EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) Rodney Rogers hit his first six shots and the New Jersey Nets showed the Sacramento Kings a thing or two on both offense and defense in posting a 94-77 victory Tuesday night.

The win ended New Jersey's three-game losing streak against the Kings and went a long way in avenging a 105-92 decision in Sacramento on Nov. 30, a game in which the Kings led 60-28 at the half.

The Nets hit 18 of their first 27 shots from the field and held the Kings to just nine first-quarter points, the lowest quarter of the season for the NBA's top-scoring team.

Kerry Kittles, who hit four straight baskets early in the third quarter to end any hopes of a second-half comeback by Sacramento, led New Jersey with 24 points. Rogers finished with 20, hitting eight of 11, and Richard Jefferson added 19.

While he scored only four points, Jason Kidd had 13 assists as New Jersey held a 30-6 advantage on the fast break.

Mike Bibby had 17 points for Sacramento and Chris Webber added 15, missing his first five shots and finishing 5-of-17. Peja Stojakovic had 11, all in the first half.

Cavaliers 111, Bulls 87

CLEVELAND (AP) Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 24 points with 17 rebounds and Cleveland won its seventh straight _ its longest winning streak since 1997.

Carlos Boozer added 22 points and 13 rebounds, and LeBron James had 17 points, eight assists and five blocks for the Cavs, who improved to 11-3 since the All-Star break.

Jamal Crawford had 17 points and Kirk Hinrich 14 for the Bulls, who dropped their seventh straight and fell to an NBA-worst 18-49.

Ilgauskas had his way inside against the Bulls, blocking five shots and tying a career high with 10 offensive rebounds.

Jeff McInnis finished with 17 points and eight assists as the Cavaliers improved to 17-8 since acquiring him from Portland on Jan. 21 for Darius Miles.

Heat 96, Hornets 83

MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade scored 23 points to lead Miami over New Orleans.

The Heat never trailed and outscored the Hornets 18-11 in the final 9:17 to win their sixth straight home game.

Caron Butler finished with 20 points and Rafer Alston added 17, including a 3-pointer in the first quarter, which set a franchise record for making at least one 3-pointer in 34 consecutive games.

Baron Davis had 23 points to lead the Hornets, who played without injured starters Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown.

SuperSonics 118, Hawks 110

ATLANTA (AP) Brent Barry scored a season-high 28 points, Ray Allen added 27 and Seattle beat Atlanta Hawks to win two straight for the first time in 24 games.

The Sonics improved to 4-1 in their last five games in Atlanta, but Seattle entered with just one victory in seven games and three of 14 overall.

Stephen Jackson scored 39 points for the Hawks, who have lost six of seven.

Barry had 17 points in the second quarter, as many as the Hawks. He went 4-of-5 on 3-pointers. But Barry didn't score again until his straightaway 3 made it 107-99 with 3:20 remaining.

Knicks 114, Wizards 110, OT

NEW YORK (AP) After five overtime defeats, including an excruciating one several days earlier, the Knicks finally won a game that lasted longer than 48 minutes by defeating Washington.

Tim Thomas scored 32 points and Stephon Marbury had 16 points and 14 assists as the Knicks narrowly defeated an opponent that had been struggling all month.

New York remained in a tie with Miami for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks had a chance for their first overtime victory of the season only because Nazr Mohammed tipped in a shot to tie the game at the end of regulation.

Gilbert Arenas had 27 points for Washington, but was one of five players to foul out of the game. Jerry Stackhouse added 23 points as the Wizards lost their seventh game in a row.

Trail Blazers 100, Bucks 99

MILWAUKEE (AP) Damon Stoudamire made a fallaway jumper with a second left to lift Portland to its fourth straight win after blowing a 20-point third-quarter lead.

Trailing 99-98, Zach Randolph lost the ball in the lane with 4 seconds to go, but Stoudamire grabbed it and made the winning 12-footer as the shot clock expired.

Joe Smith's jumper for Milwaukee missed as time expired. The Bucks have lost four straight and six of seven,

Derek Anderson and Darius Miles each scored 20 points for Portland.

Michael Redd had 26 points and Desmond Mason added 18 for Milwaukee.

Grizzlies 82, 76ers 79

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Pau Gasol had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and James Posey scored the final four points to lead Memphis over Philadelphia.

Allen Iverson returned to the 76ers starting lineup after missing four games with a bad knee, and two days after he refused to play when interim coach Chris Ford told the star guard he would come off the bench.

Reserve Bo Outlaw had 15 points and six rebounds for Memphis, which rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter.

Aaron McKie led Philadelphia with 22 points, on 8-of-12 shooting, while Kenny Thomas added 20 points and 12 rebounds. Iverson finished with 10 points, all in the first half. He missed all seven of his shots in the second half.

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