Andrei Kirilenko scored 24 points, and Mehmet Okur had his best game since joining Utah with 12 points and 9 rebounds to help the host Jazz improve to 4-0 with a 102-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets last night.

Raja Bell added 17 points for the Jazz, which swept the home-and-home series with the Nuggets - the team that edged Utah for the final playoff spot last season.

Utah has scored at least 100 points in each of the first four games - the first time since 1995-96, when it topped 100 five consecutive times during a 4-1 start.

Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets (1-3) with 17 points and 8 rebounds, scoring 12 points in the final quarter as the Nuggets frantically tried to come back after falling behind by as many as 22.

Mavericks 101, Warriors 98 Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, including the opening basket in overtime to put host Dallas ahead to stay, and the host Mavericks (4-0) defeated Golden State (0-4).

After Nowitzki made an 18-foot fadeaway shot on the first overtime possession, Golden State had a turnover and a missed shot before Jason Terry's basket pushed Dallas ahead, 92-88.

The Mavs led by as much as 5, at 98-93, after Terry rebounded a Golden State miss and drove the court for a layup with a minute left.

Jason Richardson had forced overtime with a 3-pointer from the corner despite being double-teamed with 12 seconds left in regulation. But his 3-pointer from the top of the key to end overtime rattled off the front of the rim.

Lenard Out Six Months

Denver shooting guard Voshon Lenard will be sidelined for at least six months after having surgery yesterday on his torn left Achilles' tendon.

Lenard was injured Nov. 2, in the season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged 14.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season, helping the Nuggets reach the playoffs.