Magic Steal Ot Victory From Spurs

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Nick Anderson stole the show from Shaq and The Admiral, scoring seven of his 33 points in overtime Sunday as the Orlando Magic remained unbeaten at home with a 122-109 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

David Robinson won another statistical matchup with Shaquille O’Neal with 36 points and 11 rebounds to O’Neal’s 26 points and 12 rebounds, but the Magic star was better in the late stages of the nationally televised game.

O’Neal scored Orlando’s last five points of regulation from the unlikeliest of places - the foul line - and then scored on a short jumper and a highlight-film, alley-oop dunk to help the Magic to a 109-105 lead in overtime.

Magic 122, Spurs 109 (OT)

San Antonio (109) - Elliott 2-12 2-2 6, Perdue 3-3 0-0 6, Robinson 14-22 8-12 36, Del Negro 9-15 4-4 25, Johnson 7-15 2-2 16, Reid 7-11 1-3 15, Person 1-5 0-0 3, Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Lohaus 0-1 0-0 0, Rivers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-87 17-23 109.

Orlando (122) - Scott 5-14 0-0 13, Grant 6-13 9-12 21, O’Neal 9-18 8-11 26, Anderson 12-18 2-2 33, Hardaway 6-12 4-5 16, Shaw 3-4 0-0 7, Wolf 1-4 0-0 2, Koncak 1-1 0-0 2, Bowie 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 43-85 25-32 122.

San Antnio 30 24 16 33 6 - 109 Orlando 28 28 25 22 19 - 122

3-Point goals-San Antonio 4-17 (Del Negro 3-5, Person 1-4, Lohaus 0-1, Johnson 0-3, Elliott 0-4), Orlando 11-24 (Anderson 7-10, Scot 3-9, Shaw 1-2, Hardaway 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 47 (Robinson 11), Orlando 51 (Grant 15). Assists-San Antonio 28 (Johnson 14), Orlando 30 (Hardaway 12). Total fouls-San Antonio 23, Orlando 21. A-17,248 (17,248).

Lakers 110, Jazz 103 Inglewood, Calif.

Magic Johnson’s no-look passes were back in force against Utah as the NBA’s newest super sub led Los Angeles with 21 points in the Lakers’ victory.

Johnson came off the bench for his strongest performance yet in the third game of his comeback. He added seven rebounds and six assists in 31 minutes, 1 minute less than he played Friday night in a 99-84 loss to Chicago.

Utah (103) - Malone 14-20 11-11 39, Benoit 4-8 3-3 12, Spencer 2-4 5-6 9, Hornacek 2-9 1-2 5, Stockton 6-12 4-5 18, Ostertag 0-1 0-0 0, Eisley 3-8 2-2 9, Keefe 1-4 1-2 3, Carr 2-7 2-2 6, Foster 1-3 0-0 2, Russell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-76 29-33 103.

L.A. Lakers (110) - Campbell 3-7 8-8 14, Ceballos 5-11 8-9 18, Divac 8-12 3-6 20, Jones 2-6 0-0 4, Van Exel 8-19 0-0 19, Johnson 3-8 15-18 21, Peeler 2-3 0-0 5, Threatt 1-2 0-0 3, Lynch 2-3 0-0 4, Strong 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 34-73 36-43 110.

Utah 22 25 27 29 - 103 L.A. Lakers 26 22 30 32 - 110

3-Point goals-Utah 4-13 (Stockton 2-4, Benoit 1-3, Eisley 1-3, Hornacek 0-3), Los Angeles 6-16 (Van Exel 3-8, Divac 1-1, Peeler 1-1, Threatt 1-1, Ceballos 0-1, Jones 0-1, Johnson 0-3). Fouled out-Campbell. Rebounds-Utah 49 (Malone 12), Los Angeles 42 (Divac 11). Assists-Utah 26 (Stockton 11), Los Angeles 25 (Van Exel 9). Total fouls-Utah 27, Los Angeles 28. A-17,505 (17,505).

Suns 123, Bullets 115, OT Landover, Md.

Charles Barkley had 31 points and 15 rebounds and Kevin Johnson scored nine of his 23 points in overtime as road-weary Phoenix beat Washington for the 16th consecutive time.

Danny Manning, playing his second game since returning from knee surgery, came off the Phoenix bench to score 22 points in 25 minutes as the Suns concluded a franchise-record eight-game road trip with a 5-3 record.

Phoenix (123) - Finley 5-10 4-5 14, Barkley 12-20 7-10 31, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Person 3-9 0-0 6, Johnson 6-13 11-12 23, Kleine 0-0 1-2 1, Tisdale 10-16 0-0 20, Manning 8-15 6-8 22, Green 1-2 0-0 2, Perry 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 47-94 29-37 123.

Washington (115) - Howard 9-17 5-6 23, Wallace 2-8 0-0 4, Muresan 3-6 5-8 11, Cheaney 12-21 1-4 29, B.Price 10-18 2-3 26, McCann 1-3 0-0 3, McIlvaine 0-0 1-4 1, Eackles 3-8 2-2 9, Legler 2-6 2-2 7, Grant 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-89 18-29 115.

Phoenix 23 30 30 25 15 - 123 Washingtn 31 22 33 22 7 - 115

3-Point goals-Phoenix 0-2 (Barkley 0-1, Person 0-1), Washington 11-27 (B.Price 4-7, Cheaney 4-8, McCann 1-1, Eackles 1-4, Legler 1-5, Wallace 0-2). Fouled out-Muresan. Rebounds-Phoenix 65 (Barkley 15), Washington 47 (Howard 14). Assists-Phoenix 30 (Johnson 13), Washington 25 (B.Price 12). Total fouls-Phoenix 22, Washington 26. Technicals-Barkley, Phoenix illegal defense, Howard. A-18,756 (18,756).

Hawks 106, Hornets 104 Atlanta

Steve Smith scored 30 points and Grant Long put Atlanta ahead to stay on a three-point play with 1:03 remaining as the Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak, rallying to beat Charlotte.

Atlanta trailed nearly the entire game and was down by 14 late in the third quarter. But 3-pointers - one aided by a basket interference call - and Long’s three-point play helped the Hawks win for the first time since their 10-game victory streak ended last week.

Charlotte (104) - Rice 11-20 0-0 26, Johnson 9-16 8-9 27, Geiger 5-9 0-2 10, Curry 10-16 1-1 25, Anderson 5-10 0-0 12, Hancock 1-5 0-0 2, Zidek 0-1 2-2 2, Glass 0-2 0-0 0, Goldwire 0-1 0-0 0, Parish 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-81 11-14 104.

Atlanta (106) - Augmon 5-9 3-4 13, Long 9-12 1-1 21, Lang 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 12-24 4-6 30, Blaylock 6-17 1-2 18, Henderson 3-4 1-1 7, Ehlo 5-11 0-0 13, Webb 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 42-83 10-15 106.

Charlotte 33 25 27 19 - 104 Atlanta 27 20 27 32 - 106

3-Point goals-Charlotte 11-20 (Curry 4-5, Rice 4-7, Anderson 2-5, Johnson 1-2, Glass 0-1), Atlanta 12-25 (Blaylock 5-11, Ehlo 3-6, Long 2-2, Smith 2-6). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Charlotte 38 (Johnson 8), Atlanta 51 (Smith 9). Assists-Charlotte 23 (Anderson 9), Atlanta 25 (Blaylock 13). Total fouls-Charlotte 19, Atlanta 18. Technicals-Charlotte illegal defense 4, Blaylock. A-12,480. (16,378).

Pacers 90, Knicks 83 Indianapolis

Derrick McKey scored 21 points as Indiana defeated New York, extending its franchise-record winning streak at home to 17 games.

The Knicks fell behind early as they shot as frigidly as the below-zero temperatures outside Market Square Arena, where the Pacers haven’t lost since a 100-93 decision to Cleveland on Nov. 24.

New York (83) - Mason 3-8 2-6 8, Oakley 4-10 3-3 11, Ewing 10-22 2-3 22, Harper 4-13 4-4 14, Starks 4-8 3-4 14, H.Davis 3-5 2-2 8, Smith 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 30-70 18-24 83.

Indiana (90) - McKey 10-13 0-0 21, D.Davis 4-8 4-6 12, Smits 4-12 2-3 10, Miller 2-7 10-11 15, Jackson 4-9 4-4 12, A.Davis 4-7 1-2 9, Pierce 3-6 0-0 6, Workman 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 1-2 0-0 2, Ferrell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-66 21-26 90.

New York 21 15 20 27 - 83 Indiana 26 20 23 21 - 90

3-Point goals-New York 5-13 (Starks 3-4, Haroer 2-6, Oakley 0-1, Ewing 0-1, H.Davis 0-1), Indiana 3-6 (McKey 1-1, Workman 1-1, Miller 1-2, Jackson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 40 (Ewing 13), Indiana 44 (Smits 11). Assists-New York 16 (Mason 6), Indiana 16 (Jackson 5). Total fouls-New York 19, Indiana 19. Technicals-Oakley, Starks, Indiana illegal defense. Flagrant fouls-Starks. A-16,692 (16,530).

Warriors 96, Nets 92 Oakland, Calif.

Latrell Sprewell had 22 points and B.J. Armstrong had a season-high 12 assists as Golden State used a late 13-2 run to break open a close game and defeat New Jersey.

Rony Seikaly added 19 points and Joe Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, who have won nine of 12 at home.

New Jersey (92) - Brown 2-8 0-0 4, Gilliam 12-24 0-3 24, Bradley 10-17 0-2 21, Childs 3-9 7-8 15, Gill 4-13 1-1 10, Fleming 5-7 0-0 10, Williams 2-5 2-2 6, Mahorn 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-84 10-16 92.

Golden State (96) - Kersey 3-7 0-0 6, Smith 7-16 2-4 16, Seikaly 8-13 3-5 19, Armstrong 2-7 1-2 5, Sprewell 10-17 1-3 22, Gatling 2-3 0-0 4, Hardaway 4-9 0-0 9, Mullin 4-8 0-0 8, Barry 1-1 1-2 3, Rozier 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 43-84 8-16 96.

New Jersey 25 23 13 31 - 92 Golden State 18 28 24 26 - 96

3-Point goals-New Jersey 4-7 (Childs 2-4, Bradley 1-1, Gill 1-2), Golden State 2-13 (Hardaway 1-3, Sprewell 1-4, Armstrong 0-3, Mullin 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- New Jersey 56 (Bradley 13), Golden State 45 (Smith 10). Assists-New Jersey 27 (Childs 15), Golden State 32 (Armstrong 12). Total fouls-New Jersey 19, Golden State 18. Technicals-Golden State Illegal defense 4. A-15,025 (15,025).