The Cleveland Cavaliers were forced into overtime to beat the Toronto Raptors 126-118 Friday, notching their third straight NBA win. 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. Joe Johnson scored 27 points for Atlanta. Hornets 100, Magic 93: 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. Lakers 99, 76ers 90: In Los Angeles, the home team limited Philadelphia to just one field goalf 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. Bulls 115, Trail Blazers 111, OT: In Chicago, Luol Deng added seven of his 23 points in overtime, including the clincher, as Chicago pipped 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. Elsewhere it was: Suns 125, Clippers 112; Rockets 109, Spurs 104; Nuggets 107, Pistons 102; Bobcats 93, Grizzlies 89; Kings 103, Jazz 99; Thunder 109, Timberwolves 92; Knicks 118, Wizards 116, OT.
