Nets’ Carter sticks it to Toronto with 3-pointer

Vince Carter stuck it to his former fans, then called it his best shot ever.

Carter made a fadeaway 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left and finished with 42 points against his old team Sunday, leading New Jersey past the Raptors 105-104 in Toronto for the Nets’ 10th straight victory.

Carter scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and was booed every time he touched the ball, but he silenced the crowd with his spectacular winning shot. After Toronto’s Jose Calderon missed his second free throw, Carter hit a 3-pointer from about 4 feet beyond the arc.

“That’s definitely number one,” Carter said. “The atmosphere, the emotion, the hostility in the arena, it was a fun game.”

Toronto’s Morris Peterson was ejected for slapping Carter in the face. Carter playfully slapped his ex-teammate in the face. Peterson, clearly annoyed, then slapped Carter.

Official Steve Javie didn’t see Carter’s slap, but he saw Peterson’s and gave him his second technical. Carter said he would pay Peterson’s fine for receiving the technical.

“I felt bad,” Carter said. “It was far from what they assumed it to be.”

Pacers 108, Kings 83: At Sacramento, Calif., Stephen Jackson scored 17 of his 31 points while hitting five 3-pointers in the third quarter, and Jermaine O’Neal had 12 points and eight rebounds in his return to the lineup as Indiana beat the Kings.

Heat 118, Trail Blazers 89: At Portland, Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams combined for 51 points to lead Miami over the Trail Blazers.

Wade had 31 points and seven assists, while Williams had 20 points and eight assists and Miami shot 58.8 percent (47 of 80) from the field.

Nuggets 92, Rockets 90: At Houston, Carmelo Anthony hit a baseline jumper with a second left to give Denver a victory over the Rockets.

Earl Watson scored 20 and Anthony finished with 19 for the Nuggets.

Off the court

Rockets star Tracy McGrady left Sunday night’s game against Denver with a recurrence of severe back spasms. McGrady was lifted onto a stretcher and and ambulance took him to the hospital. … Nuggets center Kenyon Martin left the game Sunday night against Houston after straining his back. … The Rockets signed rookie guard John Lucas III to a 10-day contract, four days after waiving him.