Jackson Leads Mavericks To Win Over Magic

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Jim Jackson scored 29 points and three other Dallas players had at least 20 as the Mavericks overcame Shaquille O’Neal’s inside dominance for a 119-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night in Dallas.

O’Neal had his way with Dallas’ weak interior defense, getting 33 points on 14-of-18 shooting in his first game back after missing four games with a strained left quadricep.

The Mavericks, meanwhile, spread the ball around and were able to draw O’Neal away from the lane. He was held to just eight rebounds.

Mavericks 119, Magic 104

ORLANDO (104)

Scott 5-12 4-6 16, Wolf 3-4 2-2 8, O’Neal 14-18 5-12 33, Hardaway 8-14 4-10 21, Anderson 3-8 1-2 8, Turner 2-7 0-0 5, Shaw 4-7 0-0 9, Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0, Bowie 1-3 1-2 4, Armstrong 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 17-34 104.

DALLAS (119)

McCloud 11-24 2-3 27, Jones 9-14 4-4 22, Meyer 0-1 0-0 0, Kidd 4-13 11-12 20, Jackson 9-16 11-14 29, Davis 6-12 3-4 15, Dumas 2-4 1-2 6, Parks 0-3 0-0 0, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-87 32-39 119.

Orlando 31 19 27 27 - 104

Dallas 23 34 30 32 - 119

3-Point goals-Orlando 7-15 (Scott 2-4, Bowie 1-1, Hardaway 1-2, Anderson 1-2, Shaw 1-2, Turner 1-4), Dallas 5-16 (McCloud 3-7, Dumas 1-2, Kidd 1-6, Jackson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 47 (O’Neal 8), Dallas 57 (Jones 16). Assists- Orlando 22 (Shaw 6), Dallas 29 (Kidd 14). Total fouls-Orlando 23, Dallas 24. Technicals-Orlando coach Hill, O’Neal, Shaw, Bowie, Orlando illegal defense, Meyer, Dallas coach Motta. A-17,502 (17,502).

Timberwolves 103, Kings 94

Minneapolis

Darrick Martin scored a career-high 20 points and Isaiah Rider had 29 as Minnesota snapped a five-game losing streak.

The Timberwolves never trailed as they won for just the third time in 15 games since general manager Flip Saunders replaced Bill Blair as coach.

SACRAMENTO (94)

W.Williams 2-12 0-0 4, Grant 10-12 5-5 25, Polynice 3-7 1-2 7, Richmond 7-24 4-4 21, Edney 5-12 3-4 15, Williamson 0-1 0-0 0, Causwell 0-0 0-0 0, Houston 1-3 2-2 4, Corbin 3-5 0-0 6, Marciulionis 4-7 2-4 12. Totals 35-83 17-21 94.

MINNESOTA (103)

Mitchell 2-4 2-2 6, Gugliotta 2-12 9-10 13, Laettner 5-11 2-4 12, Rider 8-17 12-13 29, Porter 2-4 3-4 7, Rooks 2-5 0-0 4, Martin 4-7 11-12 20, West 1-2 2-2 4, Garnett 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 30-68 41-47 103.

Sacramento 18 28 25 23 - 94

Minnesota 23 33 19 28 - 103

3-Point goals-Sacramento 7-24 (Richmond 3-10, Marciulionis 2-3, Edney 2-5, W.Williams 0-6), Minnesota 2-9 (Martin 1-1, Rider 1-5, Laettner 0-1, Rooks 0-2). Fouled out- Houston. Rebounds-Sacramento 50 (Polynice 8), Minnesota 46 (Gugliotta 8). Assists-Sacramento 25 (Edney 14), Minnesota 20 (Laettner, Martin 4). Total fouls-Sacramento 32, Minnesota 20. Technicals-Richmond. A-14,102 (19,006).

Bulls 116, Bullets 109

Landover, Md.

Michael Jordan scored 19 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter as Chicago won its eighth straight game.

Chicago trailed after three quarters before rallying behind Jordan, who had his second straight 40-plus game.

CHICAGO (116)

Pippen 9-18 8-10 27, Rodman 1-1 0-0 2, Longley 6-13 1-2 13, Harper 1-5 0-0 2, Jordan 16-31 11-11 46, Kukoc 3-9 4-4 11, Simpkins 0-1 0-0 0, Wennington 0-2 0-0 0, Kerr 5-8 3-3 15. Totals 41-88 27-30 116.

WASHINGTON (109)

Howard 4-17 7-9 15, Wallace 7-10 2-2 17, Muresan 11-15 5-8 27, Eackles 3-10 0-0 6, B.Price 9-12 6-6 30, Legler 1-3 2-3 5, McCann 2-2 1-3 5, Butler 2-2 0-0 4, McIlvaine 0-1 0-0 0, Curry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-73 23-31 109.

Chicago 32 32 23 29 - 116

Washington 25 33 31 20 - 109

3-Point goals-Chicago 7-18 (Jordan 3-7, Kerr 2-3, Kukoc 1-2, Pippen 1-4, Harper 0-2), Washington 8-16 (B.Price 6-6, Wallace 1-3, Legler 1-3, Curry 0-1, Eackles 0-3). Fouled out- Longley, Eackles. Rebounds-Chicago 53 (Rodman 15), Washington 39 (Muresan 11). Assists-Chicago 26 (Pippen 6), Washington 20 (B.Price 13). Total fouls-Chicago 24, Washington 28. Technicals-Jordan, Washington coach Lynam, Howard, Washington illegal defense. A-18,756 (18,756).

Bucks 98, Knicks 92

New York

Johnny Newman scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to rally Milwaukee past New York and end the Bucks’ four-game losing streak.

The Bucks, who had lost six of their previous eight, got 30 points and 13 rebounds from Vin Baker.

MILWAUKEE (98)

Baker 11-24 8-10 30, Robinson 8-18 3-3 20, Benjamin 1-5 2-4 4, Newman 7-13 4-4 19, Douglas 1-5 1-2 3, Cummings 6-14 2-3 14, Mayberry 0-2 0-0 0, Keys 2-7 2-2 6, Conlon 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 36-88 24-30 98.

NEW YORK (92)

Mason 8-12 5-6 21, Oakley 5-7 2-2 13, Ewing 6-15 1-3 13, Starks 2-5 0-0 4, Harper 5-11 3-4 14, Davis 3-4 0-0 8, Smith 3-7 1-2 7, Ward 2-6 0-0 5, Christie 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 37-72 12-17 92.

Milwaukee 20 27 22 29 - 98

New York 26 29 20 17 - 92

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 2-10 (Robinson 1-3, Newman 1-3, Douglas 0-1, Cummings 0-1, Mayberry 0-1, Keys 0-1), New York 6-11 (Davis 2-2, Oakley 1-1, Christie 1-1, Harper 1-2, Ward 1-2, Starks 0-3). Fouled out-Oakley. Rebounds-Milwaukee 57 (Baker 13), New York 41 (Mason 14). Assists-Milwaukee 19 (Mayberry 8), New York 22 (Harper, Mason 5). Total fouls- Milwaukee 15, New York 25. Technicals-Robinson, Oakley. A-19,763 (19,763).

Lakers 96, Heat 88

Inglewood, Calif.

Eddie Jones scored 20 points and Vlade Divac 19 in Del Harris’ 400th career coaching victory as Los Angeles beat Miami for the Lakers’ third straight victory.

Harris became the ninth active coach and the 25th in NBA history to reach the 400-win plateau.

MIAMI (88)

Willis 3-6 1-2 7, Owens 2-10 3-4 7, Mourning 9-20 9-15 28, Chapman 3-5 0-0 8, Coles 6-18 0-0 16, Gamble 2-8 0-0 5, Askins 3-4 0-0 8, Thomas 3-8 0-0 6, Rencher 1-1 0-0 3, Shays 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-82 13-21 88.

L.A. LAKERS (96)

Campbell 4-7 2-4 10, Lynch 2-7 2-4 6, Divac 6-14 7-11 19, Jones 6-13 6-7 20, Van Exel 4-10 3-4 13, Peeler 4-9 3-4 11, Strong 2-2 2-2 6, Threatt 5-9 1-2 11, Blount 0-1 0-0 0, Roberts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 26-38 96.

Miami 24 30 12 22 - 88

L.A. Lakers 21 28 23 24 - 96

3-Point goals-Miami 11-16 (Coles 4-7, Chapman 2-2, Askins 2-3, Mourning 1-1, Rencher 1-1, Gamble 1-2), Los Angeles 4-10 (Jones 2-3, Van Exel 2-4, Threatt 0-1, Peeler 0-2). Fouled out-Divac. Rebounds-Miami 49 (Thomas 8), Los Angeles 60 (Divac 17). Assists-Miami 20 (Coles 7), Los Angeles 25 (Van Exel 6). Total fouls-Miami 31, Los Angeles 24. Technicals-Chapman. A-14,109 (17,505).

Hawks 96, Pistons 88

Atlanta

Steve Smith scored 31 points and Mookie Blaylock added 21 as Atlanta went over .500 for the first time in more than a month.

DETROIT (88)

Hill 8-18 5-6 21, Reid 4-8 2-3 10, Thorpe 4-9 2-2 10, Houston 5-14 0-2 11, Hunter 6-14 0-0 18, Ratliff 4-4 0-0 8, Macon 3-7 0-0 7, Mills 1-8 1-2 3, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-82 10-15 88.

ATLANTA (96)

Augmon 5-10 1-2 11, Long 4-10 3-5 12, Lang 1-10 2-2 4, Smith 13-20 3-3 31, Blaylock 7-13 3-4 21, Henderson 2-5 2-4 6, Webb 5-7 0-0 11, Bullard 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 37-75 14-21 96.

Detroit 28 16 20 24 - 88

Atlanta 28 14 30 24 - 96

3-Point goals-Detroit 8-20 (Hunter 6-12, Macon 1-2, Houston 1-4, Hill 0-1, Mills 0-1), Atlanta 8-19 (Blaylock 4-8, Smith 2-6, Webb 1-2, Long 1-3).. Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 43 (Reid, Thorpe 8), Atlanta 54 (Augmon, Long, Henderson 9). Assists-Detroit 18 (Hill 7), Atlanta 16 (Augmon, Long 4). Total fouls-Detroit 19, Atlanta 15. Technicals-Detroit illegal defense. A-12,570 (16,365).

Nets 108, Raptors 83

East Rutherford, N.J.

Armon Gilliam scored 12 points in an early 19-4 spurt that led struggling New Jersey to its most one-sided win of the season.

TORONTO (83)

Massenburg 3-4 0-0 6, Rogers 3-8 0-0 6, Miller 5-12 3-6 13, W.Anderson 3-7 0-0 7, Stoudamire 6-14 3-3 18, Robertson 2-5 4-4 9, Murray 5-12 0-0 11, Pinckney 0-0 4-4 4, Tabak 3-7 1-3 7, King 1-3 0-0 2, Earl 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-73 15-20 83.

NEW JERSEY (108)

Brown 2-6 5-6 9, Gilliam 9-11 2-2 20, Bradley 2-10 0-0 4, Childs 4-13 9-10 13, K.Anderson 7-16 8-8 23, Williams 5-12 0-2 10, Dare 4-5 4-6 12, O’Bannon 2-4 2-9 6, Fleming 2-5 0-0 4, Perry 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 0-2 1-2 1, Glass 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-86 31-45 108.

Toronto 17 18 25 23 - 83

New Jersey 27 24 32 25 - 108

3-Point goals-Toronto 6-14 (Stoudamire 3-5, W.Anderson 1-2, Robertson 1-3, Murray 1-4), New Jersey 1-6 (K.Anderson 1-2, Perry 0-1, Childs 0-3). Fouled out-Dare. Rebounds- Toronto 42 (Miller 9), New Jersey 67 (Williams 17). Assists- Toronto 18 (Stoudamire 11), New Jersey 25 (K.Anderson 13). Total fouls-Toronto 26, New Jersey 22. Technicals-Rogers, Bradley 2, Toronto Illegal defense 2. Ejections-Bradley. A-10,034 (20,049).

Rockets 107, Jazz 99

Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 points to lead Houston over Utah.

John Stockton and Howard Eisley almost shot the Jazz back into the game with nine points each in the fourth quarter.

UTAH (99)

Benoit 3-11 10-12 17, Malone 10-21 3-7 23, Spencer 6-8 1-2 13, Hornacek 6-11 1-2 13, Stockton 6-13 2-2 15, Eisley 6-8 1-1 14, Ostertag 1-1 2-2 4, Carr 0-4 0-2 0, Russell 0-2 0-0 0, Keefe 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 20-30 99.

HOUSTON (107)

Elie 5-8 9-9 20, Brown 3-4 2-2 8, Olajuwon 13-23 2-3 28, Drexler 8-17 1-2 19, Smith 4-7 0-0 10, Cassell 4-8 5-6 14, Recasner 0-1 0-0 0, Bryant 4-6 0-0 8, Chilcutt 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Breaux 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-76 19-22 107.

Utah 31 16 23 29 - 99

Houston 25 26 22 34 - 107

3-Point goals-Utah 3-10 (Eisley 1-1, Benoit 1-3, Stockton 1-4, Hornacek 0-1, Russell 0-1), Houston 6-18 (Smith 2-2, Drexler 2-8, Elie 1-3, Cassell 1-4, Chilcutt 0-1). Fouled out- Spencer. Rebounds-Utah 50 (Benoit, Malone 11), Houston 40 (Drexler 10). Assists-Utah 19 (Stockton 10), Houston 27 (Elie 7). Total fouls-Utah 23, Houston 26. Technicals-Drexler. A-16,285 (16,611).