Kemp Ails, But Sonics Win

NBA

Shawn Kemp had nine points and seven rebounds before leaving with a sprained foot after 11 minutes Friday night, and the Seattle SuperSonics still won their 12th consecutive game by winning at Boston 106-96.

Kemp did not return, and the NBA’s hottest team didn’t need him. Gary Payton and Detlef Schrempf scored 21 points each and Hersey Hawkins 20. Seattle has won 18 of its last 19 games.

SuperSonics 106, Celtics 96

FG FT Reb SEATTLE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Kemp 11 3-5 3-4 1-7 0 1 9 Schrempf 37 5-12 9-10 0-2 4 2 21 Johnson 27 1-4 3-4 2-8 1 4 5 Payton 47 8-17 4-5 2-4 7 2 21 Hawkins 39 7-12 3-3 1-3 1 2 20 McMillan 8 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 Perkins 29 5-10 1-1 0-6 3 2 12 Askew 10 2-3 1-4 0-1 2 3 6 Brickowski 24 3-5 0-0 0-4 1 5 6 Wingate 8 3-4 0-0 0-1 2 0 6 Totals 240 37-74 24-31 7-38 23 22 106 Percentages: FG .500, FT .774.

3-Point Goals: 8-13, .615 (Hawkins 3-3, Schrempf 2-3, Askew 1-1, Payton 1-1, Perkins 1-2, Brickowski 0-1, Wingate 0-1).

Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 3 (Johnson 2, Perkins). Turnovers: 13 (Payton 4, Schrempf 2, Perkins 2, Brickowski 2, Hawkins, Kemp, Wingate). Steals: 8 (Payton 3, Hawkins 2, Johnson, Askew, Wingate).

Technical fouls: Askew 2, 4:06 second; Illegal defense, 8:33 second. Ejections: Askew 2, 4:06 second. Illegal defense: 1.

FG FT Reb BOSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Ellison 29 5-7 0-0 3-6 0 5 10 Fox 34 6-15 3-4 5-11 8 3 16 Montross 31 1-7 0-2 0-3 0 2 2 Wesley 35 7-15 2-2 2-8 5 4 20 Minor 20 4-7 0-0 1-3 0 2 9 Williams 25 7-14 0-1 2-5 3 1 14 Day 31 4-15 6-6 1-2 1 5 18 Lister 3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Barros 28 1-4 2-3 0-5 2 2 5 Burrough 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Smith 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Totals 240 36-85 13-18 14-44 19 25 96 Percentages: FG .424, FT .722.

3-Point Goals: 11-26, .423 (Wesley 4-6. Day 4-9, Minor 1-1, Barros 1-3, Fox 1-7).

Team Rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 4 (Ellison 2, Montross, Day). Turnovers: 14 (Fox 4, Wesley 3, Day 3, Ellison 2, Montross, Day). Steals: 8 (Williams 3, Wesley 2, Ellison, Day, Barros).

Technical fouls: Illegal defense, 3:59 fourth. Illegal defense: 1.

Seattle 30 28 28 20 - 106

Boston 32 26 13 25 - 96

A-18,624. (18,624). T-2:09.

Officials-Hue Hollins, Tommie Nunez, Woody Mayfield.

Jazz 99, Knicks 88

Salt Lake City

John Stockton had 25 points and 12 assists and Utah outscored New York by 22 points over a 10-minute stretch of the third and fourth quarters to overcome a 12-point deficit.

New York (88) - Lohaus 2-6 0-0 5, Mason 5-6 1-2 11, Ewing 6-16 4-4 16, Davis 6-14 2-2 16, Harper 4-11 5-5 13, Ward 1-4 4-4 7, Starks 3-7 2-2 10, Anderson 3-8 2-2 8, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Reid 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-73 20-21 88.

Utah (99) - Benoit 1-6 0-0 2, Malone 6-17 7-9 19, Spencer 1-4 0-0 2, Hornacek 5-10 5-6 17, Stockton 8-14 8-9 25, Ostertag 1-2 2-4 4, Eisley 0-1 0-0 0, Carr 4-7 0-0 8, Keefe 1-1 1-1 3, Morris 5-6 0-0 13, Foster 0-1 2-2 2, Russell 1-5 1-2 4. Totals 33-74 26-33 99.

New York 27 27 22 12 - 88

Utah 24 25 22 28 - 99

3-Point goals-New York 6-19 (Starks 2-4, Davis 2-5, Ward 1-3, Lohaus 1-3, Ewing 0-1, Anderson 0-1), Utah 7-16 (Morris 3-3, Hornacek 2-2, Russell 1-2, Stockton 1-4, Eisley 0-1, Benoit 0-4). Fouled out-Carr. Rebounds-New York 38 (Mason 13), Utah 53 (Malone 13). Assists-New York 14 (Davis 3), Utah 22 (Stockton 12). Total fouls-New York 26, Utah 19. Technicals- Spencer, New York illegal defense 3. A-19,911 (19,911).

Hawks 74, Cavaliers 68

Atlanta

Lenny Wilkens, already the winningest coach in NBA history, reached another milestone by getting his 1,000th victory as Atlanta defeated Cleveland.

Cleveland (68) - Mills 9-18 5-6 26, Ferry 4-13 0-2 9, Cage 0-4 0-0 0, Majerle 4-16 0-0 9, Crotty 2-6 2-2 6, Sura 4-11 0-0 8, Hill 1-4 1-2 3, Lang 2-2 3-3 7. Totals 26-74 11-15 68.

Atlanta (74) - Augmon 3-6 6-6 12, Long 5-9 1-2 11, Laettner 4-8 1-2 9, Smith 5-16 4-6 15, Blaylock 6-20 1-2 18, Ehlo 2-10 1-2 6, Henderson 1-2 1-2 3, Bullard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-72 15-22 74.

Cleveland 18 20 8 22 - 68

Atlanta 23 14 20 17 - 74

3-Point goals-Cleveland 5-27 (Mills 3-5, Ferry 1-6, Majerle 1-9, Crotty 0-3, Sura 0-4), Atlanta 7-31 (Blaylock 5-16, Ehlo 1-6, Smith 1-7, Long 0-1, Bullard 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 56 (Cage 13), Atlanta 49 (Long 15). Assists-Cleveland 16 (Majerle 4), Atlanta 16 (Blaylock, Ehlo 4). Total fouls-Cleveland 20, Atlanta 13. Technicals-Cage, Smith. A-12,342 (16,378).

Trail Blazers 102, Heat 88

Miami

Rumeal Robinson, starting again in place of suspended Rod Strickland, had 20 points and six assists to lead Portland over Miami.

Portland (102) - Grant 2-10 0-0 5, C.Robinson 4-13 3-4 12, Dudley 3-3 2-3 8, McKie 6-13 1-2 13, R.Robinson 6-9 5-6 20, Trent 5-7 3-4 13, J.Robinson 1-6 3-4 5, Sabonis 6-8 2-3 15, B.Williams 3-5 2-2 8, Wingfield 0-2 1-2 1, Spencer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-77 22-30 102.

Miami (88) - W.Williams 3-8 0-0 6, Thomas 4-6 3-3 11, Mourning 8-20 5-10 21, Chapman 5-11 0-0 12, Hardaway 2-6 3-4 8, Corbin 2-10 4-4 8, Askins 3-9 0-0 7, Smith 2-5 0-0 5, Schayes 1-4 3-4 5, Lenard 1-5 2-2 5. Totals 31-84 20-27 88.

Portland 27 26 23 26 - 102

Miami 25 23 10 30 - 88

3-Point goals-Portland 6-15 (R.Robinson 3-4, Sabonis 1-1, Grant 1-1, C.Robinson 1-4, Trent 0-1, Wingfield 0-1, J.Robinson 0-3), Miami 6-22 (Chapman 2-6, Hardaway 1-2, Smith 1-2, Askins 1-3, Lenard 1-4, Corbin 0-1, W.Williams 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 64 (Dudley 11), Miami 44 (Mourning 7). Assists-Portland 19 (McKie, R.Robinson 6), Miami 21 (Hardaway, Smith 5). Total fouls-Portland 25, Miami 25. A-14,763 (15,200).

Timberwolves 105, Hornets 101

Minneapolis

Minnesota had the biggest comeback in its 6-1/2-year history, rallying from 25 points down to beat Charlotte.

Charlotte (101) - Curry 5-14 0-0 13, Johnson 5-11 2-4 12, Geiger 6-7 2-2 15, Rice 9-21 7-10 28, Anderson 9-19 1-6 21, Myers 2-4 2-2 6, Parish 1-1 1-2 3, Goldwire 0-1 0-0 0, Addison 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 38-80 16-28 101.

Minnesota (105) - Garnett 7-14 2-2 16, Gugliotta 8-12 2-2 18, Lang 4-10 5-5 13, Rider 5-11 4-4 16, Webb 2-5 6-6 10, Porter 5-9 2-2 13, West 1-5 1-2 3, Martin 6-10 2-2 16, Bragg 0-0 0-0 0, Riley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-76 24-25 105.

Charlotte 34 27 18 22 - 101

Minnesota 16 34 28 27 - 105

3-Point goals-Charlotte 9-23 (Curry 3-6, Rice 3-8, Anderson 2-8, Geiger 1-1), Minnesota 5-11 (Martin 2-2, Rider 2-4, Porter 1-3, Gugliotta 0-1, West 0-1). Fouled out-Geiger. Rebounds- Charlotte 49 (Johnson 11), Minnesota 44 (Gugliotta 10). Assists-Charlotte 24 (Anderson 10), Minnesota 23 (Webb 7). Total fouls-Charlotte 25, Minnesota 22. Technicals-Rider. A-18,522 (19,006).

Bulls 110, Warriors 87

Chicago

Scottie Pippen, shaking off a shooting slump, scored 25 points as Chicago Bulls made it 27-0 at home this season.

Golden State (87) - Kersey 0-5 3-4 3, Smith 1-15 0-0 2, Seikaly 2-4 1-2 5, Armstrong 2-8 0-0 5, Sprewell 9-18 5-6 26, Mullin 2-8 4-5 9, Willis 4-10 4-4 12, Coles 3-7 0-0 7, Marshall 4-7 2-2 11, Rozier 0-2 0-0 0, Barry 2-2 2-2 6, DeClercq 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 29-87 22-27 87.

Chicago (110) - Pippen 10-18 1-1 25, Rodman 3-3 0-1 6, Longley 4-9 1-1 9, Harper 4-7 0-0 8, Jordan 7-17 2-3 17, Kukoc 9-15 1-2 23, Kerr 1-3 0-0 3, Wennington 1-2 0-0 2, Caffey 3-8 2-2 8, Brown 3-4 0-0 6, Buechler 1-1 0-0 3, Simpkins 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 46-89 7-10 110.

Golden State 19 27 19 22 - 87

Chicago 22 29 27 32 - 110

3-Point goals-Golden State 7-16 (Sprewell 3-5, Marshall 1-2, Armstrong 1-3, Mullin 1-3, Coles 1-3), Chicago 11-20 (Pippen 4-7, Kukoc 4-7, Buechler 1-1, Kerr 1-2, Jordan 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Golden State 55 (Smith, Willis 10), Chicago 54 (Rodman 17). Assists-Golden State 15 (Mullin 4), Chicago 25 (Jordan 6). Total fouls-Golden State 11, Chicago 20. Technical-Kersey. A-23,596 (21,771).

Pistons 102, Suns 97

Phoenix

Journeyman Michael Curry had five of his career-high 17 points in the final 42 seconds as Detroit beat Phoenix. Detroit (102) - Hill 9-17 6-8 24, Thorpe 5-8 3-4 13, Reid 1-3 0-0 2, Houston 9-19 5-5 26, Hunter 4-8 0-0 10, Ratliff 2-4 0-0 4, Mills 2-8 0-0 6, Curry 5-11 6-7 17, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 20-24 102.

Phoenix (97) - Finley 4-11 1-2 9, Barkley 9-22 7-7 26, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Person 1-5 0-0 2, Johnson 10-20 8-8 29, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Manning 5-12 3-3 13, Tisdale 6-13 0-0 12, Perry 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 38-93 19-20 97.

Detroit 24 27 17 34 - 102

Phoenix 23 23 24 27 - 97

3-Point goals-Detroit 8-20 (Houston 3-9, Mills 2-4, Hunter 2-4, Curry 1-3), Phoenix 2-6 (Barkley 1-2, Johnson 1-2, Green 0-1, Manning 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 51 (Hill 15), Phoenix 50 (Barkley 11). Assists-Detroit 23 (Hill 7), Phoenix 27 (Johnson 16). Total fouls-Detroit 21, Phoenix 19. Technicals-Detroit coach Collins, Manning. A-19,023 (19,023).

Mavericks 119, Grizzlies 111

Vancouver, British Columbia

Dallas set an NBA 3-point record, attempting 44 shots from behind the arc.

Dallas (119) - Jackson 8-19 2-2 22, McCloud 9-19 7-8 32, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Dumas 6-14 1-2 16, Kidd 7-20 5-8 19, Harris 6-11 1-1 15, Wood 1-3 0-0 2, Brooks 3-7 3-3 9. Totals 42-97 19-24 119.

Vancouver (111) - King 3-7 0-0 8, Amaya 8-9 2-3 18, Reeves 9-14 5-6 23, B.Edwards 5-15 4-4 15, Anthony 2-6 0-0 5, Scott 3-9 3-4 9, Manning 3-5 0-0 6, D.Edwards 1-1 0-0 2, Murdock 9-15 1-1 20, Moten 0-0 1-2 1, Wilkins 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 45-87 16-20 111.

Dallas 26 32 35 26 - 119

Vancouver 25 23 31 32 - 111

3-Point goals-Dallas 16-44 (McCloud 7-14, Jackson 4-10, Dumas 3-7, Harris 2-7, Wood 0-1, Brooks 0-1, Kidd 0-4), Vancouver 5-16 (King 2-3, B.Edwards 1-3, Murdock 1-3, Anthony 1-4, Wilkins 0-1, Scott 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Dallas 53 (Williams 16), Vancouver 53 (B.Edwards 13). Assists-Dallas 30 (Kidd 16), Vancouver 31 (B.Edwards 11). Total fouls-Dallas 14, Vancouver 19. A-15,656 (19,193).

Lakers 100, Bullets 95

Inglewood, Calif.

Los Angeles, bolstered by the return of Magic Johnson and Nick Van Exel from injuries, beat injury-riddled Washington.

Washington (95) - Wallace 6-12 3-4 15, Howard 12-25 3-4 27, Muresan 8-12 4-6 20, Cheaney 5-12 1-4 11, B.Price 1-6 0-0 3, Legler 5-5 0-2 12, Butler 1-5 0-0 2, Eackles 1-2 0-0 3, McIlvaine 1-1 0-0 2, McCann 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 40-80 11-22 95.

L.A. Lakers (100) - Campbell 4-11 7-8 15, Ceballos 8-12 10-10 27, Divac 7-18 4-5 18, Jones 4-9 4-5 12, Van Exel 5-13 1-1 14, Strong 1-2 0-1 2, Threatt 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 1-3 2-2 5, Peeler 2-5 0-0 5, Lynch 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-78 28-32 100.

Washington 29 27 21 18 - 95

L.A. Lakers 41 24 14 21 - 100

3-Point goals-Washington 4-10 (Legler 2-2, Eackles 1-1, B.Price 1-4, Butler 0-1, Wallace 0-2), Los Angeles 6-17 (Van Exel 3-6, Johnson 1-1, Ceballos 1-2, Peeler 1-3, Divac 0-1, Jones 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 48 (Muresan 13), Los Angeles 52 (Campbell 12). Assists-Washington 24 (Howard 7), Los Angeles 18 (Van Exel 4). Total fouls- Washington 24, Los Angeles 21. Technicals-Wallace, Washington illegal defense. A-16,943 (17,505).