DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony had 24 points, Earl Boykins added
23 and Denver won its seventh straight.
Andre Miller had 14 points and a season-high 17 assists, helping
the Nuggets shoot 57 percent in their 21st win in 23 games -- the
franchise's best stretch since going 27-2 in 1974, when they were
still in the ABA.
Ray Allen had 32 points and Ronald Murray 20 for Seattle, which
has lost four straight -- all with a chance to clinch the division.<
^Mavericks 88, Jazz 81=
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points to help Dallas
secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Jason Terry added 14 points and Michael Finley had 13 for the
Mavericks (52-24), who hold a 5½-game lead over fifth-place
Sacramento. (47-30) and won the season series against the Kings
3-1.
Kris Humphries scored 15 points to pace Utah.
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