76ers Chill Heat’s Playoff Hopes

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The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Miami Heat 90-86 Wednesday night in Philadelphia, a setback in Miami’s bid for the eighth playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

The Heat has a record of 41-39, while Charlotte is 40-39.

76ers 90, Heat 86

Miami (86) - Williams 3-10 2-5 10, Thomas 6-12 0-0 12, Mourning 5-15 6-8 16, Chapman 1-6 0-0 2, Hardaway 5-11 2-3 16, Gatling 9-10 1-3 19, Smith 1-6 0-0 2, Askins 3-4 0-0 9. Totals 33-74 11-19 86.

Philadelphia (90) - Alston 4-9 0-0 8, Weatherspoon 11-16 3-4 25, Thompson 1-5 0-0 2, Maxwell 10-26 10-13 31, Walters 5-8 0-0 12, Pinckney 0-0 0-0 0, Ruffin 0-2 0-0 0, Massenburg 3-6 0-0 6, Sutton 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 36-77 13-17 90.

Miami 20 23 22 21 - 86 Philadelphia 20 21 21 28 - 90

3-Point goals-Miami 9-16 (Hardaway 4-6, Askins 3-3, Williams 2-5, Chapman 0-1, Smith 0-1), Philadelphia 5-14 (Walters 2-3, Sutton 2-4, Maxwell 1-6, Ruffin 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 55 (Mourning 11), Philadelphia 39 (Weatherspoon, Thompson 8). Assists-Miami 26 (Hardaway 11), Philadelphia 25 (Walters 8). Total fouls-Miami 18, Philadelphia 21. Technicals-Miami illegal defense. A-12,613 (18,168).

Pistons 102, Pacers 93 Auburn Hills, Mich.

Allan Houston scored 31 points to lead Detroit to a victory over Indiana.

Indiana (93) - McKey 3-11 1-1 7, D.Davis 2-6 2-4 6, Smits 6-12 6-8 18, Workman 3-8 0-0 6, Jackson 6-12 3-3 17, Johnson 3-7 0-0 8, A.Davis 2-4 2-3 6, Ferrell 1-5 2-2 4, Pierce 5-10 6-6 17, Best 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 32-76 24-29 93.

Detroit (102) - Hill 5-9 5-5 15, Thorpe 8-12 3-8 19, West 0-2 0-0 0, Houston 9-18 7-8 31, Dumars 4-8 2-2 11, Ratliff 1-1 0-0 2, Hunter 2-5 0-0 5, Mills 6-10 3-5 19, Curry 0-2 0-0 0, Reid 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-67 20-28 102.

Indiana 24 21 28 20 - 93 Detroit 20 30 29 23 - 102

3-Point goals-Indiana 5-19 (Johnson 2-5, Jackson 2-6, Pierce 1-3, Ferrell 0-1, McKey 0-2, Workman 0-2), Detroit 12-22 (Houston 6-9, Mills 4-5, Hunter 1-3, Dumars 1-4, Curry 0-1). Fouled out-Thorpe. Rebounds-Indiana 47 (D.Davis 11), Detroit 42 (Hill 9). Assists-Indiana 20 (Jackson 10), Detroit 26 (Dumars 11). Total fouls-Indiana 26, Detroit 26. A-17,380 (21,454).

Celtics 121, Bullets 106 Landover, Md.

Todd Day scored 28 as Boston ousted Washington playoffs contention.

Boston (121) - Fox 6-12 5-5 17, Burrough 6-8 1-1 13, Ellison 3-7 0-0 6, Minor 5-9 0-0 10, Wesley 4-12 3-4 12, Day 9-13 4-5 28, Barros 5-10 2-2 13, Lister 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 9-16 1-1 20, Hamilton 0-1 0-0 0, Mundt 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 48-89 16-18 121.

Washington (106) - Cheaney 9-13 4-9 24, Howard 13-27 14-17 40, McIlvaine 0-3 0-2 0, Eackles 5-13 1-3 12, B.Price 7-12 2-2 18, Legler 0-0 0-0 0, Whitney 1-5 1-1 3, McCann 2-5 1-2 5, Butler 1-4 0-0 2, Lewis 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-83 23-36 106.

Boston 32 25 23 41 - 121 Washington 25 27 26 28 - 106

3-Point goals-Boston 9-18 (Day 6-7, Wesley 1-2, Brown 1-2, Barros 1-5, Fox 0-2), Washington 5-13 (Cheaney 2-2, B.Price 2-4, Eackles 1-4, Whitney 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Boston 47 (Fox 10), Washington 52 (Howard 13). Assists-Boston 20 (Wesley 7), Washington 17 (B.Price 8). Total fouls-Boston 29, Washington 24. Technicals-Howard, Boston illegal defense.

Nets 107, Raptors 95 East Rutherford, N.J.

New Jersey snapped a seven-game losing streak.

Toronto (95) - Murray 8-18 1-2 18, O’Sullivan 6-11 3-3 15, Earl 13-30 2-2 28, Christie 3-6 0-0 8, Robertson 5-8 1-1 13, King 4-8 1-2 9, Lewis 1-1 0-0 2, Esposito 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-86 8-10 95.

New Jersey (107) - Brown 13-18 3-4 30, Gilliam 5-13 0-0 10, Bradley 3-14 5-5 11, Reeves 2-5 0-0 5, Childs 6-11 0-0 15, Williams 8-14 0-0 16, Fleming 5-11 0-0 10, Graham 4-7 0-0 10, Mahorn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-93 8-9 107.

Toronto 29 25 26 15 - 95 New Jersey 31 25 23 28 - 107

3-Point goals-Toronto 5-11 (Christie 2-3, Robertson 2-3, Murray 1-4, Esposito 0-1), New Jersey 7-12 (Childs 3-4, Graham 2-4, Brown 1-1, Reeves 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 45 (Robertson 13), New Jersey 50 (Brown, Gilliam 11). Assists-Toronto 22 (Robertson 8), New Jersey 32 (Fleming 10). Total fouls-Toronto 17, New Jersey 14.

Warriors 109, Timberwolves 103 Minneapolis

Golden State’s win over Minnesota kept it in the playoff race.

Golden State (109) - Kersey 5-19 3-4 13, Smith 8-14 5-7 21, DeClercq 4-12 2-2 10, Sprewell 11-19 4-8 31, Armstrong 4-13 13-14 23, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0, Coles 4-9 0-0 9, Barry 1-1 0-0 2, Rozier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-88 27-35 109.

Minnesota (103) - Garnett 7-10 4-8 18, Gugliotta 10-22 2-2 23, Lang 2-5 0-0 4, Rider 2-11 0-0 4, Webb 2-6 2-2 6, Mitchell 8-13 4-5 20, Porter 6-11 6-7 20, West 3-4 0-0 7, Davis 0-0 1-2 1, Allen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 19-26 103.

Golden State 32 23 28 26 - 109 Minnesota 26 32 25 20 - 103

3-Point goals-Golden State 8-17 (Sprewell 5-8, Armstrong 2-4, Coles 1-4, Marshall 0-1), Minnesota 4-13 (Porter 2-5, West 1-1, Gugliotta 1-2, Allen 0-1, Webb 0-1, Rider 0-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Golden State 51 (Kersey 14), Minnesota 58 (Mitchell 13). Assists-Golden State 20 (Armstrong 7), Minnesota 26 (Porter 8). Total fouls-Golden State 21, Minnesota 27. Technicals-Minnesota coach Saunders, Lang, Gugliotta. Flagrant fouls-Gugliotta.

Kings 103, Suns 102 Sacramento, Calif.

Sacramento reduced its magic number for the playoffs to one.

Phoenix (102) - Finley 5-12 0-0 12, Green 1-2 3-3 5, Tisdale 7-13 2-2 16, Person 6-11 0-1 14, Johnson 6-12 4-6 16, Manning 10-15 2-2 22, Perry 3-4 0-0 6, Bennett 4-7 1-4 9, Carr 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 42-79 14-20 102.

Sacramento (103) - Grant 4-10 1-1 9, Polynice 6-13 1-2 13, Causwell 1-3 0-0 2, Richmond 6-18 16-18 32, Edney 7-14 3-4 18, Owens 6-12 0-0 12, Smith 2-3 0-4 4, Hurley 0-1 1-2 1, Marciulionis 0-5 4-6 4, Williamson 1-1 1-2 3, Simmons 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 35-86 27-39 103.

Pho 32 22 23 25 - 102 Sacramento 28 17 30 28 - 103

3-Point goals- Phoenix 4-12 (Finley 2-3, Person 2-6, Johnson 0-1, Perry 0-1, Carr 0-1), Sacramento 6-23 (Richmond 4-11, Simmons 1-3, Edney 1-5, Owens 0-1, Marciulionis 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Pho 49 (Bennett 8), Sacramento 57 (Owens 9). Assists-Pho 23 (Johnson 12), Sacramento 26 (Edney 9). Total fouls-Pho 28, Sacramento 21.