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Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf stood, prayed and played but was upstaged by Michael Jordan’s 33 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Denver Nuggets 108-87 Friday for a record-tying 39th consecutive regular-season home victory.

The Bulls, 32-0 at home this season, haven’t lost at the United Center since last March 24 - Jordan’s first game at home after coming out of retirement. Both the 39-game overall run and 32-game season-starting streak tied NBA records set by the Orlando Magic earlier this week.

Abdul-Rauf, suspended by the NBA for refusing to stand during the national anthem, scored 19 points.

Abdul-Rauf had his suspension lifted Thursday after he agreed to stand during future games.

The flag-waving crowd cheered loudly through the anthem while Abdul-Rauf, eyes closed and hands held near his face, stood silently and prayed. The fans booed loudly when he entered the game at the 6:57 mark of the first quarter.

Bulls 108, Nuggets 87

Denver (87) - L.Ellis 6-11 0-0 12, McDyess 11-18 0-2 22, Mutombo 2-5 0-0 4, Rose 2-7 1-2 5, Stith 3-6 0-0 7, Abdul-Rauf 8-15 2-2 19, D.Ellis 4-6 1-2 10, Hammonds 0-1 0-0 0, MacLean 2-5 1-2 6, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Fish 1-2 0-0 2, Overton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 5-10 87.

Chicago (108) - Kukoc 10-14 1-1 24, Rodman 4-9 0-0 8, Longley 5-9 2-2 12, Harper 4-10 2-2 10, Jordan 14-22 2-3 33, Brown 5-8 0-0 10, Kerr 2-6 0-0 4, Buechler 2-6 0-0 5, Edwards 0-4 0-0 0, Salley 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 47-90 7-8 108.

Denver 20 24 22 21 - 87 Chicago 32 21 30 25 - 108

3-Point goals-Denver 4-9 (Stith 1-1, D.Ellis 1-1, Abdul-Rauf 1-2, MacLean 1-3, Rose 0-1, Williams 0-1), Chicago 7-16 (Jordan 3-5, Kukoc 3-6, Buechler 1-1, Rodman 0-1, Kerr 0-1, Harper 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Denver 44 (McDyess 12), Chicago 43 (Rodman 15). Assists-Denver 25 (Rose 11), Chicago 30 (Kukoc 10). Total fouls-Denver 12, Chicago 17. Technicals- Rodman, Chicago coach Jackson. A-23,692 (21,771).

Timberwolves 113, Kings 87 Minneapolis

Tom Gugliotta, coming off Wednesday’s 0-for-13 outing, was 8 of 9 from the field to lead Minnesota over Sacramento.

Sacramento (87) - Williamson 6-11 1-4 13, Grant 4-8 5-6 13, Polynice 3-8 2-2 8, Richmond 8-18 6-8 26, Hurley 1-4 1-2 3, M.Smith 0-0 1-2 1, Edney 4-8 1-2 11, Gamble 2-5 1-2 5, Simmons 2-5 2-2 6, McDaniel 0-2 1-2 1, Causwell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 21-32 87.

Minnesota (113) - Garnett 7-13 0-0 14, Gugliotta 8-9 4-6 21, Riley 2-5 0-0 4, West 2-6 0-0 4, Webb 3-8 3-4 11, Mitchell 5-10 13-13 23, Davis 2-4 2-2 6, Porter 3-6 0-0 7, Martin 5-10 9-9 21, Bragg 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 37-72 33-36 113.

Sacramento 25 17 21 24 - 87 Minnesota 21 33 31 28 - 113

3-Point goals-Sacramento 6-18 (Richmond 4-10, Edney 2-4, Grant 0-1, Polynice 0-1, Gamble 0-1, Simmons 0-1), Minnesota 6-11 (Webb 2-2, Martin 2-5, Gugliotta 1-1, Porter 1-2, Davis 0-1). Fouled out-Williamson. Rebounds- Sacramento 45 (Polynice 8), Minnesota 44 (Garnett 9). Assists-Sacramento 25 (M.Smith 7), Minnesota 28 (Webb 12). Total fouls-Sacramento 26, Minnesota 19. Technicals- Garnett, Minnesota illegal defense 2, Sacramento illegal defense. Flagrant fouls-Polynice. A-13,277 (19,006).

Suns 128, 76ers 102 Philadelphia

Charles Barkley scored 29 points, including 16 in the third period,in leading Phoenix.

Phoenix (128) - Bennett 4-7 3-4 11, Barkley 11-18 5-6 29, Williams 7-10 4-6 18, Finley 3-8 5-6 11, Johnson 6-10 2-3 14, Person 10-14 0-1 21, Perry 4-6 0-0 9, Kleine 4-7 1-1 9, Green 0-2 0-0 0, Carr 2-2 0-0 4, Coker 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 52-85 20-27 128.

Philadelphia (102) - Alston 13-15 4-5 30, Weatherspoon 4-12 2-3 10, Pinckney 2-5 2-2 6, Stackhouse 7-19 4-6 20, Maxwell 3-10 2-3 9, Massenburg 2-7 2-2 6, Ruffin 0-4 0-0 0, Higgins 3-10 0-0 7, Sutton 4-7 0-1 11, Walters 0-1 1-2 1, Dumas 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-94 17-24 102.

Phoenix 27 28 37 36 - 128 Philadelphia 23 24 19 36 - 102

3-Point goals-Phoenix 4-12 (Barkley 2-3, Perry 1-1, Person 1-4, Bennett 0-1, Williams 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Green 0-1), Philadelphia 7-26 (Sutton 3-6, Stackhouse 2-6, Maxwell 1-5, Higgins 1-7, Ruffin 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Phoenix 54 (Barkley 12), Philadelphia 48 (Alston 10). Assists-Phoenix 32 (Johnson 13), Philadelphia 22 (Maxwell 5). Total fouls-Phoenix 20, Philadelphia 21. A-16,514 (18,168).

Pistons 80, Cavaliers 69 Auburn Hills, Mich.

Detroit moved a game ahead of Cleveland in the Eastern Conference playoff race, despite going almost 10-1/2 minutes without a field goal.

Cleveland (69) - C.Mills 5-12 1-2 11, Ferry 4-9 4-5 12, Cage 3-6 0-0 6, Majerle 2-11 0-0 4, Brandon 9-20 4-6 22, Sura 4-8 0-1 9, T.Hill 0-3 2-2 2, Crotty 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 28-70 11-16 69.

Detroit (80) - G.Hill 6-11 5-7 17, Thorpe 3-9 0-0 6, Reid 1-2 0-0 2, Houston 7-11 3-3 22, Dumars 2-8 1-2 6, Curry 1-1 0-0 2, Hunter 2-6 2-2 7, T.Mills 6-11 3-3 18. Totals 28-59 14-17 80.

Cleveland 19 20 13 17 - 69 Detroit 21 27 10 22 - 80

3-Point goals-Cleveland 2-17 (Marshall 1-1, Sura 1-2, C.Mills 0-3, Ferry 0-3, Brandon 0-3, Majerle 0-5), Detroit 10-16 (Houston 5-5, T.Mills 3-5, Dumars 1-3, Hunter 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 45 (Majerle 9), Detroit 36 (G.Hill 13). Assists-Cleveland 16 (Brandon, Sura 5), Detroit 20 (G.Hill 6). Total fouls-Cleveland 16, Detroit 19. Technicals-Cage, Cleveland illegal defense. A-20,135 (21,454).

Hornets 113, Raptors 101 Charlotte, N.C.

Larry Johnson and Glen Rice scored 27 apiece and Charlotte blew an 11-point lead before rallying over Toronto.

Toronto (101) - Murray 4-12 2-2 11, Wright 9-12 2-3 20 , Miller 10-15 0-0 20, Christie 2-6 6-10 11, Stoudamire 7-20 5-6 20 , Tabak 4-11 1-4 20, King 4-8 0-0 8, Esposito 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-85 16-25 101.

Charlotte (113) - Johnson 8-12 10-11 27 , Geiger 8-11 5-6 21, Parish 3-5 1-2 7 , Rice 7-15 11-12 27, Goldwire 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 3-7 0-2 7, Zidek 0-0 0-0 0 , Curry 8-15 2-3 22 , Myers 0-1 0-2 0, Addison 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-70 29-38 113.

Toronto 29 23 29 20 - 101 Charlotte 33 37 26 27 - 113

3-Point goals-Toronto 3-17 (Christie 1-3, Murray 1-6, Stoudamire 1-7, King 0-1), Charlotte 8-19 (Curry 4-8, Rice 2-4, Johnson 1-2, Anderson 1-2, George 0-1, Goldwire 0-1, Myers 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 47 (Miller 10), Charlotte 47 (Geiger 13). Assists-Toronto 22 (Stoudamire 11), Charlotte 29 (Johnson, Rice 8). Total fouls- Toronto 26, Charlotte 20. Technicals-Toronto illegal defense. A-24,042 (23,698).

Jazz 95, Pacers 86 Indianapolis

Karl Malone had 27 points and nine assists and Utah held Indiana without a field goal in the final 7 minutes of the second quarter.

Utah (95) - Benoit 6-11 2-2 15, Malone 11-19 5-8 27, Spencer 1-1 0-0 2, Hornacek 4-12 6-6 14, Stockton 5-11 1-2 11, Eisley 1-2 2-2 4, Ostertag 3-5 1-2 7, Morris 0-5 0-0 0, Carr 4-6 3-4 11, Keefe 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 36-73 22-28 95.

Indiana (86) - McKey 4-10 1-2 9, D.Davis 4-9 1-2 9, Smits 7-18 7-10 21, Miller 2-8 2-2 8, Jackson 6-10 1-2 16, Pierce 2-9 4-4 8, A.Davis 3-6 0-0 6, Best 2-3 5-6 9, Schintzius 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 21-28.

Utah 26 22 25 22 - 95 Indiana 24 8 26 28 - 86

3-Point goals-Utah 1-7 (Benoit 1-3, Hornacek 0-2, Morris 0-2), Indiana 5-11 (Jackson 3-4, Miller 2-3, McKey 0-2, Pierce 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Utah 46 (Ostertag 8), Indiana 51 (D.Davis 12). Assists-Utah 27 (Stockton 13), Indiana 21 (Jackson 7). Total fouls-Utah 24, Indiana 26. A-16,712 (16,530).

Magic 92, Grizzlies 87 (OT) Vancouver, British

Columbia Orlando’s Anfernee Hardaway scored five points in the final 53 seconds of overtime to lock up a win.

Orlando (92) - Anderson 2-6 0-2 5, Koncak 1-3 0-0 2, O’Neal 9-21 5-8 23, Scott 6-12 1-2 19, Hardaway 9-19 10-13 29, Wolf 0-3 0-0 0, Thompson 1-3 1-1 4, Bowie 0-1 0-0 0, Royal 3-4 4-4 10. Totals 31-72 21-30 92.

Vancouver (87) - Wilkins 3-8 2-2 9, Amaya 6-9 0-0 12, Reeves 7-16 0-0 14, B.Edwards 5-15 2-3 12, Murdock 7-16 0-0 16, Avent 3-10 2-2 8, Scott 2-9 1-1 7, Manning 1-2 0-0 2, Moten 2-2 0-0 5, King 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 37-92 7-8 87.

Orlando 25 20 19 19 9 - 92 Vancouver 23 24 18 18 4 - 87

3-Point goals-Orlando 9-20 (Scott 6-10, Hardaway 1-3, Thompson 1-3, Anderson 1-4), Vancouver 6-17 (Murdock 2-3, Scott 2-7, Moten 1-1, Wilkins 1-2, B.Edwards 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 49 (O’Neal 14), Vancouver 57 (Reeves 18). Assists-Orlando 23 (Hardaway 12), Vancouver 22 (Murdock 6). Total fouls-Orlando 13, Vancouver 25. Technicals-Vancouver illegal defense. A-19,193 (19,193).

Lakers 117, Bucks 95 Inglewood, Calif.

Magic Johnson scored eight of his 20 points off the bench in the third quarter and dished out eight assists, sparking Los Angeles over Milwaukee.

Milwaukee (95) - Baker 8-12 0-2 16, Robinson 7-14 4-4 19, Benjamin 3-9 0-0 6, Newman 5-10 9-9 19, Douglas 2-6 0-2 4, Cummings 5-8 2-4 12, Respert 2-4 1-2 5, Mayberry 1-1 0-0 3, Keys 2-3 0-0 4, Conlon 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 37-71 19-27 95.

L.A. Lakers (117) - Campbell 3-7 1-1 7, Ceballos 7-17 2-2 19, Divac 7-12 4-5 18, Jones 4-7 3-4 11, Van Exel 5-9 0-0 13, Strong 1-2 0-0 2, Peeler 4-5 0-0 8, Lynch 1-2 0-0 2, Threatt 3-5 0-0 8, Johnson 6-8 7-8 20, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Blount 4-4 1-1 9. Totals 45-79 18-21 117.

Milwaukee 20 31 24 20 - 95 L.A. Lakers 26 31 27 33 - 117

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 2-9 (Mayberry 1-1, Robinson 1-3, Benjamin 0-1, Respert 0-1, Baker 0-1, Newman 0-2), Los Angeles 9-25 (Ceballos 3-12, Van Exel 3-6, Threatt 2-3, Johnson 1-1, Peeler 0-1, Jones 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 36 (Benjamin 5), Los Angeles 43 (Divac 15). Assists-Milwaukee 27 (Douglas 7), Los Angeles 32 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Milwaukee 21, Los Angeles 22. Technicals-Baker, Campbell. Los Angeles Illegal defense. A-17,505 (17,505).

Trail Blazers 86, Clippers 79 Portland, Ore.

Arvydas Sabonis had 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead Portland past L.A.

L.A. Clippers (79) - Vaught 0-6 0-0 0, Rogers 9-20 3-4 22, Br.Williams 5-11 2-2 12, Barry 4-8 0-0 10, Richardson 3-10 0-0 6, Dehere 4-7 4-6 14, Sealy 3-7 0-0 6, Roberts 1-6 2-2 4, Murray 1-1 1-2 3, Outlaw 0-1 2-4 2, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-78 14-20 79.

Portland (86) - C.Robinson 3-12 10-12 16, Trent 1-3 0-0 2, Sabonis 9-14 5-6 23, Grant 4-5 0-0 8, Strickland 6-17 7-9 19, McKie 2-5 1-1 5, Dudley 3-4 0-2 6, Bu.Williams 1-6 5-6 7, Wingfield 0-4 0-0 0, R.Robinson 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-74 28-36 86.

LA Clippers 20 21 15 23 - 79 Portland 25 21 21 19 - 86

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 5-18 (Barry 2-5, Dehere 2-5, Rogers 1-4, Sealy 0-1, Richardson 0-3), Portland 0-8 (Sabonis 0-1, Grant 0-1, McKie 0-1, R.Robinson 0-1, C.Robinson 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 46 (Rogers 10), Portland 61 (Sabonis, Bu.Williams 13). Assists-Los Angeles 13 (Richardson 5), Portland 13 (Strickland 7). Total fouls-Los Angeles 28, Portland 21. Technicals-Dudley, Portland illegal defense 2. A-19,995 (21,401).