Toronto ? Even though the Los Angeles Clippers never have played better, Sam Cassell doesn’t want their reputation to change.

Elton Brand scored 30, Cassell added 27, and the Clippers moved 11 games over .500 for the first time in team history with a 115-113 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

“We’re just the same old Clippers. That’s all we are. We’re just the same old Clippers,” Cassell said. “We want teams to continue to take us lightly.”

After 12 consecutive losing seasons, the Clippers won for the eighth time in nine games and improved to 12-10 on the road. They already have surpassed their total of 10 road victories in each of the last two seasons.

The franchise – known for being one of the worst in sports – hasn’t been 11 games over the break-even mark since the Buffalo Braves were 30-19 on Jan. 28, 1976.

“It means a lot,” Brand said. “Every step we take, first time we’re 5-0, first time we’re 10 games above .500, first time we have a winning January. Everything we do, we take pride in.”

Cassell sent the game into overtime with a three-pointer and scored six points in the extra period.

The Clippers' Sam Cassell, foreground, celebrates his tying basket with teammate Elton Brand at the end of regulation. Cassell scored 27, including six in overtime, as the Clippers beat the Raptors, 115-113, Sunday in Toronto.

“Sam was terrific. He made big shots again,” Los Angeles coach Mike Dunleavy said. “It’s an unbelievable knack that he has.”

Chris Bosh had 29 points, 16 rebounds and six assists, but he missed three jumpers in the final minute of overtime, including a potential tying one from the top of key as time expired.

“I won’t let that spook me too much. I know I can make that,” Bosh said. “I can shoot high percentage from there.”

Toronto’s Mike James ran into a screen, allowing Cassell to tie it with a wide-open three-pointer with 7.8 seconds left in regulation.

“I couldn’t believe I was that wide-open,” Cassell said.

James claimed he was grabbed by Brand. TV replays showed he just ran into a screen.

“Elton Brand grabbed me and hugged and basically just wouldn’t let me go until Sam Cassell got the ball,” James said. “I thought that maybe somebody might see the play, but nobody saw it.”

James missed a driving layup at the buzzer.

Brand missed one of two free throws with 10 seconds left, giving Toronto the chance to tie, but Bosh’s jumper from the top of the key hit off the rim.

Rockets 93, Knicks 89

New York – Tracy McGrady scored 23, and David Wesley added 19, including several key free throws late, to lead the Rockets.

Yao Ming, in his fourth game back since missing 21 after toe surgery, looked to have shaken any lingering effects of the injury and had 15 points. Houston’s record is 12-6 when he and McGrady play.

With its stars healthy, Houston has won three straight for the first time since it captured five in a row from Dec. 6 to Dec. 15.

The Knicks had a chance to tie with 6.9 seconds left, but a three-pointer by Jalen Rose was partially blocked by Stromile Swift and fell short.

Kings 96, Jazz 78

Sacramento, Calif. – Mike Bibby scored 23, Kevin Martin added 20, and Sacramento hit more than enough field goals in the fourth quarter.

Ron Artest scored nine points for the Kings, who rebounded just fine from a humiliating 0-for-20 shooting performance in the fourth quarter two days earlier in Salt Lake City.

Kenny Thomas, who scored 10 and led a strong rebounding game with nine boards, made sure the Kings wouldn’t repeat the debacle with a fierce dunk on Sacramento’s opening possession of the fourth.

Mehmet Okur had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz, who have lost four of six.