Vince Carter stuck it to his former fans — then called it his greatest shot ever.
Carter made a fadeaway 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left and finished with 42 points against his old team Sunday, leading New Jersey past the Toronto Raptors 105-104 in Toronto for the Nets' 10th straight victory.
Carter scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and was booed every time he touched the ball, but he silenced the crowd with his spectacular winning shot. After Toronto's Jose Calderon missed his second free throw, Carter hit a 3-pointer from about 4 feet beyond the arc. Jason Kidd leapt into his arms after the shot.
"That's definitely No. 1," Carter said. "The atmosphere, the emotion, the hostility in the arena, it was a fun game."
New Jersey coach Lawrence Frank told Carter to go for two points and the tie, but Carter wanted no part of that.
"I said, 'Coach, I'm going for the win,' " Carter said. "And it went in."
Toronto led by eight with two minutes left and six with a minute to go, but Carter rallied his team with one clutch shot after another
He scored New Jersey's last 12 points. The six-time All-Star spent six-plus seasons in Toronto.
"To stick a dagger in their heart right when they thought they were going to win it, it don't get no better than that. That's sweet revenge," New Jersey's Lamond Murray said.
Kidd added 22 points and 15 assists for the Nets, who are on their longest winning streak since a franchise-record 14-game run from Jan. 25 to Feb. 24, 2004. Carter has powered the streak, topping 30 points seven times during the span after doing so only twice in his first 20 games.
"He's been off the charts," Kidd said. "And there is no better place for him to make a big shot." Chris Bosh had 27 points for the Raptors, who won their previous five games. New Jersey's Richard Jefferson played only 2 minutes because of back spasms.
Toronto's Morris Peterson was ejected for slapping Carter in the face. Peterson got a technical for arguing a no-call late in the first half. About a minute later, Carter playfully slapped his ex-teammate in the face. Peterson, clearly annoyed, then slapped Carter.
Official Steve Javie didn't see Carter's slap, but he saw Peterson's and gave him his second technical. An irate Peterson tossed his jersey into the stands before leaving.
Peterson would have guarded Carter had he not been tossed.
KNICKS 120, SUPERSONICS 116: At New York, Stephon Marbury had 23 points and 15 assists, the final one setting up rookie David Lee for the tiebreaking basket with 21 seconds left, and New York beat Seattle for its season-high third straight win. Maurice Taylor also scored 23 points and Eddy Curry added 22 for the Knicks, who erased a 12-point first-half deficit. Nate Robinson finished with 17 points. Seattle had a chance to tie, but Luke Ridnour missed two free throws with 9.8 seconds remaining. Vladimir Radmanovic had a career-high 30 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter. Ray Allen scored 33 for the Sonics, who fell to 1-2 since firing Bob Weiss and replacing him with former Knicks coach Bob Hill.
HEAT 118, TRAIL BLAZERS 89: At Portland, Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams combined for 51 points to lead the Miami Heat over the Portland Trail Blazers 118-89 on Sunday night. Wade had 31 points and seven assists, while Williams had 20 points and eight assists and Miami shot 58.8 percent (47-of-80) from the field.
PACERS 108, KINGS 83: At Sacramento, Stephen Jackson scored 17 of his 31 points while hitting five 3-pointers in the third quarter, and Jermaine O'Neal had 12 points and eight rebounds in his return to Indiana Pacers' lineup in a victory over the Sacramento Kings.
NUGGETS 92, ROCKETS 90: At Houston, Long after Houston star Tracy McGrady was removed from the floor on a stretcher and taken to a hospital because of back spasms, Denver's Carmelo Anthony hit a baseline jumper with a second left to give the Nuggets a 92-90 victory.