Dallas Mavericks' Eduardo Najera (14) keeps the ball away from Seattle SuperSonics' Gary Payton. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        SEATTLE — Michael Finley scored 29 points and Nick Van Exel added 22 as the Dallas Mavericks rolled over the Seattle SuperSonics 116-99 Saturday night in a matchup of possible first-round playoff opponents.

        If the Mavericks (55-24) win the Midwest Division and the Sonics (44-36) finish No.7 in the Western Conference, they'll meet in an opening round best-of-5 playoff series.

        Despite playing without Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks led by as many as 32 in beating the Sonics for the third time in four games this season — including both games here.

        Dallas shot 53.4 percent (47-for-88) from the floor, with Finley going 11-for-17, including 3-for-5 from 3-point range. The deep and talented Mavericks got 17 points from reserve Greg Buckner and 14 apiece from starters Eduardo Najera and Raef LaFrentz.

        Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 points. Seattle's lead over Utah for seventh place was cut to a half-game pending the outcome of the Jazz-Warriors game later Saturday night.

        Hawks 128, Cavs 123 OT

        ATLANTA — Jason Terry had 43 points, including a tying 3-pointer with less than a second left in regulation, and Atlanta rallied to beat Cleveland Cavaliers in double overtime.

        Terry played a career-high 54 minutes, including the entire second half and both extra periods. Shareef Abdur-Rahim finished with 36 points and sealed the victory with two free throws with 14.6 seconds left.

        Andre Miller had 27 and Wesley Person added 25 for Cleveland, which lost its second straight after a three-game winning streak.

        Abdur-Rahim gave the Hawks the lead for good at 122-119 with a three-point play early in the second OT. After the Cavaliers closed within one point in the final minute, Terry drove down the lane and threw a no-look pass to Ira Newble, who dunked it for a three-point lead.

        Spurs 113, Grizzlies 92

        MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tim Duncan had 30 points and Malik Rose added a season-high 26 as San Antonio defeated Memphis in the Grizzlies' last home game of the season.

        The Grizzlies allowed the Spurs to score 44 points in the first quarter, the most ever against the franchise — including its time in Vancouver.

        The Spurs' biggest lead of 30 points came when Jason Hart hit two free throws with 4:18 left to make it 109-79.

        The Spurs got 12 points from Mark Bryant, while Duncan grabbed 14 rebounds and Rose added 11 more. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 19 points.

        Pistons 124, Bulls 106

        CHICAGO — Chucky Atkins scored 20 of his season-high 26 points in the first half as Detroit beat Chicago.

        Six Detroit players finished in double figures. Cliff Robinson, back in the lineup after missing the last two games to attend his stepfather's funeral, scored 21. Ben Wallace added 14 points and 14 rebounds.

        The Bulls stunned the Pistons on Wednesday night, beating them 102-101 at the Palace, and Detroit wasn't about to let it happen again. Atkins' 15-footer in the first quarter sparked an 11-3 run that gave Detroit a 31-23 lead, and the Pistons never trailed again.

        Nuggets 98, Suns 94

        DENVER — Voshon Lenard had 28 points, and Donnell Harvey added 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 98-94 Saturday night.

        Denver has won five straight at home and took the season series (3-1) from Phoenix for first time since 1995-96.

        Phoenix has lost six of seven and five straight on the road. Shawn Marion led the Suns with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Stephon Marbury added 18 points and 11 assists.

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