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Chris Mills scored all 22 of his points after halftime, sending the game into overtime with a last-minute 3-pointer as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Dallas Mavericks 108-107 Sunday night in Cleveland.

Mills made a 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds left in regulation, tying the score at 103. He also got the last rebound of overtime, helping Cleveland to its fifth win in six games.

Cavaliers 108, Mavericks 107, OT

DALLAS (107)

Mashburn 10-25 4-5 28, Jones 3-6 0-0 6, Williams 0-0 3-4 3, Jackson 7-14 6-8 23, Kidd 4-9 1-2 9, McCloud 5-14 2-4 14, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 4-5 3-5 12, Davis 2-2 0-0 4, Dumas 3-5 1-4 8. Totals 38-81 20-32 107.

CLEVELAND (108)

Mills 7-13 7-9 22, Ferry 5-10 3-3 15, Cage 7-9 1-3 15, Phills 4-8 5-5 13, Brandon 11-18 4-4 27, Majerle 4-9 0-2 9, Sura 2-2 1-1 5, Amaechi 0-1 2-4 2, Courtney 0-1 0-0 0, Miner 0-1 0-0 0, Crotty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-72 23-31 108.

Dallas 19 30 21 33 4 - 107

Cleveland 26 19 35 23 5 - 108

3-Point goals-Dallas 11-22 (Mashburn 4-6, Jackson 3-4, McCloud 2-7, Harris 1-1, Dumas 1-3, Kidd 0-1), Cleveland 5-15 (Ferry 2-4, Mills 1-2, Majerle 1-2, Brandon 1-4, Miner 0-1, Phills 0-2). Fouled out-Ferry, Phills, McCloud. Rebounds-Dallas 53 (Jones, McCloud 8), Cleveland 42 (Cage 11). Assists-Dallas 31 (Kidd 11), Cleveland 19 (Brandon 7). Total fouls-Dallas 28, Cleveland 25. Technicals-Cleveland coach Fratello, Cleveland illegal defense 2. A-16,673 (20,562).

Trail Blazers 93, Magic 82 Portland

Rookie Randolph Childress, in his first extensive playing time, made four of six 3-point shots as Portland handed Orlando its second loss in as many nights.

The Blazers had an incredible 67-31 advantage in rebounds but still trailed much of the game until they used a 15-0 run to take an 84-71 lead on Clifford Robinson’s 15-footer with 6:46 left.

ORLANDO (82)

Scott 7-22 3-3 20, Ho.Grant 7-12 6-6 20, Koncak 4-5 0-0 8, Anderson 1-11 1-4 3, Hardaway 6-18 2-4 15, Shaw 4-9 0-0 8, Wolf 4-10 0-0 8, Bowie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-87 12-17 82.

PORTLAND (93)

C.Robinson 8-18 4-6 22, Trent 2-5 1-4 5, Dudley 0-4 0-2 0, McKie 5-12 7-8 17, Strickland 3-10 1-2 7, Williams 2-6 2-4 6, Sabonis 3-8 4-5 10, J.Robinson 3-7 2-2 8, Childress 5-8 4-5 18. Totals 31-78 25-38 93.

Orlando 22 23 22 15 - 82

Portland 21 20 22 30 - 93

3-Point goals-Orlando 4-23 (Scott 3-10, Hardaway 1-4, Wolf 0-1, Shaw 0-2, Anderson 0-6), Portland 6-15 (Childress 4-6, C.Robinson 2-7, McKie 0-1, Sabonis 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Orlando 42 (Ho.Grant 9), Portland 77 (Dudley 14). Assists-Orlando 26 (Hardaway 7), Portland 17 (Strickland, Sabonis 4). Total fouls-Orlando 25, Portland 19. Technicals-Koncak, Scott, Portland illegal defense. A-21,401 (21,401).

Heat 112, Raptors 94 Toronto

Alonzo Mourning scored nine points during a 13-point fourth-quarter run and Miami stretched its winning streak to five by beating Toronto.

Mourning, 12 for 12 from the freethrow line, was perfect in a 13-point first half, making all four shots and all five free-throw attempts. He was held scoreless in the third quarter but scored 15 points in the fourth.

MIAMI (112)

Owens 8-12 3-3 19, Willis 5-11 3-4 13, Mourning 8-11 12-12 28, Danilovic 7-14 0-0 15, Coles 6-9 4-5 18, Askins 0-2 2-3 2, Gamble 3-6 0-0 8, Grandison 0-1 2-2 2, Myers 2-2 2-2 7, Ellis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-70 28-31 112.

TORONTO (94)

Anderson 6-12 4-4 17, Pinckney 6-8 0-0 12, Miller 14-24 1-4 29, Robertson 1-10 1-2 3, Stoudamire 6-17 1-2 13, Salley 3-6 0-0 6, Murray 3-8 0-0 6, Tabak 3-5 0-1 6, Earl 1-1 0-0 2, King 0-0 0-0 0, Esposito 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-91 7-13 94.

Miami 28 26 24 34 - 112

Toronto 23 23 28 20 - 94

3-Point goals-Miami 6-15 (Gamble 2-3, Coles 2-4, Myers 1-1, Danilovic 1-4, Willis 0-1, Askins 0-2), Toronto 1-12 (Anderson 1-1, Murray 0-3, Robertson 0-3, Stoudamire 0-5). Fouled out-Miller. Rebounds-Miami 45 (Willis 14), Toronto 43 (Pinckney 12). Assists-Miami 23 (Coles 10), Toronto 34 (Stoudamire 15). Total fouls-Miami 21, Toronto 28. Technicals-Stoudamire, Miller. A-21,238 (34,215).

Lakers 104, Pacers 96 Inglewood, Calif.

Elden Campbell snapped a 91-91 tie with four straight points in the final 2:20 and Nick Van Exel scored 26 points, leading Los Angeles past Indiana.

Antonio Davis forged the tie for Indiana by making the second of two free-throw attempts with 2:40 to play.

INDIANA (96)

D.Davis 9-14 3-3 21, McKey 2-7 3-4 7, Smits 4-11 3-6 11, Miller 4-8 0-0 8, Jackson 3-4 0-0 7, A.Davis 4-10 3-4 11, Johnson 1-5 0-0 3, Workman 0-0 0-0 0, Pierce 6-9 1-2 13, Best 1-4 3-3 5, Ferrell 3-3 2-4 8, Schintzius 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-77 18-26 96.

L.A. LAKERS (104)

Campbell 5-8 6-11 16, Ceballos 8-19 3-4 19, Divac 6-9 2-5 14, Jones 5-6 4-5 15, Van Exel 6-15 11-11 26, Threatt 4-8 1-2 10, Blount 0-1 1-2 1, Lynch 0-2 0-0 0, Roberts 1-3 0-0 3, Strong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-71 28-40 104.

Indiana 19 28 30 19 - 96

L.A. Lakers 29 33 18 24 - 104

3-Point goals-Indiana 2-5 (Jackson 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Miller 0-1). Los Angeles 6-14 (Van Exel 3-5, Roberts 1-1, Jones 1-2, Threatt 1-2, Ceballos 0-4). Fouled out-McKey, A.Davis, Divac. Rebounds-Indiana 53 (D.Davis 10), Los Angeles 42 (Campbell 10). Assists-Indiana 26 (Jackson 6), Los Angeles 22 (Van Exel, Threatt 5). Total fouls-Indiana 32, Los Angeles 23. A-14,223 (17,505).

Knicks 107, Bullets 83 New York

Anthony Mason scored 19 points and his defense helped New York hold Washington to a season-low point total.

It was the Knicks’ 15th straight victory over the Bullets, who have lost four of five overall.

WASHINGTON (83)

Howard 5-14 3-6 13, Webber 3-14 4-4 12, Muresan 5-7 4-6 14, Cheaney 1-9 4-4 6, Pack 6-13 1-3 13, Wallace 7-11 0-0 15, Butler 0-2 1-2 1, Legler 2-5 1-2 5, McIlvaine 0-0 0-0 0, Price 0-3 0-0 0, McCann 2-3 0-0 4, Webster 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-82 18-27 83.

NEW YORK (107)

Mason 6-10 7-10 19, Oakley 4-10 8-10 16, Ewing 4-10 3-4 11, Starks 2-7 3-4 8, Harper 6-11 0-0 14, Smith 6-10 3-5 15, Davis 7-9 0-0 18, Grant 1-4 0-0 2, M.Williams 0-2 2-2 2, Ward 1-3 0-0 2, Christie 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 37-79 26-35 107.’

Washington 16 18 21 28 - 83

New York 27 25 29 26 - 107

3-Point goals-Washington 3-16 (Webber 2-2, Wallace 1-3, Pack 0-4, Legler 0-3, Butler 0-2, Price 0-1, Cheaney 0-1), New York 7-15 (Davis 4-5, Harper 2-3, Starks 1-4, Grant 0-1, Ward 0-1, Christie 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 46 (Howard 11), New York 65 (Oakley 16). Assists- Washington 13 (Pack 3), New York 24 (Mason, Oakley, Starks, Harper 4). Total fouls-Washington 23, New York 23. Technicals-Howard, Washington coach Lynam, Oakley, Ewing 2. Ejections-Ewing. A-19,763 (19,763).

Bucks 109, Grizzlies 95 Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver, drawing closer to the NBA record for consecutive defeats in a season, dropped its 15th straight game, a loss to Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE (109)

Robinson 5-14 12-12 22, Baker 11-19 5-9 27, Benjamin 4-9 3-4 11, Newman 5-6 2-3 13, Mayberry 3-8 0-0 8, Cummings 3-5 0-0 6, Douglas 3-5 1-2 7, Respert 2-2 2-2 7, Conlon 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 40-74 25-32 109.

VANCOUVER (95)

Edwards 4-10 3-4 12, Harvey 5-10 3-7 13, Reeves 5-9 3-6 13, Moten 0-2 0-0 0, Anthony 4-9 4-5 13, King 4-7 0-0 8, Scott 3-7 0-0 6, Avent 3-7 2-2 8, Murdock 4-12 2-2 12, Mobley 5-6 0-0 10. Totals 37-79 17-26 95.

Milwaukee 25 29 30 25 - 109 Vancouver 19 24 27 25 - 95

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 4-8 (Mayberry 2-3, Newman 1-1, Respert 1-1, Robinson 0-3), Vancouver 4-11 (Murdock 2-5, Anthony 1-1, Edwards 1-3, Moten 0-1, King 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 52 (Baker 15), Vancouver 40 (Reeves 8). Assists-Milwaukee 28 (Robinson, Baker 6), Vancouver 27 (Anthony 7). Total fouls-Milwaukee 23, Vancouver 25. Technicals-Benjamin, Harvey, Vancouver illegal defense. A-14,149.