Minnesota at San Antonio (9:30 p.m. EST). The Timberwolves lead the Spurs by 2{ games for the Midwest Division lead.

STARS

Tuesday

_ Brent Barry, SuperSonics, scored a season-high 28 points, including 7-for-11 on 3-pointers, and added nine assists as Seattle defeated Atlanta 118-110.

_ Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cavaliers, scored 24 points with 17 rebounds and five blocks as Cleveland routed Chicago 111-87.

_ Quentin Richardson, Clippers, had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Phoenix 110-98.

STREAKING

Cleveland's 111-87 victory over Chicago on Tuesday night was its seventh straight, the team's longest winning streak since 1997. The Cavaliers are 11-3 since the All-Star break, and their 31 wins are their most since they went 32-50 in the 1999-2000 season. ... Memphis is 7-1 in March and 27-8 since Jan. 1. ... Miami's 96-83 victory over New Orleans was its season-best sixth straight at home.

SLUMPING

Chicago's 111-87 loss at Cleveland on Tuesday night was its seventh straight and dropped the Bulls to an NBA-worst 18-49. ... Washington's 114-110 overtime loss in New York was its seventh straight. ... The Clippers' 110-98 victory in Phoenix was only its third in 13 games, and snapped a four-game losing streak and six-game road losing skid. The Suns lost their 20th in 26 games, including four straight at home.

SNAPPED

Rodney Rogers hit his first six shots while Chris Webber missed his first five as New Jersey became the fourth Eastern Conference team in 25 games to beat Sacramento this season, 94-77 Tuesday night. ... New York's 114-110 victory over Washington snapped a string of five straight overtime losses.

LONG DISTANCE

Miami's Rafer Alston set a franchise record with a 3-pointer in his 34th consecutive game Tuesday night, a 96-83 victory over New Orleans.

SWINGS

Seattle is 4-1 in its last five games in Atlanta following Tuesday night's 118-110 victory, but has just two wins in eight games and four in 15 overall.

DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

Damon Stoudamire made a fallaway jumper with a second left to lift Portland to its fourth straight win Tuesday night, 100-99 over Milwaukee, which has lost three straight and six of seven.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Stephen Jackson's 39 points in a 118-110 loss to Seattle on Tuesday night weren't enough to prevent Atlanta's sixth defeat in seven games.

BACK AGAIN

Allen Iverson returned to the starting lineup Tuesday night after missing four games with a bad knee and finished with 10 points, all in the first half, and five turnovers in Philadelphia's 82-79 loss at Memphis.

STATUS

New Orleans' Jamal Mashburn was placed on the injured list because of a knee injury, while fellow forward P.J. Brown sat out Tuesday's game against Miami due to a sprained ankle. Brown also is expected to miss Wednesday's game against Philadelphia.

SPEAKING

``He was very mad. He knew this was a terrible win. It's almost unacceptable _ it is unacceptable, to barely win a game like this against a team that doesn't have any playoff hopes, and on your home floor.'' _ Swingman Penny Hardaway on a postgame tirade by Knicks president Isiah Thomas after New York needed overtime to beat slumping Washington, 114-110 on Tuesday night.