Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points with eight rebounds and four assists Sunday to lead the Denver Nuggets' 110-87 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was the seventh straight victory for the Northwest Division leading Nuggets. Denver gradually built upon its 27-20 advantage after the first period after erasing an early 15-9 deficit.

Mike Miller and Ryan Gomes helped Minnesota end a seven-game losing streak Sunday, combining for 43 points in a 108-99 Timberwolves win over New Jersey. Miller totaled 22 points and Gomes had 21.

Thaddeus Young reached the 20-point mark for the fifth straight game Wednesday -- scoring 29 in leading Philadelphia past woeful Minnesota 96-88. The 76ers went on an 11-point run in the fourth quarter to break open what had been a one-point game and went on to win their third in a row.

Flip Murray scored 30 points Monday to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 109-97 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mike Bibby added 20 points and nine assists and Joe Johnson had 20 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta, which has won eight of its last nine games.

Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant scored 30 points and the Thunder led by as much as 32 Sunday en route to beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-90. Jeff Green had 17 points for Oklahoma City, which led 57-39 at halftime and 80-48 late in the second half. Craig Smith topped Minnesota's scoring with 19 points. Rodney