Iverson jumper lifts Nuggets

Allen Iverson’s 14-foot fadeaway jumper with less than a second left in overtime gave the Denver Nuggets a 105-103 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night at Portland.

Denver led by as many as 17 in the first half but the Trail Blazers battled back.

Iverson’s 10-foot jumper gave the Nuggets an 82-81 lead in the fourth quarter. J.R. Smith added a 3-pointer and Linas Kleiza’s dunk extended the lead to six.

It was short-lived, however, and the Blazers went back ahead when Jarrett Jack’s layup and free throw made it 90-89.

Portland held on to a narrow lead down the stretch, but the Nuggets kept it close and Iverson’s 3-pointer put Denver up 100-99 with 39.4 seconds left.

Portland forward Travis Outlaw was fouled with 2.9 seconds remaining, and made one of two free throws to tie it at 100. Iverson’s desperation 3-point attempt missed to send the game into overtime.

Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets with 28 points and 15 rebounds. Iverson finished with 25 points.

Brandon Roy had 26 for the Blazers.

Jazz 110, Hornets 88: At Salt Lake City, Deron Williams had 29 points and 11 assists, and Utah set a team record for 3-pointers in a victory over New Orleans that extended its winning streak to nine games.

The Jazz went 14 of 22 from 3-point range, getting six from Kyle Korver and three from Williams. Jannero Pargo led the Hornets with 24 points.

Mavericks 107, Magic 98: At Orlando, Fla., Josh Howard scored 28 points and Dallas overcame Hedo Turkoglu’s triple-double (13 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds) to hold off the Magic.

Dallas led by as many as 19, but Orlando got within 83-80 on Rashard Lewis’ 3-pointer with 7:15 left. The Magic didn’t score again for almost 5 minutes, and Dallas went on a 10-0 run to put the game away.

Clippers 103, Knicks 94: At New York, Corey Maggette scored 19 points in his return to the lineup, and Los Angeles snapped a nine-game road losing streak by beating the slumping Knicks.

Chris Kaman, who like Maggette had missed the last four games with the flu, added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Rockets 92, Timberwolves 86: At Minneapolis, Tracy McGrady had 26 points, six rebounds and seven assists, and surging Houston held on for a victory over Minnesota.

Al Jefferson had 33 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Wolves.

Suns 118, Bobcats 104: Leandro Barbosa scored 30 points and Raja Bell added 24, including a season-high seven 3-pointers, to help host Phoenix stay unbeaten against Charlotte.

Hawks 96, 76ers 91: Josh Smith had 19 points, nine assists and nine blocks, and host Atlanta overcame an abysmal first quarter in a victory over Philadelphia.

Raptors 114, Heat 82: At Miami, Chris Bosh scored 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Andrea Bargnani added 22 and Toronto shot 60 percent on the way to beating the hapless Heat.

Around the league

New Jersey acquired Memphis forward Stromile Swift for center Jason Collins and cash. The 6-foot-10 Swift is expected to add athleticism to the frontcourt of the Nets, who have lost 10 of their last 12 games. Swift averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds in seven seasons with the Grizzlies and one with the Houston Rockets. … Cleveland star LeBron James pleaded no contest to a speeding charge and paid $259 to settle a ticket he received in December. The All-Star was accused of driving 101 mph on his 23rd birthday in December.