Lin's career night leads Knicks

Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25 points as host New York salvaged the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set by beating the New Jersey Nets 99-92 on Saturday.

Pistons 89, Hornets 87 — Greg Monroe had 24 points and 16 rebounds to lift host Detroit. Meanwhile, Brandon Knight broke his nose in the game.

Cavaliers 91, Mavericks 88 — Rookie Kyrie Irving made a driving layup in traffic with 15.8 seconds left to lift host Cleveland.

Clippers 107, Wizards 81 — Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as visiting Los Angeles won for the fifth time in six games.

Magic 85, Pacers 81 — Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead visiting Orlando.

76ers 98, Hawks 87 — Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead visiting Philadelphia.

Notebook

Injury updates — Atlanta's Jason Collins (left elbow) will miss the next two weeks. ... Philadelphia's Elton Brand (right thumb) was inactive Saturday.

Associated Press