Jordan Steals Potential Win From Blazers

NBA

Michael Jordan sank a 16-foot jumper to put his team ahead with 28 seconds to play, then stole the ball from Arvydas Sabonis and scored on a breakaway stuff to give Chicago a wild 107-104 victory over the Blazers Monday night in Portland.

The Bulls, coming off a 97-92 loss at Seattle on Sunday night and on their fifth stop of a seven-game road trip, blew a 13-point lead in the final 6 minutes before Jordan pulled out the victory, scoring 14 of his 33 points in the final quarter.

Sabonis scored 23 points in 28 minutes for Portland. His 3-pointer with 2:50 left tied the game 102-102.

Bulls 107, Blazers 104

CHICAGO (107)

Pippen 9-16 2-2 21, Simpkins 2-4 0-0 4, Longley 2-5 1-2 5, Jordan 13-22 7-8 33, Harper 3-4 0-0 6, Wennington 4-5 1-2 9, Kukoc 4-7 1-2 9, Kerr 4-10 0-0 10, Caffey 3-6 2-2 8, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Edwards 1-2 0-0 2, Buechler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-82 14-18 107.

PORTLAND (104)

C.Robinson 7-16 3-6 20, Trent 4-7 1-2 9, Dudley 1-3 2-4 4, McKie 6-8 1-2 13, Strickland 9-20 2-3 22, Childress 0-3 2-2 2, Williams 0-1 3-5 3, Sabonis 10-13 1-2 23, J.Robinson 3-4 0-0 8, Wingfield 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-76 15-26 104.

Chicago 20 26 35 26 - 107

Portland 19 29 20 36 - 104

3-Point goals-Chicago 3-10 (Kerr 2-4, Pippen 1-3, Jordan 0-3), Portland 9-19 (C.Robinson 3-8, Sabonis 2-2, Strickland 2-2, J.Robinson 2-3, Wingfield 0-1, Childress 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 37 (Pippen, Wennington 5), Portland 51 (Dudley 7). Assists-Chicago 28 (Pippen 10), Portland 18 (Strickland 9). Total fouls-Chicago 24, Portland 18. Technicals- Portland illegal defense, Strickland. A-21,401 (21,401).

Jazz 114, Suns 105

Phoenix

Karl Malone pulled down two defensive rebounds and made three free throws in the final 25 seconds, preserving a Utah victory over struggling Phoenix.

John Stockton had 22 points and 14 assists for the Jazz, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Malone had 25 points to move into 15th place in NBA career scoring.

UTAH (114)

Russell 3-4 0-0 7, Malone 7-10 11-13 25, Foster 4-6 1-2 9, Morris 6-13 4-6 13, Stockton 8-9 4-5 22, Hornacek 2-8 2-2 6, Benoit 3-8 2-2 9, Spencer 0-2 0-0 0, Watson 3-4 0-0 6, Keefe 2-5 1-2 5, A.Carr 4-9 0-0 8. Totals 42-78 25-32 114.

PHOENIX (105)

Finley 5-12 7-8 19, Barkley 7-17 0-3 16, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, C.Carr 2-5 0-0 4, Johnson 7-14 9-10 24, Perry 3-7 5-5 12, Green 3-8 8-11 14, Kleine 1-4 2-2 4, Person 3-9 2-2 10. Totals 32-80 33-41 105.

Utah 28 24 36 26 - 114

Phoenix 30 20 28 27 - 105

3-Point goals-Utah 5-11 (Stockton 2-2, Russell 1-2 Morris 1-3, Benoit 1-3, Hornacek 0-1), Phoenix 8-25 (Person 2-4, Barkley 2-5, Finley 2-7, Johnson 1-2, Perry 1-3, Green 0-1, Kleine 0-1, Carr 0-2). Fouled out-Barkley. Rebounds-Utah 55 (Malone 12), Phoenix 44 (Green 13). Assists-Utah 27 (Stockton 14), Phoenix 18 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Utah 29, Phoenix 26. Technicals-Phoenix Illegal defense, Utah Illegal defense. A-19,023 (19,023).

Raptors 101, Warriors 98

Toronto

Willie Anderson scored a season-high 26 points and Chris Mullin missed his attempt for a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer as Toronto beat Golden State.

B.J. Armstrong missed a 3-point try for Golden State with 3 seconds left, but Toronto’s Jan Tabak then missed a pair of free throws. Mullin got the ball with 2.3 seconds left and his shot bounced off the rim, giving the Raptors their third straight victory.

GOLDEN STATE (98)

Marshall 0-7 0-0 0, Smith 5-15 4-5 14, Seikaly 3-7 3-4 9, Mullin 7-18 9-10 24, Hardaway 10-21 7-7 29, Armstrong 3-9 2-2 8, Kersey 3-8 2-3 8, Wood 0-1 0-0 0, Barry 0-5 0-0 0, Rozier 3-4 0-1 6. Totals 34-95 27-32 98.

TORONTO (101)

Anderson 9-14 7-7 26, Pinckney 1-1 2-2 4, Miller 3-4 3-4 9, Robertson 4-8 1-2 10, Stoudamire 7-15 2-3 18, Salley 2-6 4-6 8, Murray 4-6 6-6 15, Tabak 2-5 0-2 4, Earl 3-6 1-4 7, King 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-65 26-36 101.

Golden State 22 28 30 18 - 98

Toronto 22 36 23 20 - 101

3-Point goals-Golden State 3-21 (Hardaway 2-8, Mullin 1-5, Marshall 0-1, Armstrong 0-3, Barry 0-4), Toronto 5-11 (Stoudamire 2-5, Robertson 1-1, Murray 1-2, Anderson 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Golden State 54 (Mullin 11), Toronto 52 (Salley 9). Assists-Golden State 20 (Hardaway 10), Toronto 21 (Stoudamire 10). Total fouls-Golden State 29, Toronto 29. Technicals-Toronto illegal defense 2. A-19,563 (34,215).

Magic 96, Pistons 95

Orlando, Fla.

Nick Anderson scored 31 points and Orlando made four free throws in the final minute to hold off Detroit.

The Magic squandered a 10-point second-half lead, then nearly lost control again down the stretch because of poor free-throw shooting.

DETROIT (95)

Hill 4-12 5-6 13, Thorpe 2-6 2-2 6, West 1-1 0-0 2, Houston 8-18 1-2 19, Hunter 6-14 2-2 18, Mills 7-17 4-5 19, Roe 5-10 4-4 14, Bardo 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 35-83 18-21 95.

ORLANDO (96)

Scott 5-13 6-6 18, Royal 3-6 4-6 10, Koncak 0-4 0-0 0, Anderson 9-17 6-6 31, Hardaway 5-13 5-10 16, Wolf 4-8 1-2 9, Shaw 3-7 2-4 8, Bowie 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 31-70 24-34 96.

Detroit 15 23 29 28 - 95

Orlando 28 19 23 26 - 96

3-Point goals-Detroit 7-13 (Hunter 4-7, Houston 2-5, Mills 1-1), Orlando 10-22 (Anderson 7-11, Scott 2-7, Hardaway 1-2, Shaw 0-2). Fouled out-Thorpe, Bardo. Rebounds-Detroit 45 (Mills 10), Orlando 55 (Koncak 10). Assists-Detroit 20 (Hill 8), Orlando 19 (Shaw 5). Total fouls-Detroit 26, Orlando 17. Technical-Detroit illegal defense. A-17,248 (17,248).