Ferry’s 3s Spark Cavs Past Portland In Ot

Bobby Phills scored a career-high 43 points, and Danny Ferry hit critical 3-pointers in each of two overtimes Saturday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 124-121.

Ferry sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer ending the first overtime, tying it 114-114 and forcing the second OT. He then capped a 7-2 Cleveland run at the start of the second extra period with another 3 that put the Cavs ahead 121-116 with 2:44 to play in Cleveland.

Cavaliers 124, Blazers 121 (2OT)

PORTLAND (121)

Grant 7-10 1-2 16, C.Robinson 7-18 3-8 20, Dudley 1-3 0-0 2, McKie 7-16 2-2 18, Strickland 8-18 6-14 22, J.Robinson 5-8 0-0 12, Trent 6-8 0-0 12, Childress 0-0 0-0 0, Sabonis 3-7 4-6 10, Williams 4-8 1-3 9. Totals 48-96 17-35 121.

CLEVELAND (124)

Mills 8-21 1-1 18, Ferry 3-11 0-0 9, Cage 8-10 0-0 16, Phills 13-24 10-11 43, Brandon 7-12 7-7 24, Majerle 2-15 0-0 5, Sura 0-1 0-0 0, Amaechi 1-2 0-0 2, Courtney 1-1 2-4 4, Crotty 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 44-100 21-25 124.

Prtlnd30 22 21 27 14 7 - 121

Clvlnd23 24 29 24 14 10 - 124

3-Point goals-Portland 8-24 (C.Robinson 3-11, J.Robinson 2-4, McKie 2-7, Grant 1-1, Strickland 0-1). Cleveland 15-40 (Phills 7-11, Brandon 3-6, Ferry 3-8, Mills 1-5, Majerle 1-10). Fouled out-Brandon. Rebounds-Portland 65 (Dudley 12), Cleveland 61 (Cage 10). Assists-Portland 33 (C.Robinson 7), Cleveland 33 (Brandon 12). Total fouls-Portland 22, Cleveland 25. Technicals-Coach Carlesimo, Coach Fratello. A-20,173 (20,562).

Jazz 99, Lakers 82 Salt Lake City

Karl Malone scored 24 points and went over the 22,000-point mark for his career as Utah defeated Los Angeles.

John Stockton added 17 points and 16 assists, and Jeff Hornacek scored 19 as Utah won its third straight game.

L.A. LAKERS (82)

Ceballos 6-12 5-8 18, Campbell 3-7 2-5 8, Divac 3-7 5-6 11, Jones 2-8 0-0 4, Van Exel 4-7 2-2 11, Roberts 1-6 0-0 2, Peeler 2-7 1-2 6, Strong 5-11 6-6 16, Threatt 0-2 0-0 0, Lynch 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 29-72 21-29 82.

UTAH (99)

Morris 6-14 0-0 12, Malone 10-15 4-6 24, Spencer 2-4 1-1 5, Hornacek 8-11 0-0 19, Stockton 7-12 1-2 17, Eisley 2-4 0-0 4, Carr 5-10 1-2 11, Ostertag 0-2 0-0 0, Keefe 2-7 0-0 4, Benoit 1-4 0-0 3, Russell 0-0 0-0 0, Foster 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 43-85 7-11 99.

L.A. Lakers 15 25 22 20 - 82

Utah 20 24 34 21 - 99

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 3-8 (Van Exel 1-1, Ceballos 1-2, Peeler 1-2, Jones 0-1, Strong 0-1, Threatt 0-1), Utah 6-11 (Hornacek 3-4, Stockton 2-3, Benoit 1-1, Eisley 0-1, Morris 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 43 (Strong 11), Utah 54(Malone 10). Assists-Los Angeles 19(Jones 7), Utah 34(Stockton 16). Total fouls-Los Angeles 18, Utah 23. Technicals-Van Exel. A-N/A (19,911).

Heat 105, Clippers 96 Miami

In his third game since returning from the injured list, Billy Owens scored a career-high 34 points to lead Miami to its conquest of Los Angeles.

L.A. CLIPPERS (96)

Murray 4-12 6-7 15, Vaught 6-14 6-9 19, Williams 9-16 3-7 21, Sealy 7-13 3-3 19, Richardson 4-10 1-2 12, Tower 1-2 0-0 2, Dehere 0-3 0-0 0, Barry 1-4 6-7 8, Piatkowski 0-2 0-1 0, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-76 25-36 96.

MIAMI (105)

Owens 15-18 4-12 34, Thomas 7-12 8-8 22, Willis 3-9 3-4 9, Gamble 5-9 0-0 12, Coles 4-9 2-2 11, Chapman 2-8 1-1 5, Myers 1-1 0-0 2, Askins 2-5 0-0 6, Schayes 1-2 2-2 4, Rencher 0-0 0-0 0, King 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 20-29 105.

L.A. Clippers 21 14 28 33 - 96

Miami 24 21 32 28 - 105

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 7-16 (Richardson 3-6, Sealy 2-5, Vaught 1-1, Murray 1-2, Barry 0-1, Piatkowski 0-1), Miami 5-14 (Gamble 2-4, Askins 2-4, Coles 1-3, Chapman 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 43 (Vaught 11), Miami 55 (Owens, Willis 10). Assists-Los Angeles 14 (Richardson 5), Miami 20 (Coles 7). Total fouls-Los Angeles 25, Miami 33. Technicals-Willis. A-14,413 (15,200).

Warriors 120, Nets 110 East Rutherford, N.J.

Chris Mullin came off the bench to score 25 points and Golden State held off a late New Jersey rally to hand the Nets their third straight loss.

GOLDEN STATE (120)

Kersey 2-4 1-2 5, Smith 6-13 4-5 16, Seikaly 9-15 4-6 23, Armstrong 1-1 5-6 7, Sprewell 7-17 6-6 22, Hardaway 5-10 3-3 16, Mullin 9-12 5-6 25, Gatling 1-3 1-2 3, Barry 1-2 0-0 3, Rozier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-78 29-36 120.

NEW JERSEY (110)

Brown 4-8 3-4 11, Gilliam 11-24 5-9 27, Bradley 3-8 3-5 9, Edwards 1-4 1-1 3, Anderson 3-8 3-3 9, O’Bannon 4-10 5-6 13, Williams 3-11 1-3 7, Childs 6-11 5-5 20, Fleming 3-8 1-2 7, Dare 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-95 27-38 110.

Golden State 35 33 25 27 - 120

New Jersey 26 32 24 28 - 110

3-Point goals-Golden State 9-15 (Hardaway 3-5, Sprewell 2-4, Mullin 2-4, Seikaly 1-1, Barry 1-1), New Jersey 3-7 (Childs 3-5, Anderson 0-1, Edwards 0-1). Fouled out- Childs. Rebounds-Golden State 49 (Seikaly 13), New Jersey 61 (Williams 22). Assists-Golden State 20 (Hardaway 10), New Jersey 27 (Anderson 13). Total fouls-Golden State 32, New Jersey 32. Technicals-New Jersey coach Beard, New Jersey assistant coach Eaves, New Jersey Illegal defense. A-16,570 (20,049).

Pistons 102, Hornets 100 (OT) Auburn Hills, Mich.

Grant Hill scored five of his 28 points in overtime to lead Detroit to the victory over Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE (100)

Burrell 3-7 0-0 8, Johnson 15-26 3-4 38, Parish 1-1 1-2 3, Rice 6-15 0-0 13, Gill 7-14 5-5 20, Geiger 2-4 0-0 4, Zidek 3-8 2-2 8, Curry 3-10 0-0 6, Beck 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-87 11-13 100.

DETROIT (102)

Hill 9-15 10-14 28, Thorpe 6-13 5-8 17, Reid 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter 3-8 1-2 8, Houston 9-21 0-1 21, Dumars 2-7 0-0 5, West 2-4 0-0 4, Ratliff 2-4 0-0 4, Mills 5-8 0-0 12, Macon 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 38-82 19-29 102.

Charlotte 25 23 19 22 11 - 100

Detroit 25 23 15 26 13 - 102

3-Point goals-Charlotte 9-24 (Johnson 5-9, Burrell 2-4, Gill 1-3, Rice 1-5, Curry 0-3), Detroit 7-22 (Houston 3-9, Mills 2-3, Hunter 1-4, Dumars 1-5, Macon 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Charlotte 55 (Johnson 10), Detroit 48 (Hill, Thorpe 12). Assists-Charlotte 22 (Gill 7), Detroit 23 (Hill, Thorpe 6). Total fouls-Charlotte 25, Detroit 23. Technicals-Geiger, Charlotte bench (excessive timeouts), Thorpe. A-17,346 (21,454).

Bulls 95, Hawks 93 Chicago

Luc Longley made two free throws with 20 seconds to go for Chicago, which blew a late 10-point lead but still managed to stay unbeaten at home with the victory over Atlanta.

ATLANTA (93)

Norman 0-2 0-0 0, Long 4-10 2-3 10, Lang 5-14 0-0 10, Smith 8-22 3-4 20, Blaylock 8-15 0-0 19, Henderson 4-10 0-0 8, Augmon 4-12 6-8 14, Mundt 0-0 0-0 0, Ehlo 3-6 0-0 6, Webb 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 39-95 11-15 93.

CHICAGO (95)

Pippen 8-21 6-8 26, Rodman 4-12 1-2 9, Longley 4-6 3-3 11, Harper 0-4 0-0 0, Jordan 14-27 4-6 33, Kukoc 3-8 0-0 7, Kerr 1-1 1-1 3, Wennington 2-2 0-0 4, Buechler 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Simpkins 0-0 2-2 2, Caffey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-85 17-22 95.

Atlanta 19 25 18 31 - 93

Chicago 22 17 35 21 - 95

3-Point goals-Atlanta 4-14 (Blaylock 3-6, Smith 1-8), Chicago 6-17 (Pippen 4-10, Jordan 1-2, Kukoc 1-2, Buechler 0-1, Harper 0-2). Fouled out-Lang. Rebounds-Atlanta 57 (Henderson, Augmon, Long 9), Chicago 57 (Rodman 21). Assists-Atlanta 14 (Blaylock, Webb 3), Chicago 17 (Jordan 6). Total fouls-Atlanta 18, Chicago 17. Technical-Atlanta assistant coach Helm. A-23,587 (23,895).

Rockets 105, Mavericks 102 Dallas

Sam Cassell hit a 3-pointer from the left wing at the buzzer and Hakeem Olajuwon scored 35 points to lead Houston past Dallas.

HOUSTON (105)

Horry 2-7 4-4 9, Brown 4-7 1-2 9, Olajuwon 12-26 11-13 35, Elie 3-3 2-2 8, Smith 3-7 1-2 8, Bryant 4-6 0-1 8, Cassell 8-16 6-9 23, Chilcutt 0-2 0-0 0, Recasner 2-3 0-0 5, Breaux 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 25-33 105.

DALLAS (102)

McCloud 8-18 3-4 22, Jones 7-11 4-6 19, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Kidd 7-16 2-2 16, Jackson 5-13 2-3 13, Meyer 1-3 1-1 3, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0, Dumas 10-17 3-10 27, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 15-26 102.

Houston 27 26 20 32 - 105

Dallas 23 19 17 43 - 102

3-Point goals-Houston 4-9 (Recasner 1-1, Horry 1-2, Smith 1-2, Cassell 1-3, Chilcutt 0-1). Dallas 9-23 (Dumas 4-7, McCloud 3-8, Jones 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Brooks 0-1, Kidd 0-3). Fouled out-Horry, Williams, Meyer. Rebounds- Houston 56 (Olajuwon 11), Dallas 45 (Jones 11). Assists- Houston 17 (Olajuwon 6), Dallas 29 (Kidd 15). Total fouls- Houston 23, Dallas 26. Technicals-Brown. A-17,502 (17,502).

Spurs 122, Timberwolves 84 San Antonio

Sean Elliott scored 33 points and hit a career-high seven 3-pointers as San Antonio ran past Minnesota.

MINNESOTA (84)

Mitchell 1-6 0-0 2, Gugliotta 4-6 4-6 12, Laettner 6-13 8-8 20, Rider 8-20 7-7 23, Porter 2-7 0-0 4, West 0-3 2-2 2, Rooks 2-6 1-2 5, Garnett 3-7 1-2 7, Davis 1-8 1-2 3, Bragg 2-3 1-2 5, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 29-80 26-33 84.

SAN ANTONIO (122)

Elliott 12-17 2-2 33, Person 5-11 1-3 14, Robinson 7-13 9-10 23, Del Negro 8-19 7-7 23, Johnson 0-4 1-2 1, Reid 3-5 0-0 6, Perdue 2-6 3-3 7, Alexander 2-5 0-0 6, Rivers 0-2 0-0 0, Lohaus 2-3 0-0 5, Anderson 0-0 0-2 0, Herrera 2-3 0-2 4. Totals 43-88 23-31 122.

Minnesota 25 18 25 16 - 84

San Antonio 29 18 37 38 - 122

3-Point goals-Minnesota 0-6 (Smith 0-1, Davis 0-1, Porter 0-1, Rider 0-3), San Antonio 13-24 (Elliott 7-8, Person 3-6, Alexander 2-3, Lohaus 1-2, Rivers 0-2, Del Negro 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 46 (Gugliotta 9), San Antonio 65 (Person 13). Assists-Minnesota 19 (West, Porter 5), San Antonio 33 (Johnson 9). Total fouls- Minnesota 22, San Antonio 20. Technicals-Garnett, Minnesota illegal defense. A-17,049 (35,888).

Bullets 96, Bucks 87

Milwaukee Tim Legler scored 19 points and Juwan Howard and Robert Pack had 15 apiece as Washington overcame the loss of Chris Webber and Calbert Chaney, both injured, to beat Milwaukee and win its third straight game.

WASHINGTON (96)

Howard 6-14 3-6 15, Wallace 6-8 0-0 12, Muresan 5-7 1-3 11, Eackles 5-8 1-1 12, Pack 5-13 4-5 15, McCann 3-6 1-1 7, McIlvaine 1-3 1-2 3, Legler 7-10 3-4 19, B.Price 0-4 0-0 4, Butler 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-75 14-22 96.

MILWAUKEE (87)

Baker 8-16 4-7 20, Robinson 8-21 4-4 21, Benjamin 4-7 3-4 11, Douglas 3-9 0-0 6, Newman 4-8 0-0 10, Tomlin 1-4 0-0 2, Cummings 0-1 1-2 1, Mayberry 1-4 2-2 5, Reynolds 4-10 1-1 9, Respert 1-3 0-1 2. Totals 34-83 15-21 87.

Washington 22 23 25 26 - 96

Milwaukee 23 24 20 20 - 87

3-Point goals-Washington 4-12 (Legler 2-4, Eackles 1-2, Pack 1-3, Howard 0-1, Butler 0-2), Milwaukee 4-11 (Newman 2-3, Mayberry 1-2, Robinson 1-5, Baker 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Washington 52 (Muresan 13), Milwaukee 47 (Benjamin 10). Assists-Washington 25 (Pack 6), Milwaukee 19 (Douglas 8). Total fouls-Washington 22, Milwaukee 23. Technicals-Wallace, Robinson, Washington illegal defense. A-17,636 (18,633).

Nuggets 108, 76ers 100 Denver

Jalen Rose hit a 3-pointer with 31.2 seconds left and then sank four free throws, helping Denver overcome foul trouble to beat Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (100)

Weatherspoon 5-13 5-6 15, Stackhouse 4-17 12-15 21, Wright 5-10 1-2 11, Skiles 2-3 1-1 6, Maxwell 0-4 0-0 0, Malone 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Ruffin 9-16 7-11 28, Alston 2-5 0-0 4, Dumas 7-10 1-2 15. Totals 34-79 27-37 100.

DENVER (108)

D.Ellis 3-4 0-0 8, McDyess 6-9 0-0 12, Mutombo 4-7 4-6 12, Abdul-Rauf 9-23 2-2 22, Stith 7-17 8-10 22, Hammonds 3-5 1-2 7, Rose 3-4 7-8 14, Cvetkovic 0-0 0-0 0, Overton 2-6 5-6 9, Slater 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 37-76 29-38 108.

Philadelphia 15 34 36 15 - 100

Denver 24 28 27 29 - 108

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 5-12 (Ruffin 3-5, Skiles 1-1, Stackhouse 1-5, Maxwell 0-1), Denver 5-12 (D.Ellis 2-3, Abdul-Rauf 2-6, Rose 1-2, Stith 0-1). Fouled out-Wright, McDyess, Mutombo. Rebounds-Philadelphia 50 (Weatherspoon 7), Denver 53 (McDyess 13). Assists- Philadelphia 15 (Stackhouse, Ruffin 5), Denver 24 (AbdulRauf 8). Total fouls-Philadelphia 24, Denver 30. Technicals-Ruffin, D.Ellis 2, McDyess, Philadelphia illegal defense, Denver illegal defense. Ejection-D.Ellis. A-16,584 (17,171).

Grizzlies 103, Celtics 95 Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver got 26 points from Blue Edwards and a team-record 14 assists from Greg Anthony in beating slumping Boston.

BOSTON (95)

Fox 5-14 3-6 13, Radja 9-20 8-10 26, Montross 2-2 0-0 4, Brown 6-12 1-2 15, Barros 5-16 3-3 16, Ellison 1-5 1-2 3, Minor 0-1 0-0 0, Day 1-5 14-18 16, Wesley 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 30-78 30-41 95.

VANCOUVER (103)

King 2-6 0-0 4, Avent 1-8 5-6 7, Reeves 4-5 2-3 10, Edwards 8-18 9-10 26, Anthony 6-15 8-11 20, Gattison 6-10 1-2 13, Mobley 3-4 1-4 7, Scott 3-10 0-0 6, Murdock 4-6 2-2 10. Totals 37-82 28-38 103.

Boston 20 21 29 25 - 95

Vancouver 26 23 25 29 - 103

3-Point goals-Boston 5-19 (Barros 3-9, Brown 2-4, Fox 0-2, Day 0-2, Wesley 0-2), Vancouver 1-9 (Edwards 1-4, Scott 0-2, Anthony 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Boston 56 (Radja 17), Vancouver 58 (Reeves 13). Assists- Boston 19 (Brown 7), Vancouver 24 (Anthony 14). Total fouls-Boston 29, Vancouver 30. Technical-Mobley. A-19,193 (19,193).