Nba

Knicks 98, Celtics 93

New York

New York became the first team in NBA history to defeat the Celtics 12 times in a row Tuesday.

The game marked the return of Patrick Ewing, who was playing for the first time since Dec. 28, when he sprained his right ankle against Cleveland.

Ewing played only 26 minutes and scoring just nine points, but he got 11 rebounds.

BOSTON (93)

Fox 7-13 6-7 20, Radja 9-17 0-0 18, Montross 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 4-14 0-0 9, Barros 7-12 0-0 17, Ellison 0-2 0-0 0, Minor 3-6 1-1 7, Burrough 1-2 0-0 2, Day 4-8 0-0 10, Wesley 0-3 0-0 0, E.Williams 2-6 4-7 8. Totals 38-87 11-15 93.

NEW YORK (98)

Mason 7-12 3-3 17, Oakley 2-7 6-6 10, Ewing 4-9 1-2 9, Harper 7-12 2-2 17, Starks 2-8 2-2 7, H.Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Davis 5-10 5-7 17, Grant 3-4 0-0 7, Christie 2-3 1-2 6, Ward 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-75 20-24 98.

Boston 21 15 23 34 - 93

New York 18 24 25 31 - 98

3-Point goals-Bos 6-18 (Barros 3-6, Day 2-4, Brown 1-4, Wesley 0-1, Fox 0-3), NY 6-16 (Davis 2-4, Grant 1-1, Christie 1-1, Harper 1-5, Starks 1-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Bos 45 (Radja 12), NY 51 (Ewing 11). Assists-Bos 18 (Barros 7), NY 20 (Mason 5). Total fouls-Bos 22, NY 19. A-19,763 (19,763).

Magic 92, Nets 84

Orlando, Fla.

Nick Anderson made the go-ahead shot with 1:31 left and Orlando rallied from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat New Jersey for its 19th straight home win.

NEW JERSEY (84)

Gilliam 12-18 2-2 26, Brown 3-9 4-4 10, Bradley 3-6 2-2 8, Edwards 6-15 0-0 13, K.Anderson 2-12 5-8 9, Williams 1-2 4-6 6, Childs 0-2 0-0 0, Fleming 3-4 2-2 8, O’Bannon 2-3 0-2 4. Totals 32-71 19-26 84.

ORLANDO (92)

Scott 8-27 5-5 23, Grant 8-12 1-2 17, Koncak 0-2 0-0 0, N.Anderson 5-11 2-2 14, Hardaway 5-13 8-11 19, Shaw 6-14 0-0 12, Wolf 2-3 0-0 4, Bowie 0-1 0-0 0, Royal 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 34-83 19-24 92.

New Jersey 26 21 28 9 - 84

Orlando 17 28 21 26 - 92

3-Point goals-NJ 1-4 (Edwards 1-2, Brown 0-1, K.Anderson 0-1), Orl 5-27 (N.Anderson 2-5, Scott 2-17, Hardaway 1-3, Shaw 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- NJ 44 (Gilliam 13), Orl 56 (N.Anderson 12). Assists-NJ 20 (K.Anderson 7), Orl 19 (Hardaway 4). Total fouls-NJ 16, Orl 20. Technicals-NJ illegal defense 3. A-17,248 (17,248).

Hornets 92, Raptors 91

Toronto

Toronto set an NBA record by not making a single free throw (0 for 3) in losing to Charlotte as Dell Curry made five foul shots in the final minute. The previous record for fewest free throws in a game was one, set on Nov. 19, 1977, by the New Orleans Jazz.

CHARLOTTE (92)

Hancock 2-5 0-4 4, Johnson 6-15 10-18 24, Geiger 8-11 0-0 16, Curry 8-15 9-12 27, Gill 4-11 3-4 12, Adams 3-8 1-1 8, Parish 0-3 1-2 1, Adison 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-71 24-41 92.

TORONTO (91)

Anderson 7-13 0-0 14, Massenburg 5-8 0-0 10, Miller 4-6 0-0 8, Robertson 4-9 0-1 8, Stoudamire 8-22 0-2 20, Tabak 2-6 0-0 4, Pinckney 1-2 0-0 2, Murray 11-18 0-0 25. Totals 42-84 0-3 91.

Charlotte 22 23 26 21 - 92

Toronto 25 20 22 24 - 91

3-Point goals-Cha 6-18 (Johnson 2-2, Curry 2-9, Gill 1-3, Adams 1-4), Tor 7-14 (Stoudamire 4-6, Murray 3-7, Robertson 0-1). Fouled out-Anderson. Rebounds-Cha 54 (Geiger 12), Tor 48 (Massenburg 8). Assists-Cha 18 (Gill 6), Tor 30 (Robertson, Stoudamire 8). Total fouls-Cha 11, Tor 27. Technical-Tor illegal defense. A-20,326 (34,215).

Hawks 104, Kings 88

Atlanta

Grant Long scored 20 points and Atlanta never trailed in snapping Sacramento’s four-game winning streak.

SACRAMENTO (88)

Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Grant 4-7 1-2 9, Polynice 6-12 0-1 12, Richmond 7-18 3-4 19, Edney 4-7 0-0 8, Houston 0-0 0-0 0, Causwell 0-2 1-2 1, Corbin 3-8 0-0 6, Marciulionis 6-10 5-5 19, Simmons 0-2 4-4 4, Williamson 3-4 0-0 6, Hurley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-75 14-18 88.

ATLANTA (104)

Augmon 5-12 2-2 12, Long 6-11 7-11 20, Lang 5-13 4-4 14, Smith 4-10 8-10 16, Blaylock 4-11 0-0 12, Ehlo 5-9 1-1 12, Henderson 2-6 3-4 7, Webb 3-5 0-0 6, Bullard 2-4 0-0 5, Mundt 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-83 25-32 104.

Sacramento 16 29 19 24 - 88

Atlanta 26 29 18 31 - 104

3-Point goals-Sac 4-16 (Marciulionis 2-4, Richmond 2-9, Hurley 0-1, Williams 0-2), Atl 7-11 (Blaylock 4-5, Bullard 1-1, Long 1-2, Ehlo 1-2, Smith 0-1). Fouled out-Grant, Houston. Rebounds-Sac 50 (Polynice 13), Atl 48 (Augmon 7). Assists-Sac 20 (Marciulionis 5 ), Atl 19 (Blaylock 6). Total fouls-Sac 28, Atl 20. Technicals-Polynice, Sac illegal defense. A-9,004 (16,365).

Spurs 88, Rockets 82

Houston

San Antonio almost blew a 21-point, second-quarter lead but Sean Elliott scored 20 points and led a 3-point shooting show in beating Houston.

SAN ANTONIO (88)

Elliott 6-15 5-9 20, Person 4-10 2-2 12, Robinson 2-6 7-14 11, Del Negro 4-10 0-2 9, Johnson 6-14 2-3 14, Rivers 4-7 0-0 9, Demps 0-0 0-0 0, Herrera 0-1 0-0 0, Perdue 2-3 1-2 5, Alexander 3-5 0-0 8, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-71 17-32 88.

HOUSTON (82)

Horry 3-11 0-0 6, Brown 1-5 2-2 4, Olajuwon 9-18 6-7 25, Drexler 5-20 2-3 14, Smith 4-8 0-0 9, Elie 4-9 6-8 14, Cassell 3-12 0-0 6, Bryant 2-6 0-0 4, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-89 16-20 82.

San Antonio 24 27 21 16 - 88

Houston 13 25 25 19 - 82

3-Point goals-SA 9-19 (Elliott 3-6, Alexander 2-2, Person 2-7, Del Negro 1-1, Rivers 1-3), Hou 4-26 (Drexler 2-7, Olajuwon 1-1, Smith 1-5, Elie 0-2, Cassell 0-5, Horry 0-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-SA 58 (Robinson 13), Hou 59 (Olajuwon 15). Assists-SA 19 (Johnson 8), Hou 17 (Cassell 6). Total fouls-SA 21, Hou 26. Technicals-Hou illegal defense. A-16,285 (16,611).

Pacers 91, Mavericks 84

Dallas

Rik Smits scored 20 points, including two key free throws with 23.2 seconds to play, and Indiana offset an NBA season-high 28 rebounds by Dallas’ Popeye Jones.

INDIANA (91)

McKey 7-12 4-5 18, D.Davis 4-7 2-7 10, Smits 7-19 6-7 20, M.Jackson 5-13 2-2 12, Miller 5-10 6-7 16, A.Davis 1-4 1-1 3, Workman 0-1 0-0 0, Pierce 3-8 2-2 9, Johnson 1-2 1-1 3, Ferrell 0-0 0-0 0, Hoiberg 0-0 0-0 0, Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 24-32 91.

DALLAS (84)

McCloud 10-19 0-0 25, Jones 5-16 1-2 11, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Kidd 6-18 3-4 16, J.Jackson 6-16 5-5 19, Parks 0-2 2-2 2, Meyer 0-6 0-2 0, Hodge 1-4 0-0 2, Brooks 3-8 0-0 6, Dumas 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 32-97 11-15 84.

Indiana 29 15 26 21 - 91

Dallas 17 22 23 22 - 84

3-Point goals-Ind 1-7 (Pierce 1-3, McKey 0-1, Miller 0-1, M.Jackson 0-2), Dal 9-22 (McCloud 5-10, J.Jackson 2-3, Dumas 1-2, Kidd 1-4, Brooks 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Ind 48 (D.Davis 13), Dal 72 (Jones 28). Assists-Ind 25 (M.Jackson 14), Dal 19 (Kidd 7). Total fouls-Ind 22, Dal 25. Technicals-Johnson, Dal coach Motta, McCloud. A-15,843 (17,502).

Clippers 105, Suns 100

Phoenix

Pooh Richardson scored 21 points and Loy Vaught had two free throws and a key steal in the final 14 seconds as Los Angeles beat injury-depleted Phoenix.

L.A. CLIPPERS (105)

Murray 9-16 1-2 19, Vaught 5-8 2-2 12, B.Williams 6-10 1-2 13, Sealy 6-20 1-2 13, Richardson 8-10 4-5 21, Rogers 8-10 1-4 17, Barry 0-4 0-0 0, Piatkowski 1-3 0-0 2, Outlaw 0-0 2-2 2, Dehere 1-2 0-0 3, Tower 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 45-84 13-21 105.

PHOENIX (100)

Finley 3-9 0-1 6, Green 10-13 9-15 29, Tisdale 5-13 3-10 13, Person 5-11 3-6 16, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Perry 8-16 7-9 23, Carr 3-9 5-5 11, Kleine 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-74 27-46 100.

L.A. Clippers 27 24 28 26 - 105

Phoenix 19 28 28 25 - 100

3-Point goals-LA 2-14 (Dehere 1-2, Richardson 1-2, Piatkowski 0-2, Sealy 0-2, Murray 0-3, Barry 0-3), Pho 3-9 (Person 3-5, Finley 0-1, Carr 0-3). Fouled out-B.Williams. Rebounds-LA 53 (Rogers 12), Pho 52 (Green 20). Assists- LA 30 (Rogers 8), Pho 21 (Perry 7). Total fouls-LA 32, Pho 18. Technicals-Tower, Sealy, Vaught, Pho coach Westphal. A-19,023 (19,023).

Warriors 109, Grizzlies 103

Oakland, Calif.

Latrell Sprewell scored 28 points, including four free throws in the final 12 seconds as Golden State beat Vancouver.

VANCOUVER (103)

Avent 2-9 0-0 4, King 7-13 0-0 16, Reeves 5-13 8-9 18, Anthony 3-8 0-0 8, B.Edwards 4-14 0-2 8, Scott 5-8 0-0 11, Gattison 8-12 3-4 19, Murdock 7-11 2-2 19. Totals 41-88 13-17 103.

GOLDEN STATE (109)

Kersey 3-6 0-0 6, Smith 5-12 2-2 12, Seikaly 2-9 0-0 4, Armstrong 2-7 4-4 8, Sprewell 8-15 10-11 28, Mullin 7-8 0-1 16, Hardaway 6-13 2-2 16, Gatling 8-9 0-2 16, Barry 1-1 0-0 3, Rozier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-81 18-22 109.

Vancouver 20 27 18 38 - 103

Golden State 22 23 26 38 - 109

3-Point goals-Van 8-15 (Murdock 3-4, Anthony 2-3, King 2-4, Scott 1-2, B.Edwards 0-2), GS 7-13 (Sprewell 2-3, Mullin 2-3, Hardaway 2-5, Barry 1-1, Armstrong 0-1). Fouled out-Anthony. Rebounds-Van 49 (Avent 9), GS 45 (Sprewell 8). Assists-Van 26 (Murdock 8), GS 31 (Hardaway 9). Total fouls-Van 20, GS 18. Technical-Van illegal defense. A-15,025 (15,025).

Lakers 106, Timberwolves 104

Inglewood, Calif.

Eddie Jones made two free throws with 1.3 seconds left to give Los Angeles a victory over Minnesota.

MINNESOTA (104)

Gugliotta 8-17 5-6 22, Garnett 3-7 3-4 9, Laettner 9-17 11-12 29, Rider 10-24 2-2 23, Porter 3-6 4-4 10, West 0-1 0-0 0, Mitchell 3-8 0-0 6, Rooks 2-3 0-0 4, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 38-83 26-30 104.

L.A. LAKERS (106)

Campbell 1-3 6-6 8, Ceballos 12-21 5-5 29, Divac 6-8 4-5 16, Jones 10-15 3-4 25, Van Exel 2-8 0-0 5, Strong 1-3 0-0 2, Blount 2-4 0-0 4, Threatt 4-8 0-0 9, Peeler 3-7 0-0 6, Lynch 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-78 18-20 106.

Minnesota 32 14 32 26 - 104

L.A. Lakers 27 22 25 32 - 106

3-Point goals-Min 2-5 (Gugliotta 1-1, Rider 1-3, Porter 0-1), LA 4-14 (Jones 2-2, Threatt 1-4, Van Exel 1-4, Ceballos 0-2, Peeler 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Min 52 (Gugliotta, Laettner 9), LA 35 (Blount 9). Assists-Min 25 (Porter 10), LA 31 (Van Exel 9). Total fouls-Min 20, LA 27. A-10,755 (17,505).