Atlanta ? Shareef Abdur-Rahim had a subpar game. Jason Terry was shooting bricks. Still, the Atlanta Hawks won.

They can thank Toni Kukoc.

Scoring 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Kukoc led the Hawks back from a dismal start for an 84-81 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

Kukoc, who has missed 23 games this season because of injuries, seemed as surprised as anyone to finish just one point below his season high.

“I got in a rhythm, which is the most important thing for me,” he said. “I had plenty of energy. I don’t know where that came from, but I actually did.”

The Hawks, who trailed by 15 after the first quarter, came back despite getting just 17 points from their top two scorers.

Abdur-Rahim was held to 14, and Terry managed only three on 1-of-14 shooting.

“We all know Toni can play that way,” Abdur-Rahim said. “It’s been tough for him, with all the injuries he’s had, to keep the rhythm. But when he plays like that, it helps everybody. When teams focus on me, we have another guy who can step up and help.”

Kukoc hit a three-pointer from the corner with 3:22 remaining to put the Hawks ahead to stay, 79-77. He made another key basket with 1:08 to go, working in the lane to drop in a shot and give Atlanta an 83-79 lead.

“For some reason, I had energy and got my legs under every shot,” Kukoc said. “When you shoot three-point fadeaways and they’re going in, something is right.”

Kukoc finished 9-of-11 from the field, his only two misses coming outside the three-point arc. But he made four other shots from long range.

“When you get the minutes and the coach believes in what you’re doing out there and you’re getting open shots, you take them,” Kukoc said.

Cleveland had a chance to tie after Terry made only one of two free throws with 6.9 seconds left. But Lamond Murray’s 3-point attempt was blocked by Abdur-Rahim.

“It shouldn’t have come down to that in the first place,” said Murray, who led the Cavaliers with 29 points.

Cleveland hardly missed in the first quarter, hitting 15 of 21 shots to race to a 33-18 lead. Murray scored 15 points as the Cavaliers continually worked inside for easy shots.

But it was a different story the rest of the game. The Cavaliers made only 14 field goals in the last three quarters.

Heat 109, Mavericks 95

Dallas  Alonzo Mourning scored 10 of his 23 points during a decisive 24-5 run to start the third quarter, and Miami cruised past Dallas. Miami, which began the night first in the NBA in defense and last in offense, received 26 points from Eddie Jones and a season-high 19 points from reserve Chris Gatling to surpass 100 points for only the seventh time this season.

Clippers 109, Warriors 95

Los Angeles  Jeff McInnis had 20 points and 13 assists, and Darius Miles scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles beat Golden State. Elton Brand added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who have won 14 of their last 21 meetings with the Warriors. Quentin Richardson had 17 points.

Timberwolves 116, Jazz 105

Salt Lake City  Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Gary Trent added 17 points as Minnesota’s reserves produced 56 points to lead the Timberwolves over Utah. Karl Malone scored 25 points, and Bryon Russell tied a career high with 25 for the Jazz. John Stockton, who turns 40 later this month, had 21 points.

Rockets 104, Suns 97

Phoenix  Walt Williams, activated from the injured list hours before the game, had 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as Houston beat Phoenix. Cuttino Mobley had 24 points and eight rebounds, and Kenny Thomas added 22 points and had 14 rebounds for the Rockets, who won for only the second time in their last five road games.

Blazers 104, Bucks 103, OT

Milwaukee  Damon Stoudamire hit a three-pointer with two-tenths of a second left in overtime as Portland extended its winning streak to a season-high nine games. Stoudamire, who had 24 points, gave the Blazers their first lead at 99-98 when he made a three with 1:13 remaining in overtime.