The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The unbeaten streak has reached double figures for the Dallas Mavericks, whose commitment to defense helped them defeat the New Jersey Nets 96-88 victory Saturday night.

Steve Nash scored 30 points, Michael Finley had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Shawn Bradley scored 12, including a pair of jumpers that started the Mavericks on a game-closing 13-5 run.

With a record of 10-0, the Mavericks are the NBA's only unbeaten team.

Pacers 107, T'Wolves 101

MINNEAPOLIS - Ron Mercer scored 22 points off the bench, and Jermaine O'Neal scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half as Indiana won its seventh straight. Off to their best start since the 1969-70 season in the ABA, the Pacers never trailed.

76ers 93, Knicks 92

NEW YORK - Latrell Sprewell played in his first game of the season but couldn't reverse the Knicks' sinking fortunes as Philadelphia scored 17 of the game's final 25 points.

The 76ers won on the road for the first time this season, while the loss was the fourth in a row for the Knicks.

Allen Iverson and Todd MacCulloch each scored 17 points, Keith Van Horn had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Eric Snow added 14 points for the 76ers.

Pistons 74, Nuggets 53

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Cliff Robinson scored 17 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help Detroit beat Denver after the teams combined for the lowest-scoring first half in history. Denver led 29-28 at halftime, and the 57 combined points broke a 47-year-old record by one point. The Nuggets shot 37.5 percent for the half and turned the ball over eight times, while the Pistons hit 29 percent of their shots and had 11 turnovers.

Richard Hamilton added 15 and Corliss Williamson 12 for Detroit, which set a franchise mark for points allowed and it was also the lowest scoring game in Pistons history.

Juwan Howard scored 12 points to lead the Nuggets, who broke their team record for fewest points in a game by eight. Denver shot just 32.8 percent for the game and had 22 turnovers. Its 21 field goals missed the league record by four, and the team record by one.

Wizards 95, Heat 65

WASHINGTON - The Washington Wizards used a torrid-shooting first half to take control, and Jerry Stackhouse made the advantage stand up. The Wizards' defense was just as effective - it was the fewest points ever allowed by Washington. The previous team mark was 69 points.

The Wizards made 22 of 33 field-goal attempts before halftime to take a 59-32 lead, then got eight points from Stackhouse in the third quarter to build the margin to 30 points. Stackhouse finished with 16 points.

That was enough to seal Miami's fifth straight loss. The Heat (1-7), off to their worst start since 1994-95, have scored fewer than 65 points only twice in franchise history.

Hawks 89, Hornets 82

ATLANTA - Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 27 points, and Glenn Robinson 24 as Atlanta beat New Orleans.

Bucks 104, Celtics 85

MILWAUKEE - Ray Allen scored a season-high 31 points, including 18 in the first half, and Sam Cassell added 25 for Milwaukee.

Spurs 90, Cavaliers 77

CLEVELAND - Bruce Bowen scored 14 points and Tony Parker 13 to lead San Antonio over Cleveland, losers of six straight.

Bulls 111, Grizzlies 93

CHICAGO - Donyell Marshall scored 31 points and had 17 rebounds off the bench, and Jalen Rose also had 31 points for Chicago.