NBA Basketball

Rasual Butler scored a season-high 27 points to help the Clippers take down the Denver Nuggets, 106-99, at Staples Center.

Monta Ellis played all 48 minutes and carried Golden State with 34 points, eight assists and six steals, as the Warriors topped the Trail Blazers, 108-94, despite playing just eight players.

New Jersey Nets guard Devin Harris is expected to return Saturday against the Knicks.

Reserve forward Rasual Butler scored 27 points, Al Thornton added 18 and the Los Angeles Clippers withstood an early scoring spree from Carmelo Anthony to beat the Denver Nuggets 106-99 on Friday night.

Monta Ellis scored a season-high 34 points and had eight assists, Anthony Morrow added 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Brandon Jennings continued his standout rookie season with 29 points and seven assists, as Milwaukee defeated Charlotte, 95-88, at Bradley Center.

Clippers longtime play-by-play announcer Ralph Lawler and color analyst Michael Smith were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about Memphis center Hamed Haddadi.

Jason Terry and Kris Humphries sparked Dallas off the bench with 20 and 15 points, respectively, as the Mavericks won their fifth straight game behind a 104-102 decision over the Sacramento Kings.

Vince Carter finished with 26 points, six rebounds and six assists, as the Orlando Magic pulled out an 83-78 victory over Boston in a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference semifinals.

Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 95-88 victory over Charlotte on Friday night, with minority owner Michael Jordan on hand to witness his Bobcats drop their seventh straight.