out 12 assists in a 47-point first quarter as Phoenix cruised past Miami. Nash broke the franchise record and tied for second-most assists in a quarter in NBA history.

Hawks 103, Celtics 98: At Boston, Al Harrington had 28 points and eight rebounds as Atlanta held off Boston to snap a four-game losing streak. Joe Johnson added 20 points for Atlanta.

Knicks 113, Wizards 92: At New York, Channing Frye matched his career high with 30 points, including 11 during a 15-4 run in the third quarter, as New York beat Washington.

Nets 113, Magic 106: At East Rutherford, N.J., Jason Kidd had 16 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as New Jersey beat Orlando.

Hornets 90, Trail Blazers 80: At Oklahoma City, Kirk Snyder scored a career-high 22 points and David West added 19 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans survived the loss of point guard Chris Paul to beat Portland. Paul is expected to miss at least two weeks after tearing a ligament in his right thumb.

Spurs 83, Timberwolves 77: At San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 23 points and Bruce Bowen had a season-high 14 points as San Antonio beat Minnesota.

Lakers 119, 76ers 93: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant hit all seven of his 3-point shots and scored 48 points as Los Angeles beat Philadelphia.

Kings 118, Clippers 114: At Sacramento, Calif., Mike Bibby scored 11 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and Brad Miller had 26 points in Sacramento’s 11th straight win over Los Angeles.

Grizzlies 87, Jazz 65: At Memphis, Tenn., Pau Gasol scored 27 points and matched his career high with 18 rebounds to help Memphis beat Utah.

Bulls 105, Bucks 91: At Milwaukee, Chris Duhon scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as Chicago snapped its eight-game losing streak with a win over Milwaukee.

Off the court

Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes underwent surgery at the Cleveland Clinic to repair his broken right middle finger. He is expected to miss eight weeks.

“Celtics first-round draft pick Gerald Green will be sent to the NBA’s developmental league, said head of basketball operations Danny Ainge.