Cavaliers Win Game, But Not Fight

RICHFIELD, Ohio - As if the Cleveland Cavaliers' 119-115 overtime victory over Indiana didn't supply enough drama, the Cavs and Pacers had a fight outside the Cleveland dressing room after the game.

According to witnesses, John Battle and trainer Gary Briggs were at the door of the Cavaliers' dressing room last night when Indiana's George McCloud came up from behind and punched Battle in the face.

Bleeding from the mouth, Battle staggered backward and grabbed a board. At that point, a security guard stepped between the two players and broke up the fight.

McCloud and the Pacer players refused to comment.

Apparently McCloud remained angry about a confrontation he had with Battle with 10:55 left in the fourth quarter.

"I was trying to come off a screen; he (McCloud) wouldn't let me move," Battle said. "I tried to go around him, and he pushed me. You expect to get hit hard if it's a basketball play, but that wasn't a basketball play."

McCloud was nailed with a personal foul, Battle a technical.

Later, in the overtime period, Cleveland's Mark Price had the ball and was dribbling up court for a fast-break layup when he was body-checked by Indiana's Chuck Person.

"I thought he (Person) got me with an elbow, so I threw the ball off his back," said Price, who was assessed a technical, Person a regular foul.

A Pacers-Cavaliers rematch is scheduled tomorrow night in Indianapolis.

In between was a game, a game in which where the Cavs were down trailed 112-107 in the overtime and came back to but outscored the Pacers 12-3 in the final three minutes.

This was a game where Price scored a season-high 30 points, 15 in the final six minutes of regulation and the 5-minute overtime.

Warriors 136, Hawks 124 -- OAKLAND, Calif. - Chris Mullin scored 30 points as high-scoring Golden State won its fifth straight game.

Dominique Wilkins scored 29 points for Atlanta, which had a four-game winning streak snapped despite grabbing 31 offensive rebounds.

Nets 106, Suns 104 -- EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Derrick Coleman scored 28 points and reserve forward Rafael Addison had nine of his season-high 19 in the fourth quarter to lead New Jersey.

Bulls 115, Hornets 112 -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Michael Jordan scored 23 points, and his tie-breaking three-point play with 8.3 seconds left gave Chicago its 11th straight win and Charlotte its fifth straight loss.

76ers 119, Knicks 109 -- PHILADELPHIA - Charles Barkley scored 37 points and his 14 rebounds established a club career rebound record (6,642) as Philadelphia won its third in a row.

Barkley's 14 rebounds give him 6,642, four more than Billy Cunningham and 10 ahead of Wilt Chamberlain for the most by a 76er since the team moved from Syracuse to Philadelphia in 1963. The totals for Cunningham and Chamberlain don't include stints with the Philadelphia Warriors.

Celtics 107, Magic 95 -- BOSTON - Reggie Lewis' 14 third-quarter points and a 14-0 fourth-quarter run keyed Boston's fourth straight victory and moved the Celtics into first place in the Atlantic Division.

Mavericks 118, Bucks 118 -- DALLAS - Rookie Doug Smith scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas snapped an 11-game losing streak.

Jazz 100, Spurs 98 -- SALT LAKE CITY - John Stockton hit three free throws in the final 16 seconds and reserve Mike Brown had five points in the last 1:16 for Utah.

Heat 125, Bullets 112 -- MIAMI - Glen Rice scored 22 points and Rony Seikaly sparked a third-period Miami surge as Washington lost its fourth straight.