Mills’ Shot Downs Houston

NBA

Terry Mills’ 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left gave the Detroit Pistons a 102-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night in Auburn Hills, Mich.

The shot came after Hakeem Olajuwon scored on a baseline jumper with 3.5 seconds left to put Houston ahead. Mills took the inbounds pass from Grant Hill, turned and swished a 25-footer from well beyond the top of the key.

Pistons 102, Rockets 100

HOUSTON (100)

Horry 2-6 0-0 4, Brown 2-5 4-6 8, Olajuwon 6-10 7-10 19, Drexler 7-14 7-8 22, Smith 5-10 2-3 12, Bryant 0-1 4-4 4, Elie 7-9 0-0 16, Chilcutt 2-4 0-0 4, Cassell 1-11 5-6 7, Jones 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-72 29-37 100.

DETROIT (102)

Hill 3-9 5-6 11, Thorpe 4-6 4-6 12, West 1-4 1-2 3, Hunter 6-22 1-2 16, Houston 12-19 6-9 35, Ratliff 0-2 0-0 0, Bardo 1-5 2-2 4, Mills 8-15 2-2 19, Roe 1-3 0-0 2, Reid 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-85 21-29 102.

Houston 23 27 24 26 - 100

Detroit 28 26 19 29 - 102

3-Point goals-Houston 3-25 (Elie 2-4, Drexler 1-7, Chilcutt 0-2, Horry 0-3, Smith 0-4, Cassell 0-5), Detroit 9-22 (Houston 5-7, Hunter 3-10, Mills 1-4, Bardo 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Houston 49 (Drexler 8), Detroit 54 (Thorpe 11). Assists-Houston 23 (Olajuwon, Drexler 5), Detroit 21 (Hill 8). Total fouls-Houston 21, Detroit 31. Technicals-Detroit assistant coach Gentry, Houston coach Tomjanovich, Smith. A-16,098 (21,454).

Timberwolves 105, Bucks 102

Milwaukee

Christian Laettner returned to Minnesota’s lineup and scored 25 points, including the go-ahead shot late in the fourth quarter, as the Timberwolves broke their seven-game losing streak by beating Milwaukee.

Sam Mitchell added 23 points for the Timberwolves and Terry Porter had 17, including 10 in the final quarter.

MINNESOTA (105)

Gugliotta 7-11 2-5 16, Mitchell 8-11 7-8 23, Laettner 9-14 6-7 25, Porter 6-13 5-6 17, West 7-10 1-2 15, Rooks 0-1 0-0 0, Garnett 1-2 0-0 3, Allen 1-2 2-2 4, Bragg 0-0 1-2 1, Davis 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 39-65 25-34 105.

MILWAUKEE (102)

Cummings 5-10 4-6 14, Robinson 6-15 1-1 15, Baker 12-23 3-4 27, Mayberry 5-7 2-3 15, Newman 5-9 4-5 14, Keys 4-7 0-0 9, Conlon 1-1 0-0 2, Respert 0-5 4-4 4, Duckworth 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-80 18-23 102.

Minnesota 32 23 23 27 - 105

Milwaukee 32 26 23 21 - 102

3-Point goals-Minnesota 2-8 (Garnett 1-1, Laettner 1-2, Porter 0-3, Gugliotta 0-1, Mitchell 0-1), Milwaukee 6-16 (Mayberry 3-4, Robinson 2-3, Keys 1-4, Respert 0-3, Newman 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 44 (Gugliotta 8), Milwaukee 37 (Cummings, Baker 7). Assists-Minnesota 24 (Porter 7), Milwaukee 19 (Newman 5). Total fouls-Minnesota 17, Milwaukee 23. Technicals-Laettner. A-13,896 (18,633).

Kings 99, Nets 92

Sacramento, Calif.

Rookie point guard Tyus Edney scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter to help Sacramento beat New Jersey.

Edney, without a point or an assist in the first 38:34, figured prominently in a 7-0 run that gave the Kings the lead for good.

NEW JERSEY (92)

Gilliam 6-16 9-10 21, Brown 4-8 4-5 12, Dare 1-3 1-2 3, Edwards 9-20 2-2 24, Anderson 3-8 6-7 13, J.Williams 5-10 5-12 15, Childs 0-3 2-2 2, O’Bannon 0-2 0-0 0, Fleming 1-4 0-0 2, Mahorn 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 29-40 92.

SACRAMENTO (99)

W.Williams 2-8 0-0 5, Grant 3-10 2-2 8, Polynice 4-8 0-0 8, Richmond 5-12 14-17 24, Edney 2-5 5-6 10, Hurley 0-1 0-0 0, Corbin 4-7 0-0 8, Marciulionis 7-14 8-8 25, Smith 3-6 0-2 6, Houston 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 32-73 30-36 99.

New Jersey 33 14 25 20 - 92 Sacramento 22 30 19 28 - 99

3-Point goals-New Jersey 5-8 (Edwards 4-5, Anderson 1-1, Brown 0-1, Childs 0-1), Sacramento 5-14 (Marciulionis 3-6, W.Williams 1-3, Edney 1-3, Richmond 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New Jersey 57 (J.Williams, Gilliam 10), Sacramento 48 (Polynice 10). Assists-New Jersey 23 (Anderson 14), Sacramento 24 (Richmond 7). Total fouls-New Jersey 27, Sacramento 28. Technicals-New Jersey coach Beard, New Jersey assistant coach Albeck, New Jersey illegal defense 4, Sacramento illegal defense. A-17,317 (17,317).

Hornets 111, Celtics 109

Boston

Charlotte overcame a 22-point first-half deficit and got their first road victory of the season, beating Boston.

CHARLOTTE (111)

Johnson 7-20 6-12 23, Burrell 2-10 3-4 7, Zidek 3-6 5-6 11, Gill 9-15 0-0 18, Rice 8-18 3-5 22, Parish 0-0 0-0 0, Curry 2-4 0-0 4, Reeves 5-10 7-7 17, Geiger 2-4 3-6 7, Hancock 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-88 27-40 111.

BOSTON (109)

Radja 11-18 3-3 25, Fox 9-15 2-2 24, Ellison 0-0 0-0 0, Wesley 1-8 1-1 3, Minor 8-12 3-4 19, Barros 6-9 6-7 20, Burrough 1-8 2-2 4, Brown 4-14 0-0 9, Williams 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 42-87 14-18 109.

Charlotte 23 23 32 33 - 111

Boston 35 24 26 24 - 109

3-Point goals-Charlotte 6-19 (Johnson 3-4, Rice 3-7, Reeves 0-2, Burrell 0-6), Boston 7-14 (Fox 4-5, Barros 2-2, Brown 1-3, Minor 0-1, Wesley 0-3). Fouled out-Radja, Ellison. Rebounds-Charlotte 60 (Johnson 11), Boston 49 (Radja, Fox 10). Assists-Charlotte 22 (Gill 8), Boston 27 (Barros 6). Total fouls-Charlotte 24, Boston 31. Technicals-Johnson, Curry 2, Radja. Ejection-Curry. A-17,215 (18,600).