Houston ? Vince Carter scored 18 of his 29 points in the second half Monday night to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 90-77 victory over the Houston Rockets.

Jason Kidd had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, his sixth triple-double of the season. Kidd has 73 career triple-doubles and needs five to tie Wilt Chamberlain for third all-time.

Cliff Robinson added 15 points for the Nets, who have won all 28 games they’ve led after three quarters.

Yao Ming scored 36 points for the Rockets, playing their third straight game without Tracy McGrady, who’s out up to five weeks because of another back injury.

Bucks 88, Hawks 87

Milwaukee – The Bucks snapped their longest home losing streak in six years at five games when Bobby Simmons scored 18 points, and Michael Redd added 16. Milwaukee still looked lethargic, blowing a 17-point lead in the second half before coming from behind to win.

Nuggets 108, Knicks 96

New York – Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points, 12 in the third quarter when the game turned into a rout. Andre Miller added 16 points, and former Knicks center Marcus Camby had 10 points and 18 rebounds for the Nuggets, who pulled away in the second half and improved to 3-1 on their season-high seven-game road trip.

Pacers 97, Magic 83

Indianapolis – Danny Granger came off the bench to score 21 points, leading five Indiana players in double figures. Granger also grabbed 12 rebounds.

Clippers 95, T’Wolves 87

Los Angeles – Chris Kaman scored 24 points and set career highs with 23 rebounds and four steals, while Mike Dunleavy got his 500th coaching victory.