Golden State Loses Mullin For Season

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Golden State’s Chris Mullin will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his finger in a game against the New York Knicks.

Mullin tore the radial collateral ligament in his right little finger, the same injury that sidelined him 20 games of the 1993-94 season. He is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday in San Francisco.

The injury occurred Sunday when Mullin’s right hand got caught on Anthony Mason’s waistband during the third quarter of Golden State’s 109-94 loss at New York.

It’s the latest setback for Mullin, whose career with the Warriors has been wracked with injuries.

He missed time last season because of knee problems and a series of blackout spells.

Mullin, averaging 13.3 points a game, sounded optimistic about his injury as he left Madison Square Garden with his hand wrapped.

“It’s just one of those things,” he said. “It’s frustrating, but I just take it all in stride. I’ve been through a lot worse.”

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Magic 110, 76ers 97

Philadelphia

Dennis Scott had eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead Orlando past Philadelphia.

Orlando (110) - Scott 9-16 0-0 26, Grant 7-14 0-0 14, O’Neal 10-17 2-4 22 , Anderson 1-7 1-4 4, Hardaway 8-11 1-3 18, Koncak 0-1 0-0 0, Shaw 0-2 0-0 0, Bowie 3-6 0-0 6, Wolf 2-3 0-0 4, Royal 7-9 2-2 16, B.Thompson 0-3 0-0 0, Vaughn 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 47-92 6-13 110.

Philadelphia (97) - Massenburg 4-8 5-6 13, Weatherspoon 4-10 5-6 13, Pinckney 5-12 2-3 12, Stackhouse 5-15 3-4 13, Maxwell 4-11 0-0 11, Alston 2-4 0-2 4, Ruffin 6-12 3-4 17, L.Thompson 0-1 1-2 1, Sutton 2-7 1-2 7, Walters 2-5 1-2 6. Totals 34-85 21-31 97.

Orlando 33 37 26 14 - 110

Philadelphia 25 17 25 30 - 97

3-Point goals-Orlando 10-25 (Scott 8-15, Hardaway 1-3, Anderson 1-4, B.Thompson 0-3), Philadelphia 8-18 (Maxwell 3-4, Sutton 2-4, Ruffin 2-5, Walters 1-2, Stackhouse 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 55 (Grant 13), Philadelphia 58 (Pinckney 10). Assists-Orlando 34 (Anderson 9), Philadelphia 18 (Weatherspoon 5). Total fouls-Orlando 21, Philadelphia 15. A-17,291 (18,168).

Pistons 99, Hawks 93

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Grant Hill’s sixth triple-double of the season paced Detroit to a win over Atlanta.

Atlanta (93) - Ehlo 3-8 2-2 8, Long 6-10 4-4 16, Laettner 2-10 0-2 4, Blaylock 6-17 0-0 14, Smith 10-22 3-4 25, Bullard 4-6 2-2 12, Rooks 4-7 0-1 8, Henderson 2-5 2-2 6. Totals 37-85 13-17 93.

Detroit (99) - Hill 6-19 4-4 17, Thorpe 6-8 2-5 14, Reid 0-0 0-0 0, Dumars 4-8 1-2 12, Houston 7-9 11-12 26, Ratliff 3-4 1-2 7, Mills 4-10 4-4 14, Hunter 2-8 0-0 5, Curry 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 33-68 25-31 99.

Atlanta 28 23 19 23 - 93

Detroit 29 19 26 25 - 99

3-Point goals-Atlanta 6-23 (Bullard 2-2, Smith 2-6, Blaylock 2-11, Laettner 0-1, Long 0-1, Ehlo 0-2), Detroit 8-20 (Dumars 3-7, Mills 2-5, Hill 1-1, Houston 1-2, Hunter 1-4, Curry 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 43 (Henderson 8), Detroit 50 (Hill 11). Assists-Atlanta 21 (Blaylock 7), Detroit 16 (Hill 12). Total fouls-Atlanta 22, Detroit 17. Technicals-Ehlo, Atlanta coach Wilkens. A-16,225 (21,454).

Celtics 105, Bucks 98

Boston Rick Fox sank six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to help Boston over Milwaukee.

Milwaukee (98) - Robinson 9-16 3-5 21, Baker 8-21 6-8 22, Benjamin 4-6 4-4 12, Douglas 6-14 4-6 17, Newman 7-18 2-2 19, Cummings 1-7 0-0 2, Conlon 0-2 0-0 0, Keys 0-0 5-6 5, Mayberry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-85 24-31 98.

Boston (105) - Ellison 5-6 0-0 10, Fox 8-18 0-0 22, Montross 2-5 0-2 4, Wesley 3-9 3-5 9, Minor 5-10 0-0 10, Williams 3-5 8-12 14, Day 1-7 9-12 11, Lister 0-1 0-0 0, Barros 8-13 7-7 23, Smith 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 36-78 27-38 105.

Milwaukee 25 18 23 32 - 98

Boston 22 31 24 28 - 105

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 4-12 (Newman 3-4, Douglas 1-3, Baker 0-1, Mayberry 0-1, Robinson 0-3), Boston 6-15 (Fox 6-8, Wesley 0-2, Day 0-2, Barros 0-3). Fouled out-Newman. Rebounds-Milwaukee 58 (Baker 14), Boston 52 (Ellison 12). Assists-Milwaukee 19 (Douglas 6), Boston 21 (Wesley 9). Total fouls-Milwaukee 25, Boston 23. Technical-Milwaukee illegal defense. A-16,061 (18,624).

Spurs 101, Nuggets 90

Denver

David Robinson had 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocked shots as San Antonio overcame poor early shooting.

San Antonio (101) - Elliott 7-16 1-2 18, Smith 5-9 0-0 10, Robinson 8-16 12-13 28, Johnson 7-9 0-0 14, Del Negro 5-9 6-8 16, Person 3-10 2-2 10, Perdue 2-4 1-2 5, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0, Rivers 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-73 22-27 101.

Denver (90) - L.Ellis 7-15 4-6 18, McDyess 3-12 4-4 10, Mutombo 3-10 2-2 8, Abdul-Rauf 5-9 1-1 12, Stith 4-12 5-5 13, D.Ellis 2-8 4-4 9, Hammonds 3-3 0-1 6, Rose 5-8 1-2 11, Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Overton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-83 21-25 90.

San Antonio 24 29 27 21 - 101

Denver 27 25 19 19 - 90

3-Point goals-San Antonio 5-13 (Elliott 3-7, Person 2-5, Del Negro 0-1), Denver 3-8 (Abdul-Rauf 1-1, Williams 1-3, D.Eillis 1-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 48 (Robinson 13), Denver 47 (Mutombo 11). Assists-San Antonio 27 (Johnson 14), Denver 29 (Rose 6). Total fouls-San Antonio 20, Denver 21. Technical-San Antonio illegal defense. A-15,734 (17,171).

Bullets 96, Grizzlies 81

Vancouver, British Columbia

Juwan Howard scored 25 points as Washington handed Vancouver its eighth straight loss.

Washington (96) - Wallace 7-14 0-0 14, Howard 10-17 5-5 25, Muresan 9-13 2-4 20, Cheaney 8-15 4-4 21, B.Price 0-7 1-1 1, McIlvaine 0-0 1-2 1, Legler 0-1 0-0 0, Eackles 5-8 2-2 12, Butler 1-4 0-0 2, McCann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-79 15-18 96.

Vancouver (81) - King 2-3 0-0 5, Amaya 5-7 2-2 12, Reeves 7-17 5-6 19, B.Edwards 3-9 0-0 7, Anthony 2-10 1-3 6, Scott 7-8 2-2 20, Murdock 0-8 0-0 0, Wilkins 5-8 0-0 10, Manning 1-4 0-0 2, D.Edwards 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-76 10-13 81.

Washington 24 16 29 27 - 96

Vancouver 21 17 25 18 - 81

3-Point goals-Washington 1-8 (Cheaney 1-2, Wallace 0-1, Eackles 0-1, Butler 0-1, B.Price 0-3), Vancouver 7-15 (Scott 4-5, King 1-1, B.Edwards 1-3, Anthony 1-4, Murdock 0-1, Wilkins 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 45 (Muresan 10), Vancouver 44 (Amaya 16). Assists-Washington 24 (Howard, B.Price 6), Vancouver 18 (Anthony, Murdock 6). Total fouls-Washington 17, Vancouver 17. Technicals- Wallace, King. A-15,996 (19,193).