DENVER (AP):

Carmelo Anthony gave the home crowd nothing to boo about Sunday night, scoring 36 points in the Denver Nuggets' 121-107 victory over the Indiana Pacers, who lost their fifth straight.

Anthony had been subjected to jeers by the home crowd as trade talk intensified last week, but on this night, the Denver fans showed him plenty of love, especially when he was raining threes from all over the court as he put on a spectacular 23-point show in the third quarter.

Anthony's career-best six 3-pointers all came in the third period as the Nuggets turned a close game into a blowout - a reversal of their game in November when the Pacers made their first 20 shots of the third quarter and rolled to a 144-113 win in Indianapolis.

Anthony's previous high was five 3-pointers back in 2003, his rookie season.

Nene added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who led by 25 and improved to 20-5 at the Pepsi Center, where they haven't lost consecutive games all season. Tyler Hansbrough had 27 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana, which trailed 59-51 at half-time.

Thunder 101 Knicks 98

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP):

Kevin Durant made a 3-pointer from the right wing as time expired and finished with 30 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-98 win against the New York Knicks on Saturday night.

Durant was tightly guarded by Danilo Gallinari but connected while leaning back in front of the Knicks bench, extending New York's losing streak to six games.

The Thunder hadn't led since the first 2 minutes of the second quarter, but erased a six-point deficit in the final 3 minutes to escape their first three-game losing streak of the season.

Gallinari scored 23 points and Amare Stoudemire had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Knicks.

Hornets 96 Spurs 72

NEW ORLEANS (AP):

David West had 18 points and 10 rebounds, helping New Orleans earn their eighth consecutive victory and end San Antonio's eight-game winning streak.

One night after winning by 41 at Atlanta, the Hornets led by as many as 31 against a Spurs team that has the NBA's best record (37-7), but which also has lost twice to New Orleans (29-16).

Marcus Thornton and Trevor Ariza each hit all four 3-pointers they took as the Hornets set a season high with 12 3s. Thornton finished with 18 points and Ariza 15. Emeka Okafor added 12 rebounds and five blocks.

Tony Parker's 10 points made him the only double-digit scorer among the Spurs starters, who spent much of the second half on the bench.

Other results on Saturday: Clippers 113 Warriors 109; Mavericks 87 Nets 86;

Magic 118 Rockets 104; Bulls 92 Cavaliers 79; Hawks 103 Bobcats 87; Trail Blazers 97 Pacers 92; Pistons 75 Suns 74; 76ers 96 Jazz 85; Grizzlies 94 Bucks 81; Heat 120 Raptors 103; Wizards 85 Celtics 83.