Boston ? Carmelo Anthony rescued the travel-weary Denver Nuggets with just seconds to spare.

Anthony’s 15-foot jumper with 3.6 seconds remaining gave the Nuggets a 100-99 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, the fifth stop on Denver’s seven-game road trip.

“It was nice to bounce back from last night’s defeat,” Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik said. “It really stung us, and, after being on the road for a long time, I was really proud of how we responded.”

Anthony scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won seven of their last 10 games, including three of five during their East Coast trek.

“They were double-teaming me the whole game, and all five guys were being real physical with me,” Anthony said. “But in a situation like tonight, my teammates and coach know I want the ball.”

Paul Pierce had 31 to lead the Celtics, including two free throws with 10.7 seconds to give Boston a 99-98 lead. He had a chance to win it, but his jumper at the buzzer bounced off the rim.

Marcus Camby added 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Nuggets, who won for only the second time against the Celtics since the 1991-92 season and snapped a seven-game losing streak in Boston.

Kenyon Martin also had a double-double for Denver, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

Boston erased a 98-93 deficit with 1:21 remaining.

Boston's Raef LaFrentz, left, tries to stop Denver's Marcus Camby. LaFrentz, a former Kansas University standout, had eight points and 15 rebounds, but the Nuggets edged the Celtics, 100-99, Wednesday night in Boston.

“We just couldn’t get the key stop,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “We knew what was coming with that last play with Carmelo but we just didn’t execute our defense very well.”

Rockets 92, Hawks 69

Houston — Tracy McGrady had 25 points, and Yao Ming scored 23 to lead Houston past Atlanta. It was the biggest blowout of the season for Houston, which won for the fourth time in five games. The Hawks have lost six straight games and nine of their last 11.

Spurs 94, Magic 91

San Antonio — Tim Duncan had 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead San Antonio past Orlando. Orlando’s Steve Francis missed a game-tying three-point shot in the final seconds. Francis scored 20 points. Cuttino Mobley had 21, and Grant Hill added 18 for the Magic. Manu Ginobili added 17 points for the Spurs, and Tony Parker had 13.

Hornets 98, Warriors 89

New Orleans — Dan Dickau scored a career-best 23 points, and New Orleans won its first home game of the season. Dickau hit several timely baskets and even converted a four-point play after banking in a 32-footer while being fouled at the end of the third quarter.

Cavaliers 112, Blazers 88

Cleveland — LeBron James scored 12 of his 25 points in less than three minutes of the third quarter, and Ira Newble added a season-high 18 as Cleveland won its ninth straight at home Jeff McInnis added 18 points, Drew Gooden 15 and rookie Anderson Varejao 12 for the Cavaliers, who earned their 14th victory more than one month earlier than last year.

Raptors 96, T’wolves 90

Toronto — Chris Bosh had a season-high 24 points and 14 rebounds in Toronto’s victory over Minnesota in a game where the Raptors’ Matt Bonner was ejected for flagrantly fouling Kevin Garnett.

After Bonner knocked Garnett to the floor with 5:24 left in the fourth, Garnett went after the rookie forward. Official Anthony Jordan and Raptors coach Sam Mitchell held Garnett back, but Latrell Sprewell ran toward Bonner and pushed him. Bonner was ejected, and Sprewell received a technical foul.

Bulls 96, Grizzlies 88

Memphis, Tenn. — Eddy Curry had 20 points, while Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon each added 15 to lead Chicago over Memphis. Chicago won for the just the second time on the road this season, while Memphis lost its second straight. Pau Gasol scored 24 points, but didn’t have a rebound until 16 seconds remained. Hinrich added six assists for the Bulls.

Suns 108, Jazz 86

Phoenix — Joe Johnson had a season-high 30 points, and Phoenix beat Utah to improve to a league-best 19-3. It’s the NBA’s best start since the Dallas Mavericks — led by current Sun point guard Steve Nash — started 21-3 two years ago. Amare Stoudemire contributed 19 points, and Shawn Marion had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Pistons 94, Knicks 93

New York — Chauncey Billups’ two free throws with 2.6 seconds left gave Detroit its first lead since the first quarter, and Stephon Marbury’s last-second miss gave the Pistons a victory over New York.

Heat 98, Wizards 93

Washington — Dwyane Wade had 29 points and nine assists as Miami swept its four-game series from Washington.