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Rodman’s First Triple-Double Leads Bulls Past Philadelphia

Associated Press

NBA

Dennis Rodman had his first career triple-double and his first 3-pointer of the season Tuesday night as the Chicago Bulls tied a team record with their 26th straight home victory by beating visiting Philadelphia 116-104.

Bulls 116, 76ers 104

PHILADELPHIA (104)

Alston 3-6 0-0 6, Weatherspoon 3-7 2-6 8, Wright 8-11 3-3 19, Ruffin 3-16 0-0 8, Stackhouse 9-17 5-7 24, Maxwell 6-16 4-4 19, Thompson 3-4 0-0 6, Sutton 3-8 2-2 10, Higgins 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-88 16-22 104.

CHICAGO (116)

Pippen 6-11 1-1 14, Rodman 4-8 1-2 10, Longley 3-3 2-2 8, Harper 3-7 0-0 6, Jordan 13-22 4-6 32, Wennington 4-9 0-0 8, Kukoc 4-8 0-0 9, Kerr 4-10 0-0 10, Brown 1-1 0-2 2, Caffey 4-8 1-2 9, Simpkins 2-4 0-2 4, Buechler 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 50-94 9-17 116.

Philadelphia 22 25 32 25 - 104

Chicago 35 34 29 18 - 116

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 8-20 (Maxwell 3-8, Sutton 2-3, Ruffin 2-7, Stackhouse 1-1, Alston 0-1), Chicago 7-21 (Kerr 2-4, Jordan 2-6, Rodman 1-2, Pippen 1-3, Kukoc 1-3, Buechler 0-1, Harper 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 45 (Wright 9), Chicago 61 (Rodman 21). Assists-Philadelphia 19 (Ruffin, Sutton 4), Chicago 33 (Rodman 10). Total fouls- Philadelphia 18, Chicago 17. Technicals-Stackhouse, Rodman, Chicago illegal defense. A-23,587 (23,895).

Spurs 121, Celtics 97

San Antonio

David Robinson’s 27 points led six Spurs players in double figures as San Antonio won its fifth in a row.

BOSTON (97)

Fox 4-10 3-4 11, Radja 5-13 3-4 13, Montross 9-12 0-0 18, Day 1-9 0-0 2, Wesley 3-5 0-0 6, Ellison 0-1 3-4 3, Minor 4-6 0-0 8, Barros 9-14 0-0 22, Brown 4-8 0-0 11, Burrough 0-5 2-2 2, Smith 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 39-84 12-16 97.

SAN ANTONIO (121)

Elliott 8-18 4-5 22, Perdue 6-7 1-1 13, Robinson 8-17 11-12 27, Del Negro 7-11 5-6 19, Johnson 7-15 0-0 14, Person 4-7 1-3 10, Herrera 2-6 0-0 4, Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Lohaus 2-3 0-0 6, Rivers 0-1 0-0 0, Demps 2-2 0-0 4, Anderson 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 47-89 22-29 121.

Boston 20 20 27 30 - 97

San Antonio 26 26 31 38 - 121

3-Point goals-Boston 7-20 (Barros 4-6, Brown 3-6, Wesley 0-1, Fox 0-4), San Antonio 5-15 (Lohaus 2-2, Elliott 2-6, Person 1-3, Johnson 0-1, Rivers 0-1, Del Negro 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Boston 36 (Montross 8), San Antonio 62 (Person 14). Assists-Boston 27 (Fox 10), San Antonio 29 (Johnson 10). Total fouls-Boston 23, San Antonio 14. A-15,599 (35,888).

Pacers 110, Raptors 102

Toronto

Reggie Miller scored 27 points and ended Toronto’s fourth-period rally by hitting consecutive 3-pointers for Indiana after the Raptors had closed to 99-95.

INDIANA (110)

McKey 0-3 2-2 2, D.Davis 0-4 0-2 0, Smits 14-22 1-1 29, R.Miller 10-16 2-5 27, Jackson 2-11 5-6 10, A.Davis 6-7 6-8 18, Johnson 5-10 4-4 14, Pierce 3-5 3-3 9, Workman 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 40-80 24-33 110.

TORONTO (102)

Anderson 3-18 3-3 9, Massenburg 11-18 2-4 24, O.Miller 7-12 1-3 15, Robertson 5-12 1-6 11, Stoudamire 12-21 3-4 29, Murray 2-7 2-2 8, Pinckney 1-2 2-2 4, Earl 0-6 2-2 2, King 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-96 16-26 102.

Indiana 24 33 28 25 - 110

Toronto 29 22 19 32 - 102

3-Point goals-Indiana 6-16 (R.Miller 5-7, Jackson 1-3, McKey 0-1, Smits 0-1, Workman 0-1, Johnson 0-3), Toronto 4-14 (Murray 2-3, Stoudamire 2-4, Anderson 0-3, Robertson 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 59 (A.Davis, D.Davis 9), Toronto 55 (Massenburg 14). Assists-Indiana 29 (Workman 10), Toronto 21 (Stoudamire 10). Total fouls- Indiana 20, Toronto 27. Technicals-Pierce, Robertson. A-19,868 (34,215).

Trail Blazers 87, Nuggets 69

Portland

Portland had its best defensive effort of the season and reached .500 for the first time in nearly a month.DENVER (69)

D.Ellis 4-9 0-0 10, McDyess 5-9 2-3 12, Mutombo 4-9 3-3 11, Stith 5-11 1-1 12, Abdul-Rauf 1-10 0-0 2, L.Ellis 2-11 0-2 4, Rose 7-9 2-5 16, R. Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Hammonds 0-2 1-2 1, Overton 0-1 1-2 1, Cvetkovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-74 10-18 69.

PORTLAND (87)

Grant 3-9 0-0 6, C.Robinson 7-13 5-6 24, Dudley 1-3 1-2 3, McKie 4-12 0-0 8, Strickland 7-14 3-5 17, Trent 0-3 2-6 2, Sabonis 6-13 3-4 15, J.Robinson 2-4 0-0 4, B.Williams 4-5 0-2 8, R.Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-76 14-25 87.

Denver 22 13 20 14 - 69

Portland 19 18 24 26 - 87

3-Point goals-Denver 3-15 (D.Ellis 2-4, Stith 1-3, L.Ellis 0-1, Rose 0-1, R.Williams 0-1, Abdul-Rauf 0-5), Portland 5-9 (C.Robinson 5-7, Sabonis 0-1, J.Robinson 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Denver 42 (Mutombo 10), Portland 65 (Sabonis 15). Assists-Denver 14 (Abdul-Rauf 4), Portland 18 (Strickland 8). Total fouls-Denver 21, Portland 23. A-20,126 (21,401).