Carter eclipses 10k points in Nets victory

? Vince Carter had a unique triple-double: a season-high 43 points, hitting the 10,000-point plateau and the big baskets that helped New Jersey beat Philadelphia on Monday night.

“He was amazing,” Jason Kidd said after the Nets rallied to beat the 76ers 107-97 in overtime. “He was great tonight. He made shots early, he made shots in between, and he had a big shot to tie the game on a three-point play. He covered the whole board tonight.”

Carter, who become the 41st NBA player to reach 10,000 points, scored the Nets’ final five points in regulation to force the overtime and he hit a franchise-record-tying seventh three-pointer early in the extra period to put New Jersey ahead for good.

Carter didn’t know he had reached the 10,000 points until the Nets announced it.

“Once I heard it, I said, ‘Let’s win the game now,”‘ said Carter, who has had consecutive 40-point games. “It was a good feeling.”

Kidd recorded his 62nd career triple-double, finishing with 22 points, a season-high 16 assists and 11 rebounds in leading the Nets to their season-best fifth straight win at home and their eighth in 11 games. Ron Mercer added 14 points, all in the fourth quarter and the overtime.

“I have seen what he can do as an opponent,” Kidd said of Carter. “Now as a teammate, he is everything I thought he could be. The future is very bright once people understand he is back and playing at a very high level.”

Wizards 108, Pacers 104

Washington — Gilbert Arenas matched his career high with 43 points to lead Washington. Antawn Jamison added 20 points, combining with Arenas for 19 of Washington’s 21 points in the final eight minutes. Jermaine O’Neal scored 30 points for the Pacers, and Stephen Jackson had 29, including 22 in the second half when he shot 8-for-11 from the floor and made five three-pointers.

Heat 105, Warriors 96

Miami — Shaquille O’Neal scored 27 points, and Miami overcame a rare ragged performance by Dwyane Wade to win for the sixth time in seven games. Wade failed to score in the first 18 minutes, committed eight turnovers, drew a technical foul, shot 5-for-18 and finished with 18 points, 5.6 below his average. O’Neal was 1-for-7 at the free-throw line but had six assists and 14 rebounds.

Hawks 114, Lakers 108

Atlanta — Antoine Walker made two baskets in the last two minutes, and Tony Delk hit eight free throws in the final minute for Atlanta. The Lakers, down by 29 points in the second quarter, cut the Hawks’ lead to a point before Walker and Delk took control in the final minutes. Walker led the Hawks with 26 points, and Delk added 25. Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 28 points.

Knicks 102, Jazz 99, OT

Salt Lake City — Stephon Marbury scored 30 points, including New York’s last six in overtime, to help the Knicks snap a nine-game road losing streak. Kurt Thomas added 16 points for the Knicks, Michael Sweetney had 15, Trevor Ariza 14 and Anfernee Hardaway 13. Andrei Kirilenko scored 25 points for Utah, but missed two free throws and a pair of threes in OT that would have tied it.