Stockton’s 3-Point Basket Beats Buzzer And Cavs
NBA
John Stockton caught an inbounds pass and swished a straightaway 3-pointer at the buzzer Thursday night, to lift the visiting Utah Jazz past the Cleveland Cavaliers 89-87.
The Jazz ended Cleveland’s four-game winning streak and improved to 3-2 on their six-game road trip that ends Saturday in Chicago.
Stockton’s 3-pointer made up for some poor foul shooting that allowed the Cavaliers to overcome a six-point deficit in the final 24 seconds.
Jazz 89, Cavaliers 87 UTAH (89)
Morris 5-14 0-0 11, Malone 7-15 7-7 21, Spencer 4-6 3-6 11, Hornacek 5-14 0-2 11, Stockton 5-8 3-4 15, Eisley 0-3 2-2 2, Benoit 2-8 0-0 5, Carr 2-2 0-0 4, Keefe 4-4 1-1 9. Totals 34-74 16-22 89.
CLEVELAND (87)
Mills 9-14 4-4 24, Ferry 5-12 0-0 12, Cage 1-1 0-0 2, Phills 8-15 6-6 24, Brandon 7-19 0-0 14, Majerle 2-6 1-2 7, Crotty 1-3 0-0 3, Courtney 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 33-72 12-14 87.
Utah 25 18 15 31 - 89
Cleveland 24 14 24 25 - 87
3-Point goals-Utah 5-18 (Stockton 2-4, Hornacek 1-3, Benoit 1-4, Morris 1-6, Eisley 0-1), Cleveland 9-20 (Mills 2-3, Phills 2-4, Majerle 2-4, Ferry 2-5, Crotty 1-2, Brandon 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Utah 46 (Spencer 11), Cleveland 41 (Cage 11). Assists-Utah 23 (Stockton 8), Cleveland 16 (Brandon 4). Total fouls-Utah 19, Cleveland 23. A-16,412 (20,562).
Spurs 114, Nuggets 96
San Antonio
David Robinson and Vinny Del Negro paced San Antonio to its fourth consecutive victory with a win over Denver.
Robinson had 25 points, 14 in the first half, and Del Negro added 21 points.
Dale Ellis led Denver with 21 points.
DENVER (96)
D.Ellis 8-13 2-3 21, Rose 3-13 4-6 11, Mutombo 5-11 3-5 13, Stith 6-14 2-4 14, Abdul-Rauf 8-15 1-1 18, Hammonds 4-10 2-4 10, Overton 3-11 2-3 9, Cvetkovic 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-89 16-26 96.
SAN ANTONIO (114)
Elliott 6-13 2-2 14, Person 5-10 0-0 11, Robinson 9-21 7-8 25, Del Negro 9-16 3-3 21, Johnson 5-6 2-4 12, Alexander 1-3 2-2 4, Reid 3-4 0-0 6, Rivers 3-3 0-0 7, Perdue 0-2 0-0 0, Herrera 1-2 1-2 3, Demps 3-4 3-4 9, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 46-86 20-25 114.
Denver 16 32 28 20 - 96
San Antonio 30 29 26 29 - 114
3-Point goals-Denver 6-13 (D.Ellis 3-6, Abdul-Rauf 1-1, Overton 1-1, Rose 1-4, Stith 0-1), San Antonio 2-8 (Rivers 1-1, Person 1-4, Elliott 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Denver 51 (Mutombo 16), San Antonio 56 (Robinson 15). Assists- Denver 21 (Abdul-Rauf 6), San Antonio 26 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Denver 23, San Antonio 23. Technical-Denver coach Bickerstaff. A-14,663 (35,888).
Rockets 91, Blazers 86
Houston
Hakeem Olajuwon had 30 points and 15 rebounds as Houston knocked off Portland.
Rod Strickland scored 30 points to lead Portland.
PORTLAND (86)
Grant 2-6 0-2 4, C.Robinson 2-7 3-4 9, Dudley 4-6 2-4 10, McKie 2-8 0-0 5, Strickland 11-20 8-12 30, J.Robinson 4-8 0-1 9, Trent 4-12 0-0 8, Williams 3-5 3-8 9, Childress 0-3 0-0 0, Wingfield 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-76 16-31 86.
HOUSTON (91)
Horry 1-5 1-2 4, Brown 5-11 3-4 13, Olajuwon 11-29 8-9 30, Elie 3-5 2-2 8, Smith 1-7 2-2 5, Cassell 6-12 6-6 20, Recasner 1-2 0-2 3, Bryant 1-3 0-0 2, Chilcutt 2-3 0-0 6, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Breaux 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-77 22-27 91.
Portland 21 18 26 21 - 86
Houston 19 29 19 24 - 91
3-Point goals-Portland 4-13 (C.Robinson 2-5, McKie 1-3, J.Robinson 1-4, Strickland 0-1), Houston 7-18 (Chilcutt 2-3, Cassell 2-6, Recasner 1-2, Horry 1-3, Smith 1-4). Fouled out- McKie, Horry. Rebounds-Portland 56 (McKie 9), Houston 53 (Olajuwon 15). Assists-Portland 16 (Strickland 6), Houston 13 (Cassell 4). Total fouls-Portland 27, Houston 28. Technical- Elie. A-16,285 (16,611).
Hornets 107, Celtics 97
Charlotte
Glen Rice scored 27 of his 31 points in the second half and Larry Johnson added 24 as Charlotte defeated Boston.
BOSTON (97)
Fox 4-11 5-5 14, Radja 10-17 2-4 22, Montross 1-2 2-4 4, Barros 5-9 0-0 13, Brown 4-11 2-2 10, Ellison 2-6 0-0 4, Wesley 3-9 1-2 9, Minor 3-4 2-2 8, Day 4-10 1-1 9, Burrough 0-1 0-0 0, Lister 2-3 0-0 4, Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-85 15-20 97.
CHARLOTTE (107)
Johnson 8-21 8-8 24, Burrell 4-12 2-2 11, Zidek 0-2 1-2 1, Rice 12-19 5-7 31, Gill 4-6 3-4 11, Parish 0-0 0-0 0, Geiger 4-5 0-0 8, Curry 4-9 5-5 15, Sutton 3-5 0-2 6, Addison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 24-30 107.
Boston 23 23 31 20 - 97
Charlotte 22 18 30 37 - 107
3-Point goals-Boston 6-17 (Barros 3-6, Wesley 2-4, Fox 1-3, Day 0-3, Brown 0-1), Charlotte 5-15 (Rice 2-3, Curry 2-3, Burrell 1-6, Sutton 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Fouled out-Geiger. Rebounds-Boston 50 (Radja 8), Charlotte 48 (Johnson 13). Assists-Boston 16 (Fox 7), Charlotte 19 (Johnson, Gill, Curry, Sutton 4). Total fouls-Boston 29, Charlotte 25. Technical- Lister. A-24,042 (23,698).
Clippers 103, Kings 96
Los Angeles
Loy Vaught scored eight of his 22 points as Los Angeles pulled ahead early in the final quarter on its way to victory over Sacramento.
Vaught also had 15 rebounds and four assists as the Clippers, at the bottom of the Pacific Division, stunned the Kings, knocking them out of the division lead.
Mitch Richmond scored 23 points for the Kings.
SACRAMENTO (96)
Simmons 7-11 1-2 15, Grant 3-7 0-2 6, Polynice 7-9 0-0 14, Richmond 8-14 6-6 23, Edney 1-11 2-4 5, Marciulionis 4-13 6-6 16, Smith 1-2 2-4 4, Hurley 2-5 0-0 5, Corbin 1-5 0-0 2, Causwell 0-1 0-0 0, Williamson 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 36-82 19-26 96.
L.A. CLIPPERS (103)
Murray 6-9 2-3 15, Vaught 8-12 6-6 22, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Richardson 5-11 10-12 21, Sealy 3-7 7-8 14, Barry 3-9 4-5 11, Dehere 1-6 6-6 8, Tower 3-5 0-0 6, Piatkowski 1-1 0-1 2, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-65 35-41 103.
Sacramento 25 27 24 20 - 96
L.A. Clippers 20 31 25 27 - 103
3-Point goals-Sacramento 5-9 (Marciulionis 2-4, Edney 1-1, Hurley 1-1, Richmond 1-3), Los Angeles 4-10 (Murray 1-1, Sealy 1-1, Richardson 1-3, Barry 1-4, Dehere 0-1). Fouled out- Richmond. Rebounds-Sacramento 49 (Grant 10), Los Angeles 43 (Vaught 15). Assists-Sacramento 16 (Edney 4), Los Angeles 21 (Dehere 6). Total fouls-Sacramento 31, Los Angeles 23. Technicals-Richmond, Williams, Sacramento illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Tower. A-6,020 (16,021).