Magic Shoot Down Bullets

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Anfernee Hardaway and Horace Grant scored 25 points apiece and Orlando held Washington to one field goal during a 12-minute stretch of the second half and beat the visiting Bullets 105-95 Monday night.

Magic 105, Bullets 95

WASHINGTON (95)

Howard 9-20 0-1 18, Wallace 6-10 3-4 16, Muresan 4-7 1-3 9, Pack 6-13 5-5 17, Cheaney 5-12 3-5 13, McIlvaine 2-4 2-2 6, Legler 3-6 2-2 8, McCann 2-3 1-2 5, Butler 0-2 0-0 0, B.Price 1-1 0-0 3, Webster 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 17-24 95.

ORLANDO (105)

Scott 7-18 3-4 21, Grant 7-14 11-14 25, Koncak 1-2 1-2 3, Anderson 5-13 3-4 15, Hardaway 6-11 12-13 25, Shaw 3-10 0-0 6, Turner 1-3 0-0 2, Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0, Royal 1-5 6-8 8. Totals 31-77 36-45 105.

Washington 27 24 33 11 - 95

Orlando 22 28 31 24 - 105

3-Point goals-Was 2-10 (B.Price 1-1, Wallace 1-2, Howard 0-1, Cheaney 0-1, Pack 0-1, Butler 0-1, Webster 0-1, Legler 0-2), Orl 7-22 (Scott 4-10, Anderson 2-5, Hardaway 1-4, Shaw 0-1, Turner 0-2). Fouled out-Koncak. Rebounds-Was 53 (McIlvaine 9), Orl 50 (Grant 10). Assists-Was 15 (Howard, Pack 5), Orl 23 (Hardaway 10). Total fouls-Was 31, Orl 26. Technical-Orlando illegal defense. A-17,248 (17,248).

Jazz 105, Hawks 96

Salt Lake City

Karl Malone, playing with a dislocated finger following a first-half injury, scored 23 points as Utah beat Atlanta.

ATLANTA (96)

Norman 5-9 0-0 14, Long 4-11 0-2 8, Lang 7-12 9-9 23, Smith 6-16 4-4 18, Blaylock 2-10 2-2 7, Henderson 0-4 1-2 1, Augmon 3-6 1-1 7, Webb 5-6 2-3 12, Bullard 0-2 0-0 0, Ehlo 2-5 2-2 6, Mundt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 21-25 96.

UTAH (105)

Benoit 5-7 2-3 12, Malone 7-17 9-11 23, Ostertag 5-5 1-4 11, Morris 5-11 2-3 14, Stockton 4-5 1-2 11, Carr 3-6 0-0 6, Hornacek 6-12 2-2 15, Watson 1-4 0-0 2, Foster 1-3 3-4 5, Keefe 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 40-76 20-29 105.

Atlanta 27 22 21 26 - 96

Utah 29 26 28 22 - 105

3-Point goals-Atl 7-19 (Norman 4-5, Smith 2-5, Blaylock 1-4, Long 0-1, Webb 0-1, Bullard 0-1, Ehlo 0-2), Uta 5-10 (Stockton 2-2, Morris 2-4, Hornacek 1-3, Benoit 0-1). Fouled out-Henderson. Rebounds-Atl 49 (Long 9), Uta 48 (Benoit, Malone, Morris 7). Assists-Atl 18 (Blaylock 7), Uta 24 (Stockton 7). Total fouls-Atl 21, Uta 24. Technicals-Norman, Long, Atlanta illegal defense. A-18,742.

Fast break

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