Nba

Cavaliers 97, 76ers 82

Cleveland

Cleveland extended its NBA’s longest current winning streak to seven games by beating Philadelphia behind 25 points from Terrell Brandon.

Derrick Coleman returned for the 76ers after missing six weeks because of a sprained ankle. He had 10 points on 3 of 14 shooting in 37 minutes.

Philadelphia (82) - Weatherspoon 4-7 1-2 9, Coleman 3-14 3-4 10, Wright 2-4 1-2 5, Stackhouse 7-11 4-6 22, Maxwell 10-19 1-1 26, Alston 0-3 0-0 0, Walters 1-2 0-0 3, Higgins 3-7 0-0 7, Ruffin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-69 10-15 82.

Cleveland (97) - Mills 5-8 4-4 17, Ferry 7-16 0-0 15, Cage 1-2 0-0 2, Phills 5-10 0-0 10, Brandon 8-13 7-8 25, Hill 5-9 3-4 13, Crotty 0-1 0-0 0, Majerle 5-10 1-2 15. Totals 36-69 15-18 97.

Philadelphia 21 25 19 17 - 82

Cleveland 23 27 23 24 - 97

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 12-25 (Maxwell 5-10, Stackhouse 4-6, Coleman 1-2, Walters 1-2, Higgins 1-3, Ruffin 0-2), Cleveland 10-23 (Majerle 4-8, Mills 3-4, Brandon 2-4, Ferry 1-5, Phills 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Philadelphia 40 (Coleman 9), Cleveland 40 (Hill 9). Assists- Philadelphia 21 (Weatherspoon 6), Cleveland 28 (Brandon 9). Total fouls-Philadelphia 19, Cleveland 17. Technicals- Coleman. A-20,367 (20,562).

Nets 82, Knicks 77

East Rutherford, N.J.

Chris Childs scored five points in the final 52 seconds and made a steal to set up two go-ahead free throws by Armon Gilliam as New Jersey rallied to beat New York.

New York (77) - Mason 4-11 7-9 15, Lohaus 2-11 0-0 6, Ewing 7-21 4-5 19, Starks 4-14 0-0 9, Harper 7-14 0-0 16, Davis 3-10 0-0 8, Christie 1-4 0-0 2, Ward 0-1 0-0 0, Reid 1-1 0-0 2, H.Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-88 11-14 77.

New Jersey (82) - Brown 2-13 0-0 4, Gilliam 9-20 10-12 28, Bradley 5-13 1-4 11, O’Bannon 3-8 0-2 6, Childs 6-12 5-5 20, J.Williams 2-7 1-2 5, Fleming 4-6 0-0 8, Mahorn 0-1 0-0 0, Reeves 0-2 0-1 0, Dare 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-83 17-26 82.

New York 22 24 17 14 - 77

New Jersey 21 24 14 23 - 82

3-Point goals-New York 8-31 (Harper 2-5, Davis 2-6, Lohaus 2-8, Ewing 1-2, Starks 1-9, Christie 0-1), New Jersey 3-11 (Childs 3-9, O’Bannon 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 50 (Mason 15), New Jersey 73 (Bradley 15). Assists-New York 16 (Harper 6), New Jersey 17 (Childs 9). Total fouls-New York 23, New Jersey 18. Technicals-Mason, Reid, New York illegal defense 2. A-20,049 (20,029).

Magic 95, Heat 93

Miami

Rex Chapman missed two free throws with 2.1 seconds left, allowing Orlando to break a four-game road losing streak.

Chapman’s second miss was intentional and the Heat grabbed the rebound, but no one was able to get a shot off before time expired.

Orlando (95) - Scott 4-10 4-5 14, Grant 6-10 0-2 12, O’Neal 11-24 9-18 31, Anderson 4-14 2-2 13, Hardaway 6-15 3-3 15, Koncak 0-1 0-0 0, Shaw 2-8 0-0 5, Bowie 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 35-84 19-31 95.

Miami (93) - Owens 7-12 2-4 16, Willis 5-11 0-1 10, Mourning 11-27 5-7 27, Chapman 7-15 0-2 18, Coles 4-13 3-3 13, Thomas 2-4 2-4 6, Askins 0-0 1-2 1, Malone 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-84 13-23 93.

Orlando 29 26 19 21 - 95

Miami 22 19 29 23 - 93

3-Point goals-Orlando 6-21 (Anderson 3-10, Scott 2-5, Shaw 1-3, Hardaway 0-3), Miami 6-13 (Chapman 4-9, Coles 2-4). Fouled out-Mourning. Rebounds-Orlando 59 (Grant 18), Miami 59 (Mourning 15). Assists-Orlando 26 (Hardaway 10), Miami 31 (Coles 12). Total fouls-Orlando 24, Miami 28. Flagrant fouls-O’Neal. A-15,200 (15,200).

Pistons 108, Raptors 95

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Allan Houston scored 29 points and Detroit sent Toronto to its 18th loss in 19 games against divisional opponents.

Toronto (95) - Anderson 1-5 0-0 2, Massenburg 4-7 1-1 9, Miller 11-17 3-4 25, Robertson 6-13 2-2 15, Stoudamire 6-18 0-2 13, Pinckney 2-5 5-6 9, Murray 4-8 2-2 10, Tabak 0-4 1-2 1, King 2-6 4-4 8, Esposito 0-0 1-1 1, Earl 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-84 19-24 95.

Detroit (108) - Hill 10-15 7-8 27, Thorpe 3-5 5-9 11, Reid 3-5 0-0 6, Dumars 5-14 2-2 12, Houston 11-19 3-4 29, Ratliff 1-4 0-0 2, Curry 4-6 0-0 9, Mills 4-7 0-0 8, West 1-3 0-0 2, Hunter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-80 17-23 108.

Toronto 20 26 20 29 - 95

Detroit 23 30 27 28 - 108

3-Point goals-Toronto 2-12 (Robertson 1-4, Stoudamire 1-5, Anderson 0-1, King 0-2), Detroit 5-14 (Houston 4-5, Curry 1-2, Mills 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Dumars 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 49 (Murray 7), Detroit 46 (Thorpe 10). Assists-Toronto 20 (Stoudamire 9), Detroit 30 (Dumars 14). Total fouls-Toronto 25, Detroit 23. Technicals-Reid. A-21,454 (21,454).

Clippers 100, Trail Blazers 96

Anaheim, Calif.

Los Angeles ended its nine-game losing streak, getting 22 points apiece from Loy Vaught and Rodney Rogers. Stanley Roberts scored four of his nine points in the final 1 minutes for the Clippers, whose eight-point lead with 2-1/2 minutes left was cut to one with 44 seconds left.

Portland (96) - C.Robinson 1-7 3-4 5, Grant 3-7 3-4 9, Dudley 3-9 3-4 9, Strickland 8-14 9-11 25, McKie 3-5 2-3 8, B.Williams 0-1 2-2 2, J.Robinson 1-8 0-0 2, Trent 6-9 0-0 12, Sabonis 9-11 3-5 22, R.Robinson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-74 25-33 96.

L.A. Clippers (100) - Vaught 9-17 4-5 22, Rogers 8-19 3-6 20, Harvey 2-7 3-6 7, Richardson 4-8 2-2 14, Barry 7-14 1-2 18, Dehere 2-3 3-4 8, Tower 0-0 0-0 0, Roberts 5-8 1-3 11, Outlaw 0-1 0-0 0, Murray 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 17-28 100.

Portland 25 29 19 23 - 96

L.A. Clippers 26 21 24 29 - 100

3-Point goals-Portland 1-12 (Sabonis 1-1, R.Robinson 0-2, C.Robinson 0-3, J.Robinson 0-6), Los Angeles 9-21 (Richardson 4-6, Barry 3-9, Dehere 1-1, Rogers 1-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 46 (Dudley, Sabonis 8), Los Angeles 53 (Vaught, Rogers 9). Assists-Portland 11 (Strickland 6), Los Angeles 20 (Richardson 6). Total fouls-Portland 26, Los Angeles 21. Technicals-C.Robinson. A-14,312 (16,021).