Cavaliers edge Raptors in overtime

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Sat, 2010-02-27 18:14

Mo Williams made back-to-back 3-pointers in the extra period and finished with 22 points while LeBron James scored 36 for Cleveland, which maintained its overall leadership of the league standings.
Jarrett Jack and Andrea Bargnani each scored 24 points for Toronto, which lost consecutive home games for the first time in almost three months.
Mavericks 111, Hawks 103, OT: In Atlanta, Dallas made it six straight wins by edging Atlanta in overtime.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 37 points and Jason Kidd had 19 points, 17 assists and 16 rebounds for his first triple-double this season. It was the 104th of his career, third-most in NBA history behind Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson.
Dallas won its 19th on the road, one more than their total last season.
Joe Johnson scored 27 points for Atlanta.
In New Orleans, the hosts erased an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat Orlando.
David West scored 40 points and Marcus Thornton added 18, including a 3-pointer that put the game beyond reach.
Dwight Howard led Orlando with 26, but scored only five points after seldom-used 7-foot Hornets reserve Aaron Gray was called up in the third quarter to muscle Orlando's All-Star away from the basket.
That's when the Hornets' comeback began and the Magic ran out of steam, hitting only four of 18 shots in the fourth quarter.
In Los Angeles, the home team limited Philadelphia to just one field goal over the final 3:40, clinching victory.
Pau Gasol had 23 points and 11 assists and Kobe Bryant added 19 points and eight assists for the Lakers.
Samuel Dalembert had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the 76ers.
In Chicago, Luol Deng added seven of his 23 points in overtime, including the clincher, as Chicago piped Portland.
The Bulls led 112-107 with 2:09 remaining in overtime but Portland fought back and Brandon Roy had a 3-point attempt with five seconds left that would have put the Blazers ahead. He missed and Deng finished at the other end to seal the game for the Bulls with a dunk.
Derrick Rose scored 33 points for Chicago, while LaMarcus Aldridge finished with a season-high 32 for Portland.
In Phoenix, the hosts made it five straight wins, downing Los Angeles.
Robin Lopez scored a career-high 30 points, hit 13 of 16 shots and added 10 rebounds, while Amare Stoudemire contributed 20 points for the Suns.
Eric Gordon scored 25 points for the Clippers, whose three-game winning streak was snapped and lost for the seventh straight time to Phoenix.
In Houston, Kevin Martin had his best game since being traded to Houston, scoring 33 points in the win over San Antonio.
Houston led by 13 before the Spurs scored 10 consecutive points to cut the lead to 105-102 with 8 seconds remaining.
Aaron Brooks, who scored 31, hit four free throws sandwiched around a basket by San Antonio to secure the win and end a three-game losing streak for Houston.
In Denver, the home team snapped a seven-game losing streak to Detroit.
Chauncey Billups scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony added 24 for the Nuggets.
Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 20 points.
In Memphis, Tennessee, Charlotte withstood a fourth-quarter comeback from Memphis.
Stephen Jackson scored 32 points and grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds for Charlotte, which snapped a three-game losing streak on this road trip.
Jackson, 13 of 26 from the field, scored 19 points in the second half. Boris Diaw added 18 for Charlotte.
Zach Randolph's 24 points and 10 rebounds led the Grizzlies, who lost their sixth in a row at home.
In Sacramento, California, Sacramento won its first game in six by downing Utah. Beno Udrih scored 25 points and Tyreke Evans had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Kings, who survived a back-and-forth final quarter to snap Utah's seven-game road winning streak.
Carlos Boozer had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Jazz.
In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook narrowly missed his second triple-double against Minnesota in less than a week, as Oklahoma City cruised to victory.
Westbrook had 18 points, matched his own franchise record with 15 assists and also grabbed eight rebounds before being removed from the game in the final four minutes.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points, reaching that mark for the 30th time in 31 games.
Reserve Kevin Love led Minnesota with 19 points and eight rebounds.
In Washington, David Lee's layup with 1.6 seconds to play in overtime gave New York victory over Washington.
New York snapped an eight-game losing streak by surviving a bizarre overtime where the teams combined to miss 13 of their 16 field goal attempts.
Lee had 25 points and 16 rebounds.
 

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