Orlando Cools Red-Hot Miami

NBA

Shaquille O’Neal won another personal matchup with Alonzo Mourning and the Orlando Magic cooled off the Miami Heat with a 116-112 victory Wednesday night.

O’Neal had 31 points and 14 rebounds to Mourning’s 18 points and 10 boards as Orlando improved to 29-0 at home and dealt Miami its first loss since coach Pat Riley remade the Heat with three trades last week.

Magic 116, Heat 112

Miami (112) - Williams 5-11 1-2 14, Thomas 3-6 0-1 6, Mourning 3-13 12-18 18, Chapman 6-11 0-0 16, T.Hardaway 7-13 5-6 22, Gatling 9-12 0-0 18, Corbin 5-10 2-3 13, Askins 1-3 2-2 5, Schayes 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 22-32 112.

Orlando (116) - Scott 9-17 1-1 25, Grant 4-11 8-10 16, O’Neal 12-27 7-18 31, Anderson 6-13 3-4 17, A.Hardaway 10-18 4-6 27, Koncak 0-0 0-0 0, Shaw 0-1 0-0 0, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0, Bowie 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-89 23-39 116.

Miami 29 29 31 23 - 112

Orlando 39 27 25 25 - 116

3-Point goals-Miami 12-22 (Chapman 4-7, Williams 3-5, T.Hardaway 3-5, Askins 1-2, Corbin 1-3), Orlando 11-23 (Scott 6-11, A.Hardaway 3-8, Anderson 2-3, Shaw 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Miami 55 (Mourning, Gatling 10), Orlando 60 (O’Neal 14). Assists-Miami 24 (T.Hardaway 13), Orlando 29 (A.Hardaway 10). Total fouls-Miami 25, Orlando 21. Technicals- Miami illegal defense 2, O’Neal. A-17,248 (17,248).

Hawks 90, Trail Blazers 88

Atlanta

Mookie Blaylock hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds to play to lead Atlanta over Portland as coach Lenny Wilkens notched his 999th career victory.

Portland (88) - C.Robinson 3-15 0-0 7, Grant 6-14 3-4 17, Dudley 1-3 0-0 2, McKie 2-7 0-0 4, R.Robinson 5-10 1-1 12, J.Robinson 2-5 0-0 4, Trent 4-6 2-2 10, Williams 3-5 0-0 6, Sabonis 11-14 3-3 26. Totals 37-79 9-10 88.

Atlanta (90) - Augmon 5-9 4-5 14, Long 1-9 0-0 2, Laettner 5-10 5-5 15, Smith 7-16 0-0 17, Blaylock 9-18 0-2 23, Henderson 3-6 2-4 8, Ehlo 4-12 0-0 11, Nathan 0-2 0-0 0, Bullard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 11-16 90.

Portland 8 28 24 28 - 88

Atlanta 23 24 18 25 - 90

3-Point goals-Portland 5-18 (Grant 2-3, Sabonis 1-1, R.Robinson 1-4, C.Robinson 1-7, McKie 0-1, J.Robinson 0-2), Atlanta 11-29 (Blaylock 5-12, Ehlo 3-6, Smith 3-8, Long 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 54 (Sabonis 10), Atlanta 42 (Long 15). Assists-Portland 19 (J.Robinson 5), Atlanta 23 (Blaylock 8). Total fouls-Portland 19, Atlanta 18. Flagrant fouls-Trent. A-12,350 (16,378).

Celtics 121, Hornets 116, (OT)

Boston

David Wesley scored 33 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, as Boston snapped a five-game losing streak.

Charlotte (116) - Johnson 10-23 6-6 26, Curry 6-13 6-6 21, Geiger 6-9 1-1 13, Anderson 7-18 8-10 22, Rice 6-15 6-7 19, Goldwire 0-2 0-0 0, Myers 1-5 2-2 4, Parish 5-10 1-1 11, Hancock 0-1 0-0 0, Zidek 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-97 30-33 116.

Boston (121) - Ellison 2-5 4-4 8, Williams 4-7 0-0 8, Radja 5-11 6-9 16, Wesley 11-15 7-10 33, Fox 6-15 2-3 16, Minor 3-5 0-0 7, Barros 4-11 3-3 14, Montross 2-2 0-0 4, Day 4-6 4-8 13, Burrough 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 41-78 28-39 121.

Charlotte 25 30 29 30 2 - 116

Boston 35 27 23 29 7 - 121

3-Point goals-Charlotte 4-16 (Curry 3-6, Rice 1-3, Myers 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Anderson 0-4), Boston 11-21 (Wesley 4-6, Barros 3-6, Fox 2-7, Minor 1-1, Day 1-1). Fouled out-Geiger, Fox. Rebounds-Charlotte 50 (Johnson, Geiger 8), Boston 57 (Ellison 20). Assists-Charlotte 22 (Anderson 13), Boston 27 (Wesley 7). Total fouls-Charlotte 32, Boston 30. Technicals- Myers, Geiger, Anderson, Boston illegal defense. Flagrant foul- Burrough. Ejection-Anderson. A-18,005 (18,624).

Suns 117, Timberwolves 93

Minneapolis

Charles Barkley finished one assist shy of a triple-double and Phoenix outscored Minnesota by 20 points in the third period to take control.

Phoenix (117) - Finley 10-12 1-3 21, Barkley 10-16 4-4 24, Williams 2-4 4-6 8, Person 3-8 2-2 8, Johnson 3-5 5-5 12, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Manning 7-9 3-4 17, Perry 4-6 0-0 8, Tisdale 4-8 2-2 10, Kleine 3-3 1-1 7, Carr 0-2 2-2 2, Rencher 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-74 24-29 117.

Minnesota (93) - Garnett 4-9 3-4 11, Gugliotta 3-6 3-4 9, Lang 8-17 1-2 18, Rider 9-18 2-4 21, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-4 2-2 2, Porter 0-1 1-2 1, West 4-9 2-4 10, Davis 0-1 1-2 1, Webb 4-9 2-2 11, Bragg 2-3 3-4 7, Riley 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 34-80 22-32 93.

Phoenix 25 27 34 31 - 117

Minnesota 30 25 14 24 - 93

3-Point goals-Phoenix 1-8 (Johnson 1-1, Carr 0-1, Green 0-1, Person 0-2, Barkley 0-3), Minnesota 3-11 (Lang 1-1, Webb 1-1, Rider 1-6, Martin 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, West 0-1). Fouled out- Tisdale, Garnett. Rebounds-Phoenix 40 (Barkley 11), Minnesota 49 (Lang 9). Assists-Phoenix 31 (Barkley 9), Minnesota 19 (Martin 6). Total fouls-Phoenix 30, Minnesota 25. Technicals-Minnesota illegal defense. A-13,108 (19,006).

Jazz 115, Bullets 93

Salt Lake City

Utah scored 20 of the game’s first 22 points and won for the sixth time in seven games.

Karl Malone scored 26 points and John Stockton and Jeff Hornacek added 17 apiece. Malone scored 15 points in the third quarter and Utah led 81-61 heading into the fourth. The Bullets trailed by at least 17 points the rest of the way.

Washington (93) - Howard 5-14 2-2 12, Wallace 6-12 0-0 12, Muresan 9-14 2-5 20, Cheaney 5-14 2-3 13, B.Price 3-8 2-2 10, McCann 2-4 3-4 7, McIlvaine 0-1 0-0 0, Legler 1-4 4-6 6, Pritchard 2-3 2-3 7, Eackles 0-2 6-7 6, Butler 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 23-32 93.

Utah (115) - Benoit 5-6 1-2 12, Malone 8-18 10-13 26, Spencer 0-1 0-0 0, Hornacek 5-13 6-7 17, Stockton 6-9 3-4 17, Eisley 2-2 1-2 6, Morris 3-9 3-4 11, Ostertag 3-5 0-1 6, Keefe 0-1 2-2 2, Carr 5-9 0-0 10, Foster 3-5 0-0 7, Russell 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 40-80 27-37 115.

Washington 27 22 25 19 - 93

Utah 33 27 33 22 - 115

3-Point goals-Washington 4-19 (B.Price 2-6, Pritchard 1-1, Cheaney 1-3, Howard 0-1, Wallace 0-2, Legler 0-2, Eackles 0-2, Butler 0-2), Utah 8-12 (Stockton 2-2, Morris 2-4, Eisley 1-1, Benoit 1-1, Hornacek 1-2, Foster 1-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 49 (Muresan 14), Utah 57 (Malone 9). Assists-Washington 18 (B.Price 6), Utah 25 (Stockton 7). Total fouls-Washington 32, Utah 26. Technicals-Washington coach Lynam, Malone, Utah coach Sloan, Utah illegal defense 2. Flagrant fouls-Keefe. A-19,911 (19,911).

Lakers 99, Grizzlies 80

Vancouver, British Columbia

Magic Johnson and Nick Van Exel didn’t make the trip, but Los Angeles still managed another victory.

Cedric Ceballos scored 23 points, Eddie Jones had 18, Anthony Peeler 15 and Elden Campbell 12.

L.A. Lakers (99) - Ceballos 9-13 4-6 23, Campbell 4-10 4-4 12, Divac 4-11 1-2 9, Jones 6-15 2-2 18, Threatt 2-7 4-4 8, Strong 4-8 0-0 8, Peeler 6-13 2-2 15, Lynch 2-5 0-0 4, Blount 0-1 2-2 2, Miller 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-84 19-22 99.

Vancouver (80) - King 0-6 2-2 2, Amaya 5-5 0-0 10, Reeves 9-21 4-4 22, B.Edwards 4-12 0-0 11, Anthony 3-12 3-4 9, Avent 1-3 0-0 2, Scott 4-7 3-4 11, Wilkins 0-2 0-0 0, Murdock 1-3 1-2 3, Manning 0-3 0-0 0, D.Edwards 1-3 2-2 4, Moten 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 31-81 15-18 80.

L.A. Lakers 23 33 14 29 - 99

Vancouver 23 20 19 18 - 80

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 6-21 (Jones 4-8, Ceballos 1-4, Peeler 1-5, Campbell 0-1, Lynch 0-1, Threatt 0-2), Vancouver 3-13 (B.Edwards 3-5, King 0-1, Scott 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Murdock 0-1, Anthony 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 55 (Divac 17), Vancouver 48 (Amaya 11). Assists-Los Angeles 24 (Campbell 8), Vancouver 15 (Anthony 8). Total fouls-Los Angeles 16, Vancouver 20. Technicals-Vancouver illegal defense. A-19,193 (19,193).

Kings 90, Knicks 85

Sacramento, Calif.

Sarunas Marciulionis made two 3-pointers in the final 1:41, including the go-ahead score, and Sacramento snapped an 11-game losing streak.

Marciulionis was activated from the injured list earlier in the day after missing 14 games following arthroscopic knee surgery.

New York (85) - Anderson 6-14 3-7 16, Mason 4-9 0-0 8, Ewing 12-24 7-12 31, Davis 4-11 3-3 13, Harper 2-12 3-5 7, Starks 2-4 0-0 5, Williams 2-3 1-2 5, Lohaus 0-1 0-0 0, Grant 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-79 17-29 85.

Sacramento (90) - Owens 7-17 2-5 16, B.Grant 5-9 6-10 16, Polynice 6-13 2-2 14, Richmond 4-15 14-15 22, Edney 3-7 0-0 7, Williamson 0-4 1-2 1, Causwell 0-1 0-0 0, Marciulionis 3-8 1-2 9, Gamble 2-3 0-1 5. Totals 30-77 26-37 90.

New York 25 22 24 14 - 85

Sacramento 16 22 20 32 - 90

3-Point goals-New York 4-12 (Davis 2-3, Anderson 1-3, Starks 1-3, Harper 0-1, Williams 0-1, Lohaus 0-1), Sacramento 4-11 (Marciulionis 2-6, Gamble 1-1, Edney 1-2, Richmond 0-2). Fouled out-Polynice. Rebounds-New York 44 (Mason, Ewing 13), Sacramento 73 (Owens 18). Assists-New York 19 (Mason, Davis 5), Sacramento 17 (Edney 8). Total fouls-New York 25, Sacramento 17. Technicals-Mason, Sacramento coach St. Jean, Richmond, New York illegal defense, Sacramento illegal defense 3. A-17,317 (17,317).