Magic Sets Record Run From Start

NBA

The Orlando Magic set an NBA record for home wins at the start of a season, improving to to 28-0 at Orlando Arena with a 123-104 rout of Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Orlando broke a 49-year-old standard set by the 1946-47 Washington Capitols team coached by Red Auerbach. The Atlantic Division leaders have won 35 straight regular-season games on their homecourt.

Magic 123, 76ers 104

Philadelphia (104) - Stackhouse 4-12 2-3 10, Coleman 2-6 0-0 5, Wright 4-12 2-5 10, Maxwell 2-8 0-0 4, Ruffin 9-16 10-11 32, Weatherspoon 7-11 0-0 14, L.Thompson 2-2 1-2 5, Alston 0-1 0-0 0, Walters 0-4 0-0 0, Dumas 6-11 1-2 13, Sutton 4-6 2-2 11. Totals 40-89 18-25 104.

Orlando (123) - Scott 7-10 0-0 20, Grant 6-6 0-0 12, O’Neal 12-23 0-2 24, Anderson 5-7 3-4 14, Hardaway 4-9 3-5 13, Shaw 1-3 0-0 2, Wolf 5-8 0-0 10, Bowie 5-8 0-0 10, Royal 0-4 5-6 5, B.Thompson 2-4 0-0 5, Armstrong 3-5 0-0 8. Totals 50-87 11-17 123.

Philadelphia 16 17 27 44 - 104

Orlando 33 31 26 33 - 123

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 6-23 (Ruffin 4-8, Sutton 1-2, Coleman 1-3, Stackhouse 0-3, Maxwell 0-3, Walters 0-4), Orlando 12-23 (Scott 6-9, Hardaway 2-3, Armstrong 2-4, Anderson 1-2, Thompson 1-2, Wolf 0-1, Shaw 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 47 (L.Thompson 12), Orlando 52 (O’Neal 13). Assists-Philadelphia 17 (Ruffin 6), Orlando 34 (Anderson, Hardaway 7). Total fouls-Philadelphia 18, Orlando 23. Technicals-Orlando illegal defense. A-17,248 (17,248).

Bulls 102, Cavaliers 76

Chicago

Chicago who used a 53-30 advantage on the boards to improve to 47-5 overall and 24-0 at home.

Cleveland (76) - Mills 4-11 3-3 11, Ferry 6-10 0-0 13, Cage 0-1 1-2 1, Phills 2-7 0-0 5, Brandon 7-15 4-5 21, Majerle 2-7 2-2 7, Hill 4-8 0-0 8, Crotty 1-2 1-2 3, Sura 2-5 2-4 7, Miner 0-2 0-0 0, Lang 0-0 0-2 0, Marshall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-70 13-20 76.

Chicago (102) - Pippen 5-9 1-2 14, Rodman 3-7 3-4 9, Longley 5-11 0-1 10, Harper 10-14 2-4 22, Jordan 6-19 2-3 14, Kukoc 5-12 3-4 14, Kerr 2-3 2-2 8, Brown 0-3 2-2 2, Buechler 0-1 0-0 0, Wennington 2-3 0-0 4, Caffey 1-2 1-1 3, Simpkins 0-0 2-4 2. Totals 39-84 18-27 102.

Cleveland 19 15 24 18 - 76

Chicago 21 22 26 33 - 102

3-Point goals-Cleveland 7-20 (Brandon 3-5, Sura 1-1, Phills 1-1, Ferry 1-5, Majerle 1-5, Mills 0-1, Miner 0-1, Marshall 0-1), Chicago 6-12 (Pippen 3-5, Kerr 2-2, Kukoc 1-2, Rodman 0-1, Harper 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 40 (Ferry, Hill 6), Chicago 63 (Rodman 15). Assists-Cleveland 14 (Majerle 6), Chicago 27 (Pippen 8). Total fouls-Cleveland 26, Chicago 17. Technicals-Cage, Rodman, Chicago illegal defense. A-23,604 (21,771).

Bucks 92, Knicks 87

New York

Milwaukee scored its fourth straight victory at Madison Square Garden.

Milwaukee (92) - Baker 10-21 2-3 23, Robinson 7-13 12-12 27, Benjamin 4-7 0-0 8, Newman 4-7 2-2 11, Douglas 2-10 2-2 6, Mayberry 2-4 0-0 6, Cummings 3-6 3-4 9, Keys 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-70 21-23 92.

New York (87) - Mason 4-9 2-2 10, Lohaus 6-11 0-0 16, Ewing 11-31 7-8 29, Starks 3-8 0-0 7, Harper 3-10 1-2 7, Davis 2-10 2-2 8, Reid 0-2 0-0 0, Ward 0-1 2-2 2, Anderson 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 33-87 14-16 87.

Milwaukee 24 25 25 18 - 92

New York 18 28 18 23 - 87

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 5-10 (Mayberry 2-2, Baker 1-1, Newman 1-2, Robinson 1-3, Douglas 0-2), New York 7-18 (Lohaus 4-8, Davis 2-4, Starks 1-4, Ewing 0-1, Harper 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 48 (Baker, Robinson 11), New York 47 (Ewing 19). Assists-Milwaukee 16 (Douglas 6), New York 18 (Mason 8). Total fouls- Milwaukee 17, New York 17. Technicals-Milwaukee illegal defense 2. A-19,763 (19,763).

Spurs 108, Trail Blazers 105

Portland, Ore.

David Robinson had 39 points, nine rebounds and eight blocked shots as San Antonio began its longest road trip of the season by beating slumping Portland.

San Antonio (108) - Elliott 8-16 2-4 21, Smith 3-6 2-2 8, D.Robinson 17-31 5-7 39, Del Negro 8-12 1-2 20, Johnson 3-5 1-2 7, Person 3-11 0-0 9, Herrera 1-3 0-0 2, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0, Perdue 1-2 0-0 2, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Rivers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-87 11-17 108.

Portland (105) - Grant 4-7 0-0 8, C.Robinson 3-13 0-2 8, Dudley 2-7 2-2 6, McKie 1-7 2-2 4, Strickland 6-14 3-5 16, Sabonis 5-8 6-8 16, Trent 8-13 3-6 19, J.Robinson 2-7 0-0 6, R.Robinson 6-12 2-2 16, Williams 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 39-90 20-29 105.

San Antonio 32 20 38 18 - 108

Portland 15 42 26 22 - 105

3-Point goals-San Antonio 9-19 (Del Negro 3-4, Elliott 3-6, Person 3-8, D.Robinson 0-1), Portland 7-17 (R.Robinson 2-2, C.Robinson 2-6, J.Robinson 2-6, Strickland 1-2, Sabonis 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- San Antonio 48 (D.Robinson 9), Portland 61 (Trent 10). Assists-San Antonio 30 (Johnson 15), Portland 21 (R.Robinson 7). Total fouls-San Antonio 25, Portland 19. A-20,640 (21,401).

Lakers 121, Clippers 104

Inglewood, Calif.

The Los Angeles Lakers won without Magic Johnson, who strained his right calf in the opening minutes against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers.

L.A. Clippers (104) - Vaught 8-15 1-1 17, Rogers 7-17 0-0 16, Williams 11-16 2-3 24, Barry 4-7 0-0 11, Richardson 3-12 0-1 7, Harvey 1-5 0-0 2, Roberts 1-3 0-0 2, Dehere 3-6 1-1 8, Murray 5-8 1-1 11, Piatkowski 2-3 1-2 6, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-92 6-9 104.

L.A. Lakers (121) - Campbell 2-7 3-4 7, Ceballos 9-13 0-0 21, Divac 14-19 1-2 29, Jones 5-8 3-3 14, Van Exel 8-17 0-0 20, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Strong 3-7 0-0 6, Lynch 2-5 0-0 4, Peeler 3-5 1-2 9, Threatt 4-6 0-0 9, Blount 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 51-88 8-11 121.

L.A. Clippers 34 31 19 20 - 104

L.A. Lakers 31 26 41 23 - 121

3-Point goals-Clippers 8-18 (Barry 3-4, Rogers 2-4, Dehere 1-2, Piatkowski 1-2, Richardson 1-5, Murray 0-1), Lakers 11-18 (Van Exel 4-8, Ceballos 3-3, Peeler 2-3, Jones 1-1, Threatt 1-2, Divac 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Clippers 44 (Vaught 14), Lakers 46 (Ceballos 10). Assists- Clippers 30 (Richardson, Dehere 8), Los Angeles 37 (Van Exel 11). Total fouls-Clippers 15, Lakers 15. Technicals- Campbell, Los Angeles Lakers coach Harris 2. Ejections- Harris. A-17,037 (17,505).

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