Starks, Subs Lift Knicks Over Spurs

NBA

Playing most of a second overtime without three of their starters, the New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 118-112 on John Starks’ driving layup with 24.6 seconds remaining Sunday night in New York.

Starks scored eight of his 25 points in the second overtime.

With Patrick Ewing, Anthony Mason and Charles Oakley on the bench, the Knicks took a 112-107 lead with 2:40 left on Gary Grant’s three-point play. Robinson scored four straight points, but turnovers by Avery Johnson and Sean Elliott cost the Spurs a chance to win.

Knicks 118, Spurs 112 2OT

SAN ANTONIO (112)

Elliott 8-18 5-9 23, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 15-26 15-19 45, Del Negro 8-17 0-0 17, A.Johnson 6-16 1-2 13, Reid 1-3 0-0 2, Perdue 3-3 0-1 6, Rivers 1-6 1-1 3, Person 1-3 0-0 3, Demps 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-92 22-32 112.

NEW YORK (118)

Mason 4-11 7-10 15, Oakley 4-11 11-12 19, Ewing 9-27 1-4 19, Starks 7-17 8-8 25, Harper 6-12 0-2 13, Davis 4-7 1-1 11, H.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Grant 4-7 7-7 16. Totals 38-94 35-44 118.

S.A. 28 21 29 25 2 7 - 112

N.Y. 27 28 20 28 2 13 - 118

3-Point goals-San Antonio 4-13 (Elliott 2-7, Del Negro 1-3, Person 1-1, Rivers 0-2), New York 7-16 (Starks 3-8, Davis 2-3, Grant 1-1, Harper 1-4). Fouled out-Mason, Oakley, Ewing. Rebounds-San Antonio 56 (Robinson 16), New York 68 (Oakley 19). Assists-San Antonio 22 (A.Johnson 8), New York 16 (Harper 5). Total fouls-San Antonio 33, New York 32. Technicals-Elliott, Ewing, New York illegal defense 2. A-19,763 (19,763).

Hawks 108, Celtics 103

Boston

Ken Norman had 26 points with nine rebounds and Grant Long scored 15 with 16 boards on as Atlanta stopped a five-game losing streak with the victory over Boston.

Norman’s basket with 2:38 left tied the game at 98, and Long made two free throws with 1:42 left to give the Hawks the lead for good.

ATLANTA (108)

Norman 12-20 0-0 26, Long 4-7 6-6 15, Lang 4-13 4-4 12, Smith 3-7 3-3 11, Blaylock 1-7 4-4 6, Webb 5-9 3-4 15, Augmon 1-4 0-0 2, Henderson 3-7 3-5 9, Ehlo 5-9 0-0 12, Bullard 0-1 0-0 0. Total 38-84 23-26 108.

BOSTON (103)

Radja 12-20 4-6 28, Fox 3-11 0-0 7, Montross 2-4 2-4 6, Brown 2-10 1-2 5, Barros 4-12 2-2 12, Minor 4-8 0-0 8, Williams 3-9 2-4 8, Day 5-12 5-6 16, Wesley 4-5 0-0 11, Ellison 0-0 0-0 0, Burrough 0-1 0-0 0, Lister 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-93 16-24 103.

Atlanta 16 32 31 29 - 108

Boston 23 36 23 21 - 103

3-Point goals-Atlanta 9-20 (Smith 2-3, Webb 2-4, Ehlo 2-4, Norman 2-5, Long 1-1, Blaylock 0-3), Boston 7-24 (Wesley 3-4, Barros 2-7, Fox 1-4, Day 1-6, Brown 0-1, Minor 0-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 52 (Long 16), Boston 58 (Radja 9). Assists-Atlanta 20 (Webb 6), Boston 24 (Barros 7). Total fouls-Atlanta 23, Boston 21. Technicals- Fox. A-16,828 (18,600).

Raptors 93, Grizzlies 81

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver set an NBA record for futility by an expansion team with their 18th straight loss, and they couldn’t have picked a worse opponent.

Toronto, that other expansion team from the eastern side of Canada, beat Vancouver behind rookie Damon Stoudamire’s 24 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds.

TORONTO (93)

Anderson 8-14 2-2 18, Pinckney 3-7 6-8 12, Miller 2-6 3-4 7, Robertson 8-13 0-2 17, Stoudamire 9-13 5-5 24, Tabak 0-1 0-0 0, Murray 4-10 0-0 9, Earl 2-4 0-0 4, J.King 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-69 16-21 93.

VANCOUVER (81)

C.King 2-7 0-0 4, Avent 1-6 1-2 3, Reeves 7-14 4-5 18, Edwards 9-17 2-2 23, Anthony 2-8 0-1 4, Mobley 2-5 0-4 4, Scott 4-16 1-1 10, Martin 4-9 3-5 11, Amaya 0-1 0-0 0, Murdock 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 33-89 11-20 81.

Toronto 29 22 25 17 - 93 Vancouver 23 18 16 24 - 81

3-Point goals-Toronto 3-9 (Stoudamire 1-2, Robertson 1-3, Murray 1-3, Miller 0-1), Vancouver 4-14 (Edwards 3-5, Scott 1-5, C.King 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Murdock 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 50 (Pinckney 16), Vancouver 52 (Mobley 11). Assists-Toronto 22 (Stoudamire 8), Vancouver 21 (Anthony, Martin 5). Total fouls-Toronto 20, Vancouver 22. A-17,438 (20,049).

Pacers 111, Clippers 104

Indianapolis

Rik Smits needed just 11 minutes of playing time to top his season-high of 16 points and finished with a career-high 44 to lead Indiana over Los Angeles.

L.A. CLIPPERS (104)

Murray 6-11 1-2 14, Vaught 6-11 2-2 14, Williams 4-6 1-2 9, Sealy 5-13 7-7 17, Richardson 5-14 1-2 12, Tower 3-6 2-2 8, Outlaw 2-3 2-6 6, Dehere 6-11 3-3 18, Barry 2-4 0-0 6, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 19-26 104.

INDIANA (111)

McKey 1-3 0-0 2, D.Davis 8-10 1-3 17, Smits 20-29 4-6 44, Miller 5-11 5-6 17, Jackson 1-4 3-5 5, Johnson 3-6 0-0 6, Schintzius 2-2 0-0 4, A.Davis 0-1 2-2 2, Workman 1-3 2-3 4, Best 3-5 0-1 6, Ferrell 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 46-76 17-26 111.

L.A. Clippers 31 21 25 27 - 104

Indiana 31 35 24 21 - 111

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 7-19 (Dehere 3-6, Barry 2-4, Murray 1-3, Richardson 1-4, Sealy 0-1, Tower 0-1), Indiana 2-6 (Miller 2-4, McKey 0-1, Workman 0-1). Fouled out-Williams. Rebounds-Los Angeles 43 (Vaught 10), Indiana 43 (Smits 10). Assists-Los Angeles 29 (Sealy, Richardson 8), Indiana 32 (Jackson 11). Total fouls-Los Angeles 29, Indiana 25. Technicals-Indiana illegal defense. A-15,792.

Kings 110, Heat 90

Sacramento, Calif.

Sacramento capitalized on the absence of three injured Miami starters and rolled to the victory.

MIAMI (90)

Askins 4-11 0-0 11, Thomas 11-21 7-9 29, Grandison 1-7 0-0 2, Danilovic 5-13 5-6 16, Coles 5-9 2-2 13, Ellis 1-9 0-0 2, Gamble 3-7 4-4 11, Myers 0-2 1-2 1, Rencher 1-2 2-3 5. Totals 31-81 21-26 90.

SACRAMENTO (110)

Williams 4-9 4-6 14, Grant 2-4 2-4 6, Polynice 4-6 2-2 10, Richmond 5-8 2-2 15, Edney 3-6 4-4 10, Corbin 3-9 2-2 8, Smith 4-6 2-4 10, Marciulionis 2-6 5-5 11, Causwell 2-3 0-0 4, Simmons 2-6 0-2 4, Williamson 6-8 2-2 14, Hurley 0-2 4-4 4. Totals 37-73 29-37 110.

Miami 24 18 21 27 - 90

Sacramento 30 27 31 22 - 110

3-Point goals-Miami 7-19 (Askins 3-5, Gamble 1-1, Rencher 1-1, Coles 1-2, Danilovic 1-5, Thomas 0-1, Grandison 0-2), Sacramento 7-15 (Richmond 3-5, WIlliams 2-3, Marciulionis 2-5, Corbin 0-1, Hurley 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Miami 44 (Thomas 15), Sacramento 55 (Simmons 9). Assists- Miami 15 (Rencher 4), Sacramento 28 (Corbin, Williams 5). Total fouls-Miami 28, Sacramento 23. Technicals-Coles, Williamson. A-17,317 (17,317).

Lakers 87, Pistons 82

Inglewood, Calif.

On the night the Lakers retired James Worthy’s jersey, Sedale Threatt made consecutive 3-pointers 20 seconds apart as Los Angeles broke away from a 78-78 tie and went on to beat Detroit.

DETROIT (82)

Thorpe 4-12 0-2 8, Hill 6-16 4-5 16, Leckner 0-2 0-0 0, Houston 2-11 2-2 7, Hunter 7-10 2-2 21, Mills 4-8 1-2 9, Roe 1-2 0-0 2, Dumars 3-8 2-2 10, Reid 0-0 0-0 0, Ratliff 2-4 5-5 9. Totals 29-73 16-20 82.

L.A. LAKERS (87)

Campbell 5-8 0-0 10, Ceballos 7-19 5-8 22, Divac 7-12 7-12 21, Jones 3-14 4-6 10, Van Exel 1-7 3-5 5, Blount 2-3 1-2 5, Threatt 5-13 0-0 12, Lynch 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-80 20-32 87.

Detroit 17 28 21 16 - 82

L.A. Lakers 22 18 24 23 - 87

3-Point goals-Detroit 8-13 (Hunter 5-6, Dumars 2-3, Houston 1-3, Mills 0-1), Los Angeles 5-22 (Ceballos 3-5, Threatt 2-7, Jones 0-5, Van Exel 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Detroit 54 (Thorpe 10), Los Angeles 55 (Divac 13). Assists- Detroit 17 (Hill 4), Los Angeles 19 (Divac, Van Exel 6). Total fouls-Detroit 26, Los Angeles 19. A-16,176 (17,505).

Trail Blazers 103, Rockets 101, 2 OT

Portland

Arvydas Sabonis made a short hook shot - apparently after time expired in the second overtime - but it counted and gave Portland the victory over Houston.

Replays indicated time Sabonis let loose his shot after the buzzer, but the replacement referees allowed the basket.