Miller’s 39 Lifts Pacers

NBA

Reggie Miller scored 39 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 6 seconds left in overtime, to lead the Indiana Pacers over the Boston Celtics 122-119 Monday night at Boston.

Pacers 122, Celtics 119 (OT)

Indiana (122) - McKey 4-7 3-4 11, D.Davis 5-9 3-5 13, Smits 7-15 5-5 19, Jackson 6-11 0-2 13, Miller 11-17 14-14 39, A.Davis 4-8 4-5 12, Workman 0-1 0-0 0, Pierce 4-9 4-4 13, Schintzius 1-2 0-2 2, Best 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 42-82 33-41 122.

Boston (119) - Radja 12-20 9-14 33, Fox 7-11 3-3 19, Montross 2-5 0-2 4, Wesley 7-11 6-10 23, Minor 2-4 0-0 4, Barros 5-10 2-3 14, Williams 0-3 1-2 1, Ellison 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 3-9 2-2 9, Day 2-6 3-6 8, Lister 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 42-84 26-44 119.

Indiana 32 21 22 29 18 - 122

Boston 27 23 24 30 15 - 119

3-Point goals-Indiana 5-6 (Miller 3-3, Pierce 1-1, Jackson 1-2), Boston 9-15 (Wesley 3-3, Barros 2-3, Fox 2-5, Day 1-1, Brown 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 57 (Smits 13), Boston 51 (Radja 8). Assists-Indiana 26 (Jackson 13), Boston 27 (Wesley 10). Total fouls-Indiana 31, Boston 32. Technicals-Miller, Indiana illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Radja. A-17,703 (18,624).

Jazz 110, Suns 87

Salt Lake City

John Stockton had 16 points and 11 assists, including the 11,000th of his career, and Phoenix’s A.C. Green kept his consecutive-game streak alive by playing 68 seconds as Utah beat Phoenix.

Phoenix (87) - Finley 2-7 1-2 5, Barkley 6-12 4-5 17, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Person 5-10 0-0 10, Johnson 5-10 4-4 15, Green 0-1 0-0 0, C.Carr 2-5 0-0 4, Perry 3-8 1-1 7, Manning 6-8 4-4 16, Tisdale 3-8 0-0 6, Kleine 0-4 0-0 0, Rencher 1-1 1-3 3. Totals 35-78 15-19 87.

Utah (110) - Benoit 4-12 1-2 11, Malone 10-20 7-8 28, Spencer 3-7 4-5 10, Hornacek 2-6 0-0 5, Stockton 6-10 3-4 16, A.Carr 4-7 0-0 8, Eisley 3-5 0-0 8, Foster 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 4-10 0-0 10, Keefe 3-4 4-5 10, Ostertag 1-1 0-0 2, Russell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-85 19-24 110.

Phoenix 15 29 27 16 - 87

Utah 26 34 25 25 - 110

3-Point goals-Phoenix 2-8 (Johnson 1-1, Barkley 1-1, Green 0-1, Carr 0-1, Manning 0-1, Person 0-3), Utah 9-18 (Eisley 2-3, Benoit 2-4, Morris 2-4, Malone 1-2, Stockton 1-2, Hornacek 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 40 (Barkley 6), Utah 56 (Malone 9). Assists-Phoenix 18 (Johnson 6), Utah 28 (Stockton 11). Total fouls-Phoenix 21, Utah 19. Technicals- Barkley, Manning, Malone, Utah illegal defense. A-19,911 (19,911).

Lakers 114, Knicks 96

Inglewood, Calif.

Cedric Ceballos scored 27 points as Los Angeles defeated New York for the first time in nearly four years.

New York (96) - Mason 8-17 7-9 23, Davis 3-10 0-0 6, Fish 5-8 0-1 10, Harper 8-9 0-0 16, Grant 4-12 0-0 8, Starks 3-6 1-2 8, Ward 4-6 2-2 11, Lohaus 3-7 0-0 9, Anderson 1-7 3-4 5. Totals 39-82 13-18 96.

L.A. Lakers (114) - Campbell 7-13 3-4 17, Ceballos 11-18 4-5 27, Divac 3-7 0-0 6, Jones 7-9 0-0 16, Van Exel 5-10 2-2 14, Strong 3-6 1-1 8, Lynch 3-5 0-0 6, Peeler 1-5 0-0 3, Threatt 7-9 1-1 15, Blount 1-3 0-0 2, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 48-85 11-13 114.

New York 22 31 22 21 - 96

L.A. Lakers 36 25 29 24 - 114

3-Point goals-New York 5-15 (Lohaus 3-6, Starks 1-1, Ward 1-2, Davis 0-2, Grant 0-2, Anderson 0-2), Los Angeles 7-16 (Jones 2-2, Van Exel 2-5, Peeler 1-2, Ceballos 1-3, Strong 1-3, Threatt 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 37 (Mason 9), Los Angeles 50 (Campbell 10). Assists-New York 19 (Mason 8), Los Angeles 38 (Van Exel 9). Total fouls-New York 16, Los Angeles 18. A-17,505 (17,505).

Pistons 93, Kings 78

Sacramento, Calif.

Lindsey Hunter made three 3-pointers during a 14-point run as Detroit sent Sacramento to its 11th straight loss.

Detroit (93) - Hill 7-16 7-9 21, Thorpe 6-11 5-7 17, Reid 3-6 2-2 8, A.Houston 3-17 4-4 12, Hunter 5-11 2-5 17, Curry 1-2 0-0 2, Mills 6-11 2-2 16, West 0-0 0-0 0, Ratliff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-75 22-29 93.

Sacramento (78) - Owens 8-17 5-10 21, Grant 1-5 7-8 9, Polynice 5-9 2-2 12, Richmond 6-13 2-2 17, Edney 4-13 2-2 12, Williamson 0-1 0-0 0, Causwell 0-2 0-0 0, Gamble 2-5 0-0 4, B.Houston 0-3 3-4 3. Totals 26-68 21-28 78.

Detroit 21 22 25 25 - 93

Sacramento 20 18 20 20 - 78

3-Point goals-Detroit 9-17 (Hunter 5-7, West 2-4, A.Houston 2-5, Curry 0-1), Sacramento 5-10 (Richmond 3-6, Edney 2-3, Gamble 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 53 (Thorpe 13), Sacramento 47 (Grant 10). Assists-Detroit 14 (Hill 6), Sacramento 16 (Edney, Owens 5). Total fouls-Detroit 26, Sacramento 25. A-17,317 (17,317).