Atlanta ? Jason Terry didn’t plan to dominate the game. It just happened that way.

Terry had 43 points, including a tying three-pointer with less than a second left in regulation, and Atlanta rallied to beat Cleveland, 128-123, in double overtime Saturday night.

“I didn’t really take over,” Terry said. “I was just very aggressive. I played off my teammates and they gave me lanes to the basket and when I got there, I was able to finish.”

He 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.

Abdur-Rahim played 53 minutes and Ira Newble 50, even though the Hawks were playing for the second straight night. They lost 112-73 in Toronto on Friday.

“We talk about giving them a rest, but you say well, they’re the ones that got us here, so let’s run with them,” Atlanta coach Lon Kruger said. “I don’t think we could have pried Jason out of there late.”

Andre Miller had 27 and Wesley Person added 25 for Cleveland, which lost its second straight after a three-game winning streak. Person scored nine points in the third quarter but started the fourth on the bench.

He watched the Cavaliers take an 11-point and didn’t return until the final four minutes, then managed just one point the rest of regulation.

“I had a good third quarter and I felt like I was in a groove then,” Person said. “Then I sat down for … eight minutes, and I had a hard time getting back in it. My first two shots I took after that, I was really stiff.”

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. Cleveland turned the ball over on its next possession, and Abdur-Rahim closed out the scoring with two free throws.

Timberwolves 101, Clippers 98

Los Angeles  Kevin Garnett scored 35 points and Minnesota beat Los Angeles to clinch the fifth seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Garnett hit the go-ahead basket with 1:03 remaining to put Minnesota ahead 99-98. Earl Boykins missed a 14-footer for the Clippers and Corey Maggette fouled Chauncey Billups, who made both free throws with 1.7 seconds left to seal the victory.

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.

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.

Nuggets 98, Suns 94

Denver  Voshon Lenard had 28 points and Donnell Harvey added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Phoenix. 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. Denver led by as many as 20 in the third quarter, but Phoenix cut it to 91-85 after Marbury hit one of two free throws.

Mavericks 116, SuperSonics 99

Seattle  Michael Finley scored 29 points and Nick Van Exel added 22 as Dallas rolled over Seattle 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.

Jazz 109, Warriors 101

Oakland, Calif. Â John Stockton had 26 points and nine assists as Utah moved into a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference. Stockton scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, including six straight as Utah went ahead for good in the final minutes. Donyell Marshall added 18 points as the Jazz beat their perennial punching bags for the 28th time in 30 meetings, including six straight.