Lawrence Frank is within three victories of matching the best start by a coach in NBA history.

The New Jersey Nets improved to 6-0 under his watch, surpassing 100 points before the end of the third quarter in a 120-99 home victory over Orlando on Friday night.

``You have to give him credit,'' veteran guard Lucious Harris said. ``He has turned us around. He gave us a new focus. You have to give most of the credit to him. He has focused on small details every day, no matter how good we play.''

The six wins to start a coaching career are three shy of the NBA record shared by Kurt Rambis in 1998-99 with the Lakers and Buddy Jeannette with the Baltimore Bullets in 1947.

As he has done after each win, the 33-year-old Frank gave all the credit to his players.

``This is a very unique group,'' Frank said. ``Not to demean anyone else in the NBA, I would find it hard to find in any other locker room the type of character we have and the oneness in the sense of having one agenda _ winning.''

In other games, San Antonio defeated Sacramento 102-94, Minnesota downed Cleveland 103-92, Houston edged Chicago 82-80, Atlanta topped Boston 100-96, Portland defeated Utah 87-73, Seattle edged Phoenix 107-105, Golden State beat Denver 96-87, New Orleans defeated Detroit 92-81, Memphis downed Milwaukee 105-85, Indiana beat Toronto 83-77, and Washington topped the Los Angeles Clippers 112-100.

Jason Kidd had 18 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and a 3-pointer that cracked the 100-point mark at the end of third quarter.

The victory was the Nets' seventh straight; their sixth in a row since Frank took over the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions from Byron Scott less than two weeks ago.

The Nets' 120 points, 41 assists, 59.8 shooting percentage and 64 points in the paint were all season highs. The assist total was a league high, one more than Dallas had against New Orleans on Nov. 11.

Kerry Kittles made six of his first seven shots and scored 12 of his 17 points in the first quarter. Kenyon Martin had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Richard Jefferson added 15 points, and Aaron Williams had a season-high 17 after Jason Collins was injured.

Spurs 102, Kings 94

At Sacramento, Calif., Tim Duncan had 28 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks as the Spurs continued to be one of few teams to give the Kings trouble at home, defeating them at Arco Arena for the third straight time.

The defeat snapped a five-game winning streak for the Kings as the NBA's highest-scoring team was bothered all game by the league's top defensive team.

Timberwolves 103, Cavaliers 92

At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had 35 points and 12 rebounds, and Latrell Sprewell added 24 points, seven assists and had a hand in LeBron James' face most of the night. Minnesota won its 14th straight at home and is an NBA-best 26-6 since Dec. 1.

Rockets 82, Bulls 80

At Houston, Jim Jackson hit a difficult 22-foot jumper at the buzzer. Yao Ming led Houston with 22 points, followed by Jackson with 14.

``Losing like that, on a shot like that, is tough to swallow,'' Chicago's Jamal Crawford said.

Hawks 100, Celtics 96

At Boston, the Atlanta Hawks won consecutive games for the first time this season, getting 23 points from Shareef Adbur-Rahim and 22 from Stephen Jackson. It was the Celtics' sixth straight loss and fifth in a row under interim coach John Carroll.

Trail Blazers 87, Jazz 73

At Salt Lake City, Zach Randolph had 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the surging Trail Blazers to their sixth victory in their last seven road games.

SuperSonics 107, Suns 105

At Phoenix, Rashard Lewis scored 23 points, taking a pass from Luke Ridnour for a layup with 2 seconds remaining for the game-winner. Ray Allen injured his shoulder and is day-to-day.

Warriors 96, Nuggets 87

At Oakland, Calif., Speedy Claxton scored 17 of his career-high 25 points in the fourth quarter to snap Denver's three-game winning streak.

Hornets 92, Pistons 81

At New Orleans, Jamal Mashburn scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the New Orleans Hornets snap a four-game losing streak.

Grizzlies 105, Bucks 85

At Memphis, Tenn., Pau Gasol had 27 points and 12 rebounds as the Grizzlies tied a franchise record for victories (28).

Pacers 83, Raptors 77

At Toronto, Ron Artest scored 27 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 20 and Al Harrington 19 in the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers' fourth win in five games.

Wizards 112, Clippers 110

At Washington, Gilbert Arenas scored 25 points, Jerry Stackhouse added 23 and the Wizards scored 25 of the game's first 28 points.