Los Angeles - For the second night in a row, hot-shooting Devin Harris was off the charts. Harris exploded for a career-high 47 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, and the New Jersey Nets snapped a 14-year drought in Phoenix, with a 117-109 come-from-behind victory over the Suns on Sunday night.
"It's good to finally get a win here for the organization," said Harris, who shot 14-of-25 from the field, including a pair of three- pointers, and made all 17 free throws while adding eight assists and seven rebounds. "We had enough energy to finish it off."
After dropping in 34 points in the Nets' victory over Western Conference powerhouse Utah on Saturday night, Harris stepped up with an even better effort, giving New Jersey its first win in the US Airways Arena since March 13, 1993.
"Fourteen years: we haven't won here in 14 years," jubilant Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "You can't say enough about Devin. He was phenomenal, just willing us once again like last night. His performance was unbelievable."
Vince Carter had 28 points for the Nets (9-7), who outscored their hosts 43-24 in the final period en route to their seventh win in the last nine games.
"Devin is playing off the charts," Carter said. "Our team has come together and we are learning from our mistakes."
Steve Nash, who sat out the last game with a thigh contusion, led Phoenix (11-7) with 26 points and nine assists.
Amare Stoudemire had 25 points and 11 rebounds before getting ejected after drawing his second technical foul with 3:24 left in the game.
"Amare getting kicked out kind of hurt us a little bit momentum- wise," Suns coach Terry Porter said. "That fourth quarter really did us in, gave those guys 43 points. We just stopped being aggressive."
The Suns were leading 100-98, when Stoudemire argued too long over a walking violation and got tossed for what he thought was a foul.
"The rule states that I'm allowed to react so long as I don't continue the verbal towards the official," he said. "It was a simple reaction, and I got ejected for something like that. I have seen players do a lot worse and not even get a technical foul."
With the Nets trailing 102-99, Harris hit Carter for the game- tying three-pointer. Harris then nailed a 16-foot jumper with 2:11 left to put the visitors ahead 104-102.
After teammate Brook Lopez's dunk, Harris hit six free throws in the final 65 seconds, and the desert drought was over.
"To get a 43-point fourth quarter doesn't happen a whole lot, and it shows a lot about the grit of our guys off a back to back," Frank concluded. "Our guys showed great guts. They really competed hard."
Elsewhere:
LA Lakers 112, Toronto Raptors 99
Spain's Pau Gasol scored 24 points, Kobe Bryant added 23 before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rolled the visiting Raptors for their seventh straight win to improve their league-best record to 14-1.
Andrew Bynum had 18 points with 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who are off to their fastest start since opening with a 16-1 mark in their 2001-02 NBA title season.
Anthony Parker scored 19 points, but Chris Bosh had just 12 - well below his 27.7 per game average - for Toronto (8-8), which played without starting forward Jermaine O'Neal (left ankle sprain).
Denver Nuggets 104, Houston Rockets 94
Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 28 points and handed out 10 assists as the host Nuggets overcame the loss of injured Carmelo Anthony en route to their eighth win in the last 10 games.
The All-Star forward played just 14 minutes before taking himself out of the game for good, early in the second quarter with a sore right elbow.
Sharpshooting JR Smith had 19 points, Brazil's Nene added 17 with 10 rebounds for Denver (12-6) which closed out its best November since the 1984-85 season
China's Yao Ming had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Houston (11-7) which without All-Star guard Tracy McGrady (sore knee) had its four- game road winning streak snapped.
Portland Trail Blazers 96, Detroit Pistons 85
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points, and Brandon Roy had five of his 19 during a game-turning 18-3 run midway through the final quarter as the visiting Trail Blazers (12-6) charged past the Pistons en route to their fourth straight victory.
Richard Hamilton topped Detroit (10-6) with 18 points, but All- Star star guard Allen Iverson made two-of-nine field goals and finished with just nine points.
Chicago Bulls 103, Philadelphia 76ers 92
Ben Gordon scored 13 of his 21 points in the pivotal 31-11 third quarter, and the Bulls ran past the slumping Sixers for a rare road win.
Drew Gooden had 20 with 12 rebounds, and rookie Derrick Rose added 18 points with 10 assists for Chicago (8-9) which improved to just 3-7 away from home.
Elton Brand had 21 points with 12 rebounds, while Andre Miller finished with 15 points and 10 assists for Philadelphia (7-10) losers of four straight.
