Milwaukee at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST). The Mavericks are 13-2 at home this season.

STARS

Sunday

_ Peja Stojakovic, Kings, scored 20 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter and Sacramento defeated Utah 98-89.

_ LeBron James, Cavaliers, scored 32 points, including 12 in a 14-2 spurt that closed Cleveland's 86-74 victory over Portland.

_ Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers, had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Los Angeles topped Boston 105-82.

_ Vince Carter, Raptors, scored seven of his 22 points in the final 3:44 to help Toronto defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 94-88.

ROAD WOES

Portland remains the only NBA team without a road win, dropping to 0-10 after Sunday night's 86-74 loss at Cleveland. The Blazers have lost 13 straight regular-season road games since an a win at Houston on April 8 _ their longest road winless streak since the 1985-86 season.

DOMINATION

Phoenix has won 15 of its last 17 home games against Philadelphia after a 100-92 victory Sunday night.

LUCKY 13

San Antonio pushed its winning streak to 13 with Sunday night's 89-74 win over Milwaukee. The Spurs will have a season-high six days off until their next game at home against Philadelphia on Jan. 3.

RUDE HOSTS

Denver won for the 11th time in 13 home games with a 103-79 win over Golden State on Sunday night. The Nuggets beat the Warriors for the third straight time to clinch a season series against a Western Conference team for the first time since the 2001-02 season.

CLIMBING THE LADDER

Shaquille O'Neal surpassed the 21,000-point mark in his career after scoring 22 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 105-82 victory over Boston.

SNAPPED

Toronto snapped an 18-game road losing streak against Western Conference opponents with a 94-88 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. The Raptors hadn't won against the West since Dec. 1, 2002 at Memphis.

NEW HOME

Troubled forward Eddie Griffin said Sunday he has agreed to play for New Jersey, the team that originally drafted him in 2001. Griffin, released Dec. 19 by Houston, was charged in November with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a woman accused him of hitting her three times in the face and shooting at her as she drove away from his home before dawn on Oct. 25.

SPEAKING

``Of all the people in the crowd, one of you should have told me.'' _ Cleveland's LeBron James after falling one assist shy of his first career triple-double on Sunday night. James had 32 points and 10 rebounds in the Cavalier's 86-74 win over Portland.