East Rutherford, N.J. ? Jason Kidd had his fifth triple-double of the season, but his biggest contribution might have come during a fourth-quarter timeout.

Kidd suggested to Nets coach Lawrence Frank that he put 6-foot-7 Richard Jefferson on Toronto center Chris Bosh, who had been practically unstoppable since the beginning of the third quarter.

The move worked wonders as Jefferson clamped down on Bosh, and the Nets held Toronto to one field goal in more than 10 minutes spanning regulation and overtime in a 105-100 victory Saturday.

“He came up with the idea to go small,” said Jefferson, who scored 30 points to go with 31 by Vince Carter. “Bosh posts up, but he likes to shoot jumpers, and we were able to take that away from him. You need to crowd and use your quickness on him.”

New Jersey (32-26) snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 15-2 in its last 17 home games dating to mid-December. Toronto (20-38) lost its sixth straight game.

Bosh scored just two points in the first half but had 14 in the third quarter and was proving too quick for the likes of Jason Collins, Nenad Krstic and Clifford Robinson. Jefferson was able to shut down Bosh’s outside game.

New Jersey's Jason Kidd, left, slips past Toronto's Chris Bosh. Kidd had 14 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds for his 72nd career triple-double in the Nets' 105-100 overtime victory Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J.

“At that point, we had tried everything except going small,” Kidd said. “So I suggested something different.”

Morris Peterson led Toronto with 25. Bosh finished with 23, but scored only seven points in the final 17 minutes. He missed a long jumper from the top of the key with five seconds left in regulation with Jefferson hounding him.

“With a smaller guy, I should have taken him to the post,” Bosh said. “I should have given up the ball and cut to the post. I was just too busy trying to make a play that I shouldn’t have. I should have been a little smarter.”

Knicks 103, Bucks 98

Milwaukee – Steve Francis made five free throws in the final 20 seconds of his first win with New York, Eddy Curry had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Knicks snapped a six-game losing streak.

Jalen Rose had 19 points, and Quentin Richardson 18 in the Knicks’ rare road win that kept the Bucks, currently in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, from matching last season’s win total of 30 games when they finished 30-52.

The Knicks won for only the third time in 25 games and picked up their fifth road win of the season.

Michael Redd had 23 points, Joe Smith added 19 and Maurice Williams 17 for the Bucks.

Spurs 101, Trail Blazers 81

San Antonio – Tim Duncan had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and San Antonio hit five three-pointers in the fourth quarter to pull away from Portland. Leading 69-65 after three, the Spurs opened the final period with consecutive shots from behind the arc by Brent Barry, Beno Udrih and Manu Ginobili.

Lakers 105, Pistons 94

Los Angeles – Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, and Los Angeles came from behind with a scoring spree that began in the third quarter. Lamar Odom added 24 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who ended a four-game losing streak against the Pistons. With the Lakers trailing 78-68 with 3:26 remaining in the third quarter, Los Angeles scored the final 12 points of the period to go up 80-78.

Nuggets 110, Magic 94

Denver – Carmelo Anthony scored 24, and Earl Boykins snapped out of a shooting slump with 21 in Denver’s rout of Orlando. Ruben Patterson also scored 21 points, his most since joining the Nuggets from Portland in a four-team trade on Feb. 23.

Heat 95, Hawks 93

Miami – Alonzo Mourning’s dunk with 1.8 seconds remaining gave Miami its first lead of the game, and the Heat beat Atlanta for their season-high eighth straight victory. Shaquille O’Neal had 21 points and eight rebounds before fouling out with 3:45 left for Miami, which overcame a 17-point deficit despite playing without Dwyane Wade. Wade was sidelined because of a sprained wrist and is listed as day-to-day.