Utah Overpowers Raptors For Fourth Straight Victory

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Karl Malone had 26 points and 14 rebounds and Jeff Hornacek added 22 points as the Utah Jazz knocked off the visiting Toronto Raptors 102-86 Thursday night for their fourth straight win.

Felton Spencer’s layup off an assist from John Stockton with 8:48 left in the third quarter gave Utah the lead for good. Stockton had 14 points and 12 assists.

Jazz 102, Raptors 86

Toronto (86) - Murray 5-10 2-2 16, Miller 3-6 0-0 6, Tabak 3-7 1-2 7, Robertson 2-8 2-2 6, Stoudamire 8-14 3-6 23, Williams 3-8 0-0 6, Christie 1-4 0-0 3, Rogers 2-2 1-2 5, King 2-5 6-9 11, Lewis 0-1 0-2 0, Esposito 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 30-66 15-25 86.

Utah (102) - Benoit 1-6 3-4 6, Malone 10-20 5-7 26, Spencer 2-4 2-6 6, Hornacek 6-9 9-10 22, Stockton 4-9 3-3 14, Eisley 0-1 0-0 0, Ostertag 2-3 0-0 4, Keefe 2-6 2-3 6, Morris 4-7 1-2 10, Carr 4-7 0-0 8, Foster 0-0 0-0 0, Russell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 25-35 102.

Toronto 16 22 25 23 - 86

Utah 24 13 32 33 - 102

3-Point goals-Toronto 11-18 (Murray 4-5, Stoudamire 4-6, Esposito 1-1, Christie 1-2, King 1-2, Lewis 0-1, Robertson 0-1), Utah 7-16 (Stockton 3-6, Malone 1-1, Morris 1-2, Hornacek 1-3, Benoit 1-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 38 (Williams 8), Utah 56 (Malone 14). Assists-Toronto 15 (Stoudamire 6), Utah 28 (Stockton 12). Total fouls-Toronto 27, Utah 24. Technicals- Rogers 2, Toronto coach Malone 2, Miller. Ejections-Rogers, Toronto coach Malone. A-19,911 (19,911).

Rockets 86, Cavaliers 80

Cleveland

Robert Horry scored all 27 of his points on a team-record nine 3-pointers and Houston beat Cleveland.

Houston (86) - Horry 9-12 0-0 27, Brown 2-5 2-2 6, Olajuwon 5-16 3-4 13, Drexler 2-9 3-6 8, Recasner 2-6 2-2 8, Cassell 3-5 6-8 13, Bryant 2-5 2-2 6, Breaux 0-1 0-0 0, Chilcutt 0-0 0-0 0, Mack 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 27-65 18-24 86.

Cleveland (80) - Mills 0-6 1-2 1, Ferry 6-13 3-3 17, Cage 1-4 2-2 4, Phills 6-13 1-1 14, Brandon 9-17 9-9 28, Hill 2-4 1-1 5, Majerle 1-6 2-2 5, Crotty 1-3 2-2 4, Sura 1-3 0-0 2, Lang 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-69 21-22 80.

Houston 21 17 25 23 - 86

Cleveland 17 22 24 17 - 80

3-Point goals-Houston 14-22 (Horry 9-12, Recasner 2-3, Cassell 1-1, Mack 1-2, Drexler 1-3, Olajuwon 0-1), Cleveland 5-19 (Ferry 2-4, Majerle 1-3, Phills 1-4, Brandon 1-4, Mills 0-2, Crotty 0-1, Sura 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 46 (Olajuwon 10), Cleveland 41 (Cage 9). Assists-Houston 23 (Drexler 6), Cleveland 19 (Brandon 4). Total fouls-Houston 18, Cleveland 19. Technicals-Brandon, Houston illegal defense, Cleveland illegal defense. A-19,456 (20,562).

Bulls 96, Hawks 91

Atlanta

The Chicago Bulls overcame a 17-point first-half deficit behind 34 points by Michael Jordan for their seventh victory in a row.

It was the sixth time in the last seven games and the 32nd time this season Jordan topped the 30 mark.

Chicago (96) - Pippen 6-16 2-2 16, Rodman 0-2 2-2 2, Longley 9-13 2-2 20, Harper 4-8 2-4 12, Jordan 15-26 2-2 34, Kukoc 3-6 1-2 7, Wennington 0-1 0-0 0, Kerr 0-5 2-2 2, Buechler 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 38-79 13-16 96.

Atlanta (91) - Augmon 7-15 3-4 17, Long 3-7 2-6 8, Henderson 4-7 2-2 10, Smith 8-18 0-0 16, Blaylock 10-25 0-0 26, Ehlo 4-10 0-0 8, Norman 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 39-90 7-12 91.

Chicago 25 16 33 22 - 96

Atlanta 29 25 17 20 - 91

3-Point goals-Chicago 7-16 (Harper 2-2, Jordan 2-2, Pippen 2-8, Buechler 1-1, Kerr 0-3), Atlanta 6-23 (Blaylock 6-15, Long 0-1, Norman 0-1, Ehlo 0-2, Smith 0-4). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Chicago 50 (Rodman 20), Atlanta 50 (Long, Henderson 10). Assists-Chicago 23 (Pippen 10), Atlanta 18 (Long 7). Total fouls-Chicago 15, Atlanta 20. A-16,378 (16,378).

Blazers 107, Nuggets 78

Portland

Portland didn’t miss suspended playmaker Rod Strickland, ending a six-game homecourt losing skid by routing Denver.

Denver (78) - D.Ellis 2-7 0-0 5, McDyess 9-15 3-4 21, Mutombo 1-8 1-1 3, Stith 3-8 4-4 10, Abdul-Rauf 2-9 0-0 6, Hammonds 1-4 0-0 2, Rose 4-11 1-1 9, MacLean 6-10 5-7 17, R.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Overton 1-3 1-2 3, Cvetkovic 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-80 15-19 78.

Portland (107) - Grant 4-6 2-2 10, B.Williams 1-2 6-6 9, Dudley 0-2 0-0 0, McKie 7-13 3-3 21, R.Robinson 5-14 6-6 18, Trent 6-9 0-0 12, Sabonis 5-7 2-2 12, J.Robinson 2-6 2-4 7, C.Robinson 6-14 3-3 15, Wingfield 1-3 0-0 2, Spencer 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 37-77 26-28 107.

Denver 12 26 16 24 - 78

Portland 28 20 35 24 - 107

3-Point goals-Denver 3-13 (Abdul-Rauf 2-5, D.Ellis 1-2, Stith 0-2, Rose 0-2, R.Williams 0-2), Portland 7-16 (McKie 4-4, R.Robinson 2-7, J.Robinson 1-2, Sabonis 0-1, C.Robinson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Denver 32 (McDyess 6), Portland 64 (Dudley 9). Assists-Denver 16 (Rose 5), Portland 25 (R.Robinson 13). Total fouls-Denver 27, Portland 28. Technicals-MacLean, Mutombo, Denver illegal defense, Portland illegal defense. A-19,884 (21,401).