Los Angeles  - Allen Iverson made his Detroit Pistons debut, but Devin Harris had all the answers.

Harris poured in 31 of his career-high 38 points in the second half despite a sore ankle, and the New Jersey Nets handed the visiting Pistons their first loss of the season after four wins with a 103-96 victory on Friday night.

"Devin was off the charts and doing that all on a bad, bad ankle," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "He showed unbelievable grit, fighting through, making plays, attacking the paint, having to guard Iverson. He was tremendous."

"I got some good shots," said Harris, who hit nine-of-15 field goals and 20-of-24 free throws to shatter his previous high of 27 points set in March 2007.

Vince Carter scored 18 points while Josh Boone had 18 with 14 rebounds for the Nets (2-2), who snapped a seven-game slide against the Pistons.

Iverson topped the Pistons (4-1) with 24 points and six assists in his first game since the nine-time All-Star guard was traded from Denver on Monday for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb.

"I felt fine out there," Iverson said. "Our chemistry wasn't where we wanted to be at both ends of the court. All it is is going back to the drawing board and trying to create the type of chemistry on both ends."

Richard Hamilton had 22 points, while Tayshaun Prince added 19 and 11 rebounds.

Hamilton's three-pointer with 41 seconds left pulled the Pistons within 98-94. But Harris answered with a driving layup with 18.6 ticks remaining and added three free throws to seal the victory.

Elsewhere:

Denver Nuggets 108, Dallas Mavericks 105

Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, including four crucial free throws in the final 12 seconds, and Chauncey Billups had 15 in his second stint with the Nuggets as Denver edged the visiting Mavericks.

Dirk Nowitzki topped Dallas with 23 points with 10 rebounds, while Jason Kidd finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

Miami Heat 99, San Antonio Spurs 83

Dwyane Wade had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and the visiting Heat took advantage of the loss to Frenchman Tony Parker for just their second win in 22 meetings against the Spurs in the lopsided series.

Parker suffered a left ankle sprain in the opening quarter that is expected to keep the All-Star guard sidelined for the next 2-4 weeks.

Tim Duncan had 22 points and 11 boards for the Spurs (1-4), who are off to their worst start since the 1996-97 campaign.

Utah Jazz 104, Oklahoma City Thunder 97

Carlos Boozer scored 21 points, making Jerry Sloan the first NBA coach to win 1,000 games with one team as the host Jazz improved to 5-0 on the season.

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 24 points.

Boston Celtics 101, Milwaukee Bucks 89

Paul Pierce had 18 points with 10 rebounds, while Kevin Garnett added 16 with nine boards as the Celtics bounced the visiting Bucks.

Richard Jefferson topped Milwaukee with 20 points.

Atlanta Hawks 110, Toronto Raptors 92

Mike Bibby had 19 points with 12 assists as the unbeaten Hawks (4- 0) routed the visiting Raptors for their fastest start since the 1997-98 season.

Chris Bosh topped Toronto (3-2) with 26 points.

Cleveland Cavaliers 111, Indiana Pacers 107

LeBron James scored 27 points, and Brazilian Anderson Varejao added 10 of his career-high 18 in a pivotal fourth quarter, rallying the Cavaliers past the Pacers.

Danny Granger led Indiana with 33 points.

Chicago Bulls 100, Phoenix Suns 83

Ben Gordon scored 23 points, rookie Derrick Rose had 18, and the host Bulls crushed the short-handed Suns.

Amare Stoudemire scored 26 points for Phoenix, which rested Shaquille O'Neal.

Charlotte Bobcats 92, New Orleans Hornets 89

Jason Richardson and Raymond Felton scored 20 points apiece, and the Bobcats went on a decisive 14-2 fourth-quarter run to surprise the visiting Hornets.

Chris Paul topped New Orleans with 20 points - all in the second half - along with 10 assists and six steals.

New York Knicks 114, Washington Wizards 108

Jamal Crawford scored 23 points, Zach Randolph had 22 with 13 rebounds, leading the visiting Knicks to their second straight victory while keeping the Wizards winless.

Caron Butler paced the Wizards (0-4) with 30 points.

Sacramento Kings 121, Minnesota Timberwolves 109

Kevin Martin had 26 points and John Salmons added 23 as the Kings sent the visiting Timberwolves to their fourth straight loss.

Rookie Kevin Love topped Minnesota with 20 points and eight rebounds.

Houston Rockets 92, LA Clippers 83

Ron Artest scored 23 points, reserve Carl Landry added 20, and the visiting Rockets handed the winless Clippers their sixth straight loss.

Baron Davis and Chris Kaman netted 23 points apiece for the Clippers, who along with Washington remain the only teams without a victory this season.

Memphis Grizzlies 109, Golden State Warriors 104

Rudy Gay scored 23 points and OJ Mayo added 20 with nine boards as the Grizzlies beat the host Warriors for the second time in five days.

Stephen Jackson had 27 points for Golden State while Andris Biedrins finished with 23 and 12 rebounds. (dpa)