Kidd Helps Mavs To Best Start Ever

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Jason Kidd’s 15 points and a great effort by the Dallas bench made the Mavericks 3-0 for the first time in franchise history, while sending Vancouver to its first franchise loss, 99-88 Tuesday night.

Mavericks 99, Grizzlies 88

VANCOUVER (88)

King 3-6 1-2 8, Gattison 5-9 3-3 13, Benjamin 4-15 8-10 16, Anthony 1-9 0-0 2, Edwards 5-8 0-0 10, Scott 3-11 2-4 8, Amaya 0-0 2-4 2, Moten 2-4 0-0 4, Reeves 2-4 0-0 4, Martin 6-8 2-2 15, Harvey 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 33-77 20-27 88.

DALLAS (99)

Mashburn 6-14 4-4 16, Jones 6-8 0-0 12, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Kidd 6-14 2-2 15, Jackson 3-11 6-6 12, Parks 2-6 0-0 4, Brooks 3-6 0-0 7, Harris 3-5 0-0 7, McCloud 4-11 2-2 10, Meyer 4-9 0-0 8, Dumas 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 41-92 14-14 99.

Vancouver 21 20 17 30 - 88

Dallas 27 27 23 22 - 99

3-Point goals-Vancouver 2-11 (Martin 1-1, King 1-3, Scott 0-1, Moten 0-1, Anthony 0-5), Dallas 3-10 (Kidd 1-2, Brooks 1-2, Harris 1-2, McCloud 0-1, Mashburn 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Vancouver 42 (Anthony 6), Dallas 60 (Parks 10). Assists- Vancouver 18 (Martin 7), Dallas 24 (Brooks 6). Total fouls- Vancouver 15, Dallas 20. Technicals-Scott, Benjamin, Jackson. A-15,325 (17,502).

Hornets 108, Pistons 96 Charlotte, N.C.

Dell Curry hit 18 of his 27 points in the final 15 minutes as Charlotte rallied for its 11th straigh win over Detroit.

DETROIT (96)

Hill 4-11 8-11 16, Thorpe 9-12 6-8 24, Mills 9-16 0-0 20, Hunter 2-9 1-2 6, Dumars 5-14 0-1 13, Houston 2-7 2-2 8, Reid 0-0 1-2 1, Macon 3-5 0-0 6, Roe 1-2 0-0 2, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-76 18-26 96.

CHARLOTTE (108)

Johnson 7-21 8-13 22, Rice 7-14 2-2 17, Geiger 4-8 1-2 9, Reeves 6-12 4-5 16, Gill 4-7 2-4 11, Curry 10-12 3-3 27, Zidek 3-4 0-1 6, Addison 0-1 0-0 0, Hancock 0-1 0-0 0, Sutton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-80 20-30 108.

Detroit 30 22 17 27 - 96

Charlotte 24 22 28 34 - 108

3-Point goals-Detroit 8-19 (Dumars 3-8, Mills 2-3, Houston 2-3, Hunter 1-5), Charlotte 6-15 (Curry 4-5, Rice 1-2, Gill 1-3, Johnson 0-2, Reeves 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Detroit 47 (Hill 12), Charlotte 51 (Johnson 10). Assists-Detroit 24 (Hunter 10), Charlotte 23 (Reeves, Gill 8). Total fouls- Detroit 28, Charlotte 21. A-24,042 (23,698).

Pacers 104, Cavaliers 101

Cleveland Antonio Davis sank two clinching free throws with 19.6 seconds left.

INDIANA (104)

Ferrell 3-6 1-2 7, D.Davis 2-6 1-5 5, Schintzius 2-5 0-0 4, Miller 6-12 12-13 25, Jackson 3-5 6-6 13, A.Davis 3-4 3-5 9, Pierce 8-12 4-4 22, Workman 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 6-11 1-2 15, Caldwell 1-2 0-0 2, Best 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-66 28-37 104.

CLEVELAND (101)

Majerle 5-18 1-4 13, Cage 5-7 0-2 10, Amaechi 1-3 2-2 4, Phills 7-13 0-0 15, Brandon 7-19 4-5 20, Ferry 5-16 4-4 17, Marshall 3-4 2-4 9, Sura 3-5 0-0 7, Miner 3-4 0-0 6, Crotty 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-89 13-21 101.

Indiana 26 34 22 22 - 104

Cleveland 33 24 21 23 - 101

3-Point goals-Indiana 6-12 (Pierce 2-3, Johnson 2-3, Jackson 1-1, Miller 1-4, Workman 0-1), Cleveland 10-26 (Ferry 3-8, Brandon 2-5, Majerle 2-8, Marshall 1-1, Sura 1-1, Phills 1-3). Fouled out-Miner. Rebounds-Indiana 50 (D.Davis 10), Cleveland 48 (Cage 9). Assists-Indiana 25 (Jackson 9), Cleveland 22 (Brandon 6). Total fouls-Indiana 29, Cleveland 27. Technicals-Schintzius, Indiana coach Brown, Cage. A-17,218 (20,562).

Nets 104, Trail Blazers 84 East Rutherford, N.J.

Armon Gilliam scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and New Jersey used an early burst to defeat Portland.

PORTLAND (84)

Wingfield 3-7 3-4 11, C.Robinson 6-16 9-12 24, Dudley 3-6 0-2 6, Grant 3-9 0-0 6, Strickland 2-6 3-4 7, Trent 1-3 0-0 2, Childress 1-4 0-0 2, McKie 2-4 0-0 4, Sabonis 1-4 0-0 3, Slater 1-3 0-0 2, J.Robinson 3-7 6-6 13, Cook 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 28-71 21-28 84.

NEW JERSEY (104)

Brown 2-6 0-0 4, Gilliam 7-19 2-2 16, Dare 2-7 1-2 5, Edwards 5-9 0-0 12, Anderson 4-15 5-5 13, Fleming 4-6 2-2 10, Williams 4-14 1-2 9, Mahorn 4-4 0-0 8, O’Bannon 6-10 1-1 14, Childs 3-4 4-4 11, Walters 1-1 0-0 2, Glass 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 42-99 16-18 104.

Portland 20 19 17 28 - 84

New Jersey 27 28 22 27 - 104

3-Point goals-Portland 7-16 (C.Robinson 3-7, Wingfield 2-4, Sabonis 1-1, J.Robinson 1-2, Grant 0-1, Childress 0-1), New Jersey 4-10 (Edwards 2-2, O’Bannon 1-2, Childs 1-2, Glass 0-1, Brown 0-1, Anderson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Portland 46 (C.Robinson 9), New Jersey 63 (Williams 16). Assists-Portland 13 (Strickland 4), New Jersey 23 (Anderson 10). Total fouls-Portland 15, New Jersey 20. A-16,152 (20,049).

Kings 109, 76ers 106 Philadelphia

Mitch Richmond scored 23 points and Tyrone Corbin hit two crucial free throws for undefeated Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO (109)

W.Williams 6-12 8-10 22, Grant 3-7 2-2 8, Polynice 4-10 2-2 10, Richmond 6-16 9-10 23, Hurley 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 3-7 2-2 8, Edney 2-6 3-4 7, Marciulionis 2-9 4-6 9, Houston 1-1 2-2 4, Corbin 3-8 6-6 12, Simmons 2-2 0-0 4, Causwell 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 33-80 38-46 109.

PHILADELPHIA (106)

Dumas 4-13 12-12 20, Wright 3-10 5-8 11, Bradley 2-7 3-6 7, Stackhouse 10-20 9-11 34, Maxwell 2-14 10-13 15, S.Williams 4-5 0-0 8, Malone 2-5 0-0 4, Alston 2-4 3-4 7, Bennett 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-80 42-54 106.

Sacramento 28 40 20 21 - 109

Philadelphia 33 25 20 28 - 106

3-Point goals-Sacramento 5-18 (Williams 2-3, Richmond 2-9, Marciulionis 1-3, Grant 0-1, Edny 0-1, Corbin 0-1), Philadelphia 6-18 (Stackhouse 5-9, Maxwell 1-8, Williams 0-1). Fouled out-Grant, Richmond. Rebounds-Sacramento 57 (Smith 10), Philadelphia 61 (Maxwell 11). Assists-Sacramento 22 (Hurley 7), Philadelphia 17 (Maxwell 6). Total fouls- Sacramento 38, Philadelphia 32. Technicals-Sacramento Illegal defense, Marciulionis, Grant, S.Williams, Philadelphia Illegal defense. A-8,064 (18,168).

Bulls 117, Raptors 108 Chicago

Michael Jordan scored eight points in a late 15-0 run and the Bulls went 3-0 for the first time since the 1987-88 season.

TORONTO (108)

Salley 4-4 4-4 12, Anderson 8-19 7-8 23, Tabak 2-3 0-2 4, Stoudamire 8-15 3-3 22, Robertson 2-10 2-4 7, Pinckney 4-4 4-4 12, Rogers 1-2 1-2 3, Earl 1-1 0-0 2, Murray 1-3 7-7 9, Miller 3-3 2-2 8, King 3-5 0-1 6. Totals 37-69 30-37 108.

CHICAGO (117)

Pippen 9-19 5-7 26, Rodman 4-4 3-4 11, Longley 5-6 0-2 10, Harper 6-9 1-2 13, Jordan 13-19 9-9 38, Kerr 3-9 2-2 9, Kukoc 3-7 2-3 8, Wennington 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Caffey 0-0 0-0 0, Buechler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-80 22-29 117.

Toronto 30 32 25 21 - 108

Chicago 30 29 30 28 - 117

3-Point goals-Toronto 4-13 (Stoudamire 3-6, Robertson 1-3, Murray 0-1, King 0-1, Anderson 0-2), Chicago 7-14 (Jordan 3-4, Pippen 3-5, Kerr 1-3, Harper 0-1, Buechler 0-1). Fouled out- Salley. Rebounds-Toronto 42 (Miller 9), Chicago 40 (Rodman 13). Assists-Toronto 25 (Stoudamire 10), Chicago 28 (Pippen 8). Total fouls-Toronto 26, Chicago 26. Technicals- Robertson, Toronto coach Malone, Rodman, Toronto illegal defense. A-23,102 (21,500).

Rockets 106, Bucks 89 Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon had 26 points and Clyde Drexler added 26 with 12 rebounds as Houston stayed unbeaten.

MILWAUKEE (89)

Robinson 5-22 4-4 16, Baker 8-19 5-6 21, Mobley 0-0 0-0 0, Newman 1-5 2-2 4, Mayberry 3-5 1-2 8, Conlon 6-9 3-4 16, Murdock 2-8 0-0 4, Day 4-7 4-4 14, Cummings 3-7 0-0 6, Respert 0-1 0-0 0, Keys 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-84 19-22 89.

HOUSTON (106)

Horry 4-13 1-2 9, Brown 6-8 0-0 12, Olajuwon 8-14 10-12 26, Drexler 9-21 6-8 26, Smith 2-6 0-0 4, Chilcutt 0-3 1-2 1, Cassell 6-13 2-4 18, Elie 3-6 2-2 8, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Recasner 0-0 0-0 0, Breaux 1-1 0-0 2, Heggs 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-85 22-30 106.

Milwaukee 26 26 18 19 - 89

Houston 32 24 21 29 - 106

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 6-18 (Day 2-2, Robinson 2-5, Conlon 1-2, Mayberry 1-2, Baker 0-1, Newman 0-1, Respert 0-1, Murdock 0-4), Houston 6-19 (Cassell 4-8, Drexler 2-5, Elie 0-3, Horry 0-2, Chilcutt 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Milwaukee 47 (Baker 13), Houston 62 (Drexler 12). Assists- Milwaukee 13 (Murdock 3), Houston 20 (Drexler, Cassell 5). Total fouls-Milwaukee 27, Houston 19. A-16,285 (16,611).

Timberwolves 93, Lakers 92 Minneapolis

Sean Rooks’ made one of two free throws with 15.5 seconds left as Minnesota got its first win of the season.

L.A. LAKERS (92)

Lynch 2-3 0-0 5, Campbell 2-7 3-6 7, Divac 4-8 2-4 10, Ceballos 10-16 4-9 27, Van Exel 6-16 5-6 17, Miller 2-2 0-0 4, Threatt 1-6 0-0 2, Peeler 2-4 0-0 4, Strong 2-4 0-0 4, Blount 4-6 1-1 9, Roberts 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 36-73 15-26 92.

MINNESOTA (93)

Gugliotta 3-13 6-8 12, Mitchell 2-6 1-2 5, Laettner 7-10 2-4 16, West 3-5 1-1 7, Williams 2-9 1-1 5, Garnett 3-7 1-2 8, Rooks 3-4 4-6 10, Porter 3-6 0-0 8, Rider 6-9 3-3 16, Bragg 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 35-73 19-27 93.

L.A. Lakers 26 25 17 24 - 92

Minnesota 25 21 28 19 - 93

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 5-15 (Ceballos 3-7, Lynch 1-1, Roberts 1-1, Divac 0-2, Van Exel 0-4), Minnesota 4-9 (Porter 2-4, Garnett 1-1, Rider 1-2, Gugliotta 0-2). Fouled out- Laettner. Rebounds-Los Angeles 47 (Blount, Campbell, Ceballos 6), Minnesota 47 (Gugliotta 9). Assists-Los Angeles 23 (Van Exel 10), Minnesota 27 (Porter 8). Total fouls-Los Angeles 23, Minnesota 25. Technicals-Divac, Gugliotta, Los Angeles illegal defense. A-14,756 (19,006).

Suns 102, Knicks 94 New York

Wayman Tisdale scored 10 of Phoenix’s first 13 fourth-quarter points.

PHOENIX (102)

Barkley 10-22 6-9 27, Green 2-6 0-0 4, J.Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Johnson 5-13 6-7 16, Person 5-8 2-4 13, Kleine 1-1 0-0 2, Finley 4-9 3-4 12, Tisdale 9-11 0-0 18, Perry 2-4 3-4 8, Carr 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 20-28 102.

NEW YORK (94)

Mason 5-6 1-2 11, Oakley 7-12 0-0 15, Ewing 10-21 5-9 25, Harper 5-13 7-11 17, Starks 5-11 1-2 11, Smith 4-11 1-3 9, Davis 1-5 0-0 3, Ward 0-0 1-4 1, H.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Christie 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-80 16-31 94.

Phoenix 25 24 21 32 - 102

New York 26 33 21 14 - 94

3-Point goals-Phoenix 4-15 (Perry 1-1, Person 1-3, Barkley 1-4, Finley 1-4, Green 0-1, Johnson 0-2), New York 2-8 (Davis 1-1, Oakley 1-1, Ewing 0-1, Starks 0-2, Harper 0-3). Fouled out-Starks. Rebounds-Phoenix 55 (Green 12), New York 51 (Oakley 10). Assists-Phoenix 24 (Johnson 6), New York 22 (Harper 6). Total fouls-Phoenix 26, New York 22. Technicals-Mason 2, New York coach Nelson. Ejections- Mason. A-19,763 (19,763).

Warriors 98, Nuggets 93 Oakland, Calif.

Latrell Sprewell scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter.

DENVER (93)

McDyess 2-7 2-2 6, Williams 4-15 2-2 11, Mutombo 6-9 2-3 14, Abdul-Rauf 8-17 0-0 17, Rose 6-9 0-0 15, Hammonds 3-8 2-2 8, Ellis 3-8 1-1 9, Stith 2-7 1-1 5, MacLean 2-8 4-5 8. Totals 36-88 14-16 93.

GOLDEN STATE (98)

Mullin 3-9 0-0 7, Smith 6-10 1-2 13, Seikaly 5-9 0-0 10, Hardaway 10-17 1-1 22, Sprewell 10-18 8-9 30, Gatling 2-6 0-2 4, Armstrong 1-6 2-2 4, Marshall 2-5 1-2 5, Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Kersey 1-2 0-0 2, Wood 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 40-83 14-20 98.

Denver 24 22 19 28 - 93

Golden State 20 25 22 31 - 98

3-Point goals-Denver 7-23 (Rose 3-4, Ellis 2-6, Abdul-Rauf 1-3, Williams 1-7, McDyess 0-1, Stith 0-1, MacLean 0-1), Golden State 4-13 (Sprewell 2-4, Mullin 1-1, Hardaway 1-5, Barry 0-1, Armstrong 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Denver 53 (Mutombo 9), Golden State 50 (Smith 8). Assists- Denver 26 (Rose 12), Golden State 27 (Hardaway 9). Total fouls-Denver 18, Golden State 18. Technical-Gatling. A-15,025 (15,025).