CHICAGO—There’s business and there’s basketball, and right now, Carmelo Anthony is succeeding at both.

“Sure,” Anthony said coyly following the Nuggets’ shootaround on Monday morning. “I mean, why not?”

The question posed to the All-Star forward—if Denver continues to win, can he see himself staying?—brought the above keeping-his-options-open response, which is easier to say when a three-year, $65-million extension sits on the table.

Then again, in subsequent breaths, Anthony called Chicago “one of the top” National Basketball Association cities, paid his respects to what Michael Jordan accomplished here and answered a question about the Bulls’ style of play thusly.

“I don’t want to say this in the wrong way, but anybody would love to play with a guy like Derrick Rose, a young point guard and star who gets the ball up and down the court and has improved his game every year,” Anthony said. “They have a young big man in [Joakim] Noah. They got [Carlos] Boozer, who’s hurt right now. They got a good team.”

So might Denver, with Nuggets management in no rush to trade Anthony, who has made clear he wouldn’t mind playing for the Knicks, Nets or Bulls. Nuggets management’s best chance to keep Anthony—still a long shot—is to keep winning.

“I want the team to do well,” Anthony said. “That’s why I do what I gotta do and get everybody on the same page so we can win games. I think my attitude would be totally different if I was here and we were 0-6 right now. But I can’t really speak on that because we’re not.

“I’m in a good state right now. We’re winning. I’m happy. And everybody else on the team is happy.”

Anthony can opt out of his contract after this season and become a free agent, with both the Nets and Knicks possessing enough salary-cap space to sign him. The Bulls would have to trade for him, which is a long shot because a trade would include Noah and the Nuggets have no interest in the $52 million owed Luol Deng.

“I’m not a big egotistical type of guy,” Anthony said. “But it’s always good to know people want you and would love for you to represent their city.”

And so Anthony rolls along, scoring and smiling.

“He’s been great,” Nuggets coach George Karl said. “I only deal with him basically about basketball. He had a great camp. He has worked hard. He hasn’t been 100 percent on practices, but he’s been pretty close. And you’ve seen him play in the games.

“We’ve had injuries. And when you have injuries, the responsibility of winning falls on your big-time players.”

Rose scored 18 points, including eight during a furious fourth-quarter rally, to help Chicago beat Denver, 94-92.

Deng added 17 points and Taj Gibson had 16 points for the Bulls.

Denver led 80-74 with just under seven minutes left before Chicago went on a 16-6 run sparked by Rose.

Anthony’s basket with 15.3 seconds left cut the Bulls’ lead to 90-88. Noah hit a free throw to extend the margin back to three points. Deng fouled Anthony, who made two free throws, to make it a one-point game with 11 seconds left.

Anthony led Denver with 32 points.

In Toronto Stephen Curry scored a season-high 34 points and Monta Ellis added 28 as the Golden State Warriors beat the Raptors, 109-102.

Ellis, the NBA’s leading scorer, fell heavily after a collision under Toronto’s basket late in the fourth quarter. He remained down for several minutes before being helped up and walking slowly to the locker room. Ellis topped 25 points for the third time in seven games.

David Lee fouled out with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Andris Biedrins had eight points and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who won their first road game in three tries.

In Orlando Dwight Howard had 27 points and 11 rebounds as the Magic continued their reign over Atlanta with a 93-89 victory in a rematch of last season’s lopsided Eastern Conference semifinal.

Vince Carter finished with 19 points and made two huge lay-ups in the final minute-plus to seal the Magic’s victory, the 11th in the last 12 meetings over Atlanta. Jason Williams also had eight points and eight rebounds to fill in for an injured Jameer Nelson.

Joe Johnson had 23 points and Al Horford scored 16 for the Hawks, who have lost two games in two days after winning their first six this season.

In Charlotte Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, including a driving lay-up with 4.9 seconds left to end the Bobcats’ late comeback bid as San Antonio held on for a 95-91 win.

Rookie Gary Neal added 15 points, Tim Duncan had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker had 12 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who nearly blew a nine-point lead with under three minutes left before securing their fourth-straight win.

Charlotte, which was 31-10 at home last season en route to the franchise’ first playoff berth, fell to 0-3 on its home floor, thanks to 40-percent shooting from the field.

Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw had 15 points apiece for the Bobcats, who dropped to 1-6.

In Dallas Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, including the go-ahead jump shot with less than 20 seconds to play, as the Mavericks won, 89-87, and snapped the Boston Celtics’ five-game winning streak.

Jason Terry added 17 points, and Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas.

Paul Pierce scored 24 points, Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 15 assists for the Celtics, who’d won their last three trips to Dallas.

In Memphis, Tennessee, Zach Randolph had 23 points and 20 rebounds while Rudy Gay added 22 points to help the Grizzlies defeat the Phoenix Suns, 109-99.

Randolph was nine of 16 from the field and led six Grizzlies in double figures. The points and rebounds were season-highs for the Memphis forward, and the fifth 20-20 game in his career.

O.J. Mayo and Mike Conley scored 16 apiece for the Grizzlies, while rookie Xavier Henry scored 14 points off the bench. Marc Gasol finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Grant Hill led the Suns with 19 points and Jason Richardson finished with 17. Hakim Warrick and Steve Nash had 16 points apiece. Nash also had 11 assists.