Stackhouse Lifts Sixers Past Pacers

NBA

Jerry Stackhouse scored 30 points and Derrick Alston added a career-high 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers surprised the Indiana Pacers 102-101 Wednesday night at Philadelphia.

Clarence Weatherspoon had 20 points for Philadelphia, which had lost 11 of its previous 12 games. Mark Jackson had 20 points for the Pacers, who had won nine of their last 10.

76ers 102, Pacers 101

Indiana (101) - McKey 5-9 3-6 13, D.Davis 4-7 1-4 9, Smits 7-14 3-4 17, Miller 7-20 2-3 19, Jackson 7-10 4-4 20, A.Davis 3-6 0-0 6, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Pierce 4-11 2-2 10, Workman 1-1 0-0 2, Ferrell 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 40-84 16-25 101.

Philadelphia (102) - Alston 11-17 2-4 24, Weatherspoon 9-13 2-4 20, Wright 1-5 2-4 5, Stackhouse 9-15 9-13 30, Ruffin 3-10 3-4 11, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Maxwell 1-8 4-6 6, Higgins 1-2 0-0 2, Sutton 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 36-72 25-37 102.

Indiana 23 29 22 27 - 101

Philadelphia 32 28 22 20 - 102

3-Point goals-Indiana 5-13 (Miller 3-9, Jackson 2-2, Pierce 0-2), Philadelphia 5-19 (Stackhouse 3-7, Ruffin 2-4, Higgins 0-1, Sutton 0-1, Maxwell 0-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Indiana 51 (McKey 13), Philadelphia 50 (Thompson 10). Assists-Indiana 27 (Jackson, McKey 7), Philadelphia 24 (Maxwell 7). Total fouls-Indiana 29, Philadelphia 23. Technicals-Miller, Higgins 2. Ejections-Higgins. A-14,340 (18,168).

Pistons 97, Magic 83

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Allan Houston scored 31 points and the Detroit defense turned in a record fourth quarter, holding Orlando to a club-low one basket and seven points in a Pistons victory.

It was the lowest-scoring quarter ever for Orlando, breaking the mark of 10 points.

Orlando (83) - Scott 5-14 3-6 16, Grant 7-15 1-1 15, O’Neal 6-10 3-6 15, Anderson 2-11 0-0 5, Hardaway 6-16 3-6 16, Koncak 0-0 0-0 0, Shaw 5-11 1-2 12, Bowie 1-2 0-0 2, Royal 0-0 2-2 2, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-79 13-23 83.

Detroit (97) - Hill 7-10 5-7 19, Thorpe 4-10 2-2 10, Reid 3-6 5-5 11, Dumars 1-5 2-2 4, Houston 12-20 3-5 31, Curry 1-2 0-0 3, Ratliff 2-4 1-2 5, Mills 5-11 1-2 12, Hunter 1-5 0-0 2, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-73 19-25 97.

Orlando 18 30 28 7 - 83

Detroit 18 28 27 24 - 97

3-Point goals-Orlando 6-21 (Scott 3-8, Hardaway 1-2, Shaw 1-4, Anderson 1-6, Grant 0-1), Detroit 6-15 (Houston 4-5, Curry 1-1, Mills 1-3, Hunter 0-2, Dumars 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 49 (O’Neal 9), Detroit 51 (Thorpe 13). Assists-Orlando 18 (Hardaway 7), Detroit 27 (Hill 7). Total fouls-Orlando 23, Detroit 21. Technical- Thorpe. A-21,454 (21,454).

Heat 101, Hawks 89

Miami

Miami won consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 3 as Alonzo Mourning scored 36 points in a win over Atlanta.

Atlanta scored just 14 points in the final period, managing only 11 field-goal attempts and making three.

Atlanta (89) - Augmon 7-9 2-5 16, Long 4-8 7-8 16, Lang 5-13 1-2 11, Smith 8-20 9-9 27, Blaylock 2-17 0-2 5, Ehlo 2-6 0-0 5, Henderson 2-5 5-6 9, Webb 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-79 24-32 89.

Miami (101) - Owens 7-9 0-0 14, Willis 5-9 1-1 11, Mourning 12-23 12-17 36, Chapman 7-14 0-0 16, Coles 6-13 2-2 16, Gamble 2-7 0-0 4, Thomas 2-4 0-1 4, Lenard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-79 15-21 101.

Atlanta 28 18 29 14 - 89

Miami 19 31 23 28 - 101

3-Point goals-Atlanta 5-18 (Smith 2-8, Long 1-2, Ehlo 1-2, Blaylock 1-6), Miami 4-13 (Coles 2-6, Chapman 2-7). Fouled out-Lang, Gamble, Thomas. Rebounds-Atlanta 55 (Lang 11), Miami 46 (Willis 11). Assists-Atlanta 13 (Webb 4), Miami 26 (Coles 8). Total fouls-Atlanta 24, Miami 28. Technicals-Miami illegal defense 2. A-14,314 (15,200).

Spurs 99, Celtics 89

Boston

Sean Elliott scored a season-high 36 points and David Robinson added 19 points and 19 rebounds as San Antonio beat Boston.

Elliott had 17 points and five 3-pointers in the first quarter.

San Antonio (99) - Elliott 10-21 10-12 36, Perdue 3-9 2-4 8, Robinson 9-21 1-2 19, Johnson 1-8 0-0 2, Del Negro 6-14 1-1 14, Reid 2-5 2-3 6, Person 2-6 0-2 5, C.Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Rivers 2-4 2-2 7, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-90 18-26 99.

Boston (89) - Radja 11-19 2-2 24, Fox 3-5 0-0 6, Montross 1-4 0-0 2, Wesley 3-9 0-0 7, Day 0-8 0-0 0, Barros 3-5 2-2 9, Ellison 4-6 1-1 9, Williams 3-9 4-4 10, Minor 6-10 1-2 13, Lister 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 3-10 0-0 7. Totals 38-87 10-11 89.

San Antonio 34 21 21 23 - 99

Boston 20 32 18 19 - 89

3-Point goals-San Antonio 9-20 (Elliott 6-9, Rivers 1-2, Del Negro 1-3, Person 1-5, C.Alexander 0-1), Boston 3-14 (Barros 1-2, Brown 1-4, Wesley 1-4, Williams 0-1, Day 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 62 (Robinson 19), Boston 50 (Radja 10). Assists-San Antonio 24 (Johnson 9), Boston 22 (Wesley, Barros 5). Total fouls-San Antonio 13, Boston 24. Technicals-San Antonio illegal defense 2. A-18,624 (18,624).

Knicks 87, Bullets 82

New York

Patrick Ewing scored 31 points and reserve Hubert Davis continued his hot shooting, pacing New York over Juwan Howard and Washington.

Ewing scored 19 points in the first half and Davis added 10 in the fourth quarter.

Washington (82) - Howard 8-18 4-5 20, Wallace 5-15 0-0 11, Muresan 5-11 1-2 11, B.Price 3-8 3-3 11, Cheaney 8-14 2-2 20, McCann 1-3 1-4 3, McIlvaine 1-2 1-2 3, Legler 0-3 0-0 0, Greg Grant 0-1 0-0 0, Eackles 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 32-77 12-18 82.

New York (87) - Mason 4-7 3-4 11, Oakley 2-8 0-0 4, Ewing 13-25 5-5 31, Starks 3-7 0-0 8, Harper 3-10 0-1 6, Smith 2-4 2-2 6, Davis 6-9 2-2 16, Ward 2-6 1-1 5. Totals 35-76 13-15 87.

Washington 15 21 25 21 - 82

New York 24 20 26 17 - 87

3-Point goals-Washington 6-13 (Cheaney 2-3, B.Price 2-5, Eackles 1-1, Wallace 1-2, Legler 0-1, Greg Grant 0-1), New York 4-17 (Starks 2-4, Davis 2-4, Smith 0-1, Ewing 0-1, Oakley 0-1, Ward 0-2, Harper 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 48 (Muresan 15), New York 46 (Oakley 12). Assists-Washington 17 (Howard 5), New York 17 (Starks 4). Total fouls-Washington 17, New York 26. Technicals-New York illegal defense, Washington illegal defense. A-19,763 (19,763).

Bucks 93, Raptors 88

Toronto

Sherman Douglas scored 21 points, including two key field goals with less than 2 minutes remaining, leading Milwaukee to a win over Toronto.

The Raptors, who entered the fourth quarter trailing 74-67, used an 8-0 run to cut the Bucks’ lead to 88-86.

Milwaukee (93) - Robinson 3-10 4-5 13, Baker 6-18 3-4 15, Benjamin 1-3 0-0 2, Newman 4-8 1-2 11, Douglas 9-14 2-2 21, Duckworth 1-3 1-2 3, Cummings 7-10 1-2 15, Mayberry 1-1 0-0 2, Keys 1-4 0-0 3, Conlon 3-4 0-0 6, Respert 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-79 12-17 93.

Toronto (88) - Anderson 5-9 1-2 11, Massenburg 6-10 5-6 17, Miller 10-17 1-3 21, Robertson 1-5 0-0 2, Stoudamire 5-14 2-2 12, Murray 5-13 4-4 14, King 0-0 0-0 0, Tabak 3-5 3-4 9, Rogers 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-74 16-21 88.

Milwaukee 22 30 22 19 - 93

Toronto 29 22 16 21 - 88

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 7-15 (Robinson 3-5, Newman 2-3, Douglas 1-2, Keys 1-2, Baker 0-1, Respert 0-2), Toronto 0-12 (Anderson 0-1, Miller 0-1, Robertson 0-1, Tabak 0-1, Murray 0-4, Stoudamire 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 43 (Baker, Cummings 6), Toronto 47 (Miller 12). Assists-Milwaukee 27 (Robinson, Douglas 6), Toronto 24 (Stoudamire 6). Total fouls-Milwaukee 22, Toronto 19. Technicals-Toronto illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Baker. A-21,335 (22,911).

Trail Blazers 103, Timberwolves 93

Minneapolis

Clifford Robinson scored 32 points and Rod Strickland had 16 points and 16 assists, lifting Portland to its third straight win.

Robinson’s short jumper in the lane with 3:39 remaining gave Portland the lead for good at 90-88.

Portland (103) - C.Robinson 14-22 2-3 32, Grant 3-6 0-0 6, Dudley 0-5 1-2 1, McKie 3-5 6-7 12, Strickland 7-20 2-6 16, Williams 3-4 4-6 10, Trent 6-9 4-8 16, R.Robinson 0-1 0-0 0, J.Robinson 2-5 0-0 6, Sabonis 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 40-83 19-32 103.

Minnesota (93) - Garnett 6-12 0-0 12, Gugliotta 4-11 0-1 8, Laettner 9-17 2-2 20, Rider 12-23 0-0 26, Martin 4-8 0-0 9, West 2-4 0-0 4, Mitchell 5-6 0-2 10, Porter 1-6 0-0 2, Rooks 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 44-90 2-5 93.

Portland 28 24 25 26 - 103

Minnesota 30 20 28 15 - 93

3-Point goals-Portland 4-10 (J.Robinson 2-4, C.Robinson 2-5, Sabonis 0-1), Minnesota 3-9 (Rider 2-5, Martin 1-1, Gugliotta 0-1, Porter 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Portland 64 (Trent 11), Minnesota 41 (Garnett 10). Assists- Portland 25 (Strickland 16), Minnesota 33 (Martin 12). Total fouls-Portland 18, Minnesota 28. A-11,690 (19,006).

Jazz 102, Grizzlies 79

Salt Lake City

Karl Malone scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek each added 18 points as Utah won for the 10th time in the last 12 games.

Eric Murdock led Vancouver with 16 points.

Vancouver (79) - King 1-3 0-0 2, Avent 5-5 4-4 14, Reeves 2-6 0-0 4, B.Edwards 6-12 2-2 14, Anthony 3-10 0-0 7, Scott 4-9 2-2 10, Amaya 1-1 3-4 5, Murdock 5-13 5-9 16, D.Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Manning 2-5 0-2 4, Moten 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 30-71 17-25 79.

Utah (102) - Benoit 2-5 0-0 4, Malone 9-13 3-4 22, Spencer 1-4 0-0 2, Hornacek 6-10 5-6 18, Stockton 6-11 3-3 18, Eisley 4-7 2-2 10, Carr 3-7 2-2 8, Keefe 2-4 0-0 4, Ostertag 1-5 0-0 2, Foster 4-5 0-0 8, Russell 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 41-76 15-17 102.

Vancouver 19 21 19 20 - 79

Utah 27 28 23 24 - 102

3-Point goals-Vancouver 2-17 (Anthony 1-4, Murdock 1-5, King 0-1, Scott 0-3, B.Edwards 0-4), Utah 5-11 (Stockton 3-5, Malone 1-2, Hornacek 1-3, Eisley 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 35 (Avent, Reeves, Scott 5), Utah 44 (Malone 11). Assists-Vancouver 14 (Anthony 6), Utah 27 (Stockton 11). Total fouls-Vancouver 17, Utah 24. Technicals-Vancouver coach Winters, Anthony 2, Vancouver illegal defense 2. Ejection-Anthony. A-19,911 (19,911).

Lakers 106, Nets 96

Inglewood, Calif.

Magic Johnson had 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as Los Angeles held off New Jersey.

The victory was the 11th in 13 games for the Lakers.

New Jersey (96) - Gilliam 9-20 3-4 21, Brown 1-5 0-0 2, Bradley 5-12 3-4 13, Gill 9-20 3-4 22, Childs 7-15 4-5 20, Williams 6-11 3-3 15, Graham 1-2 1-1 3, Dare 0-0 0-0 0, Mahorn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-86 17-21 96.

L.A. Lakers (106) - Campbell 7-13 5-7 19, Ceballos 6-12 3-4 15, Divac 6-9 3-4 15, Jones 7-12 1-1 17, Van Exel 2-7 2-2 7, Johnson 5-16 7-8 18, Peeler 1-4 0-0 2, Threatt 3-4 0-0 9, Lynch 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 38-80 23-28 106.

New Jersey 15 28 26 27 - 96

L.A. Lakers 26 25 27 28 - 106

3-Point goals-New Jersey 3-10 (Childs 2-5, Gill 1-3, Williams 0-1, Graham 0-1), Los Angeles 7-14 (Threatt 3-3, Jones 2-4, Johnson 1-3, Van Exel 1-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New Jersey 50 (Gilliam 10), Los Angeles 49 (Campbell 10). Assists-New Jersey 29 (Childs 17), Los Angeles 27 (Van Exel 9). Total fouls-New Jersey 25, Los Angeles 22. Technicals-Los Angeles illegal defense 3. A-16,481 (17,505).

Bulls 99, Warriors 95

Oakland, Calif.

Michael Jordan’s 40 points and 11 rebounds rallied Chicago past Golden State.

Jordan had 15 points in the final period as the Bulls came back from a 15-point third-quarter deficit.

Chicago (99) - Pippen 7-21 0-2 15, Rodman 3-4 1-2 7, Wennington 4-7 0-0 8, Harper 1-2 0-0 3, Jordan 15-31 10-13 40, Kerr 3-6 4-4 12, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 3-4 0-0 6, Caffey 0-1 0-0 0, Kukoc 2-7 4-6 8, Buechler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 19-27 99.

Golden State (95) - Kersey 2-6 1-2 5, Smith 9-16 5-6 23, Seikaly 4-6 6-10 14, Armstrong 4-11 5-5 15, Sprewell 8-16 0-0 17, Mullin 3-8 1-2 7, Hardaway 0-6 0-0 0, Gatling 2-4 0-0 4, Barry 3-3 2-2 10. Totals 35-76 20-27 95.

Chicago 20 26 22 31 - 99

Golden State 24 28 20 23 - 95

3-Point goals-Chicago 4-13 (Kerr 2-4, Harper 1-1 Pippen 1-6, Kukoc 0-2), Golden State 5-14 (Barry 2-2, Armstrong 2-5, Sprewell 1-3, Mullin 0-1, Hardaway 0-1, Kersey 0-2). Fouled out-Sprewell. Rebounds-Chicago 50 (Rodman 18), Golden State 52 (Smith 20). Assists-Chicago 26 (Jordan 6), Golden State 28 (Armstrong 12). Total fouls-Chicago 23, Golden State 22. Technicals-Rodman, Golden State Illegal defense, Mullin. A-15,025 (15,025).

Rockets 110, Clippers 102

Los Angeles

Clyde Drexler scored 28 points and Houston snapped a two-game skid with a win over Los Angeles.

The Clippers closed to 99-95 with a 16-10 run.

Houston (110) - Horry 3-6 2-2 10, Brown 6-11 0-0 12, Olajuwon 9-19 8-9 26, Drexler 9-15 10-17 28, Recasner 4-9 0-0 11, Cassell 4-11 6-10 14, Bryant 4-5 1-2 9, Breaux 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-76 27-40 110.

L.A. Clippers (102) - Rogers 5-11 2-3 14, Murray 1-7 1-2 3, Williams 7-16 2-3 16, Barry 5-10 1-1 12, Richardson 11-19 5-5 31, Dehere 6-17 3-6 19, Vaught 1-5 0-0 2, Piatkowski 0-3 0-0 0, Roberts 1-1 0-0 2, Outlaw 1-2 1-2 3, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-91 15-22 102.

Houston 37 29 23 21 - 110

L.A. Clippers 26 24 28 24 - 102

3-Point goals-Houston 5-12 (Recasner 3-5, Horry 2-3, Drexler 0-2, Cassell 0-2), Los Angeles 11-28 (Richardson 4-7, Dehere 4-8, Rogers 2-4, Barry 1-6, Piatkowski 0-1, Murray 0-2). Fouled out-Bryant. Rebounds-Houston 61 (Olajuwon 16), Los Angeles 49 (Williams 12). Assists- Houston 20 (Drexler 8), Los Angeles 16 (Richardson 9). Total fouls-Houston 29, Los Angeles 28. A-6,448 (16,021).