L.A. Ends Orlando’s Long Run

NBA

The Los Angeles Lakers not only shattered Orlando’s 40-game home winning streak, they buried it.

Nick Van Exel scored 22 points and the Lakers made 11 of 18 from 3-point range to beat the Magic 113-91 Tuesday night and end the second-longest home regular-season winning streak in NBA history.

Eddie Jones was 3 of 3 from beyond the arc and had 18 points, while Magic Johnson and Elden Campbell each scored 14 for the Lakers. Los Angeles also got a boost from Cedric Ceballos’ 15 points in his first game since returning from a four-day unexcused absence.

“We take personal pride in winning a big game on the road,” Johnson said. “Because of all that’s happened, we came together. Cedric was a big part of that tonight, and we welcomed him back. Streaks are made to be broken. We’re just the team that broke it. We’re happy about it, but we’re happy more that we got a big win against basically the second-best team in basketball.”

Orlando lost a regular-season game at home for the first time since March 14, 1995, leaving Chicago (34-0) as the only team with an unblemished record on its home court.

The Magic had won 33 straight at Orlando Arena this season and were trying to keep pace with the Bulls, who have won a league-record 41 consecutive regular-season home games dating back to last spring.

The Lakers wound up shooting better from behind the 3-point arc (61 percent) than Orlando did from the free-throw line (8 of 18, 44 percent).

Lakers 113, Magic 91

L.A. Lakers (113) - Johnson 4-8 4-4 14, Campbell 6-13 2-4 14, Divac 3-8 1-2 7, Jones 7-10 1-2 18, Van Exel 9-17 2-2 22, Strong 3-4 0-0 6, Lynch 0-2 0-0 0, Blount 1-2 0-2 2, Peeler 4-5 0-0 11, Ceballos 5-9 4-4 15, Threatt 2-2 0-0 4, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-80 14-20 113.

Orlando (91) - Scott 2-11 0-0 6, Koncak 1-1 0-0 2, O’Neal 11-24 1-6 23, Anderson 6-9 1-4 16, Hardaway 8-18 4-6 21, Wolf 5-7 0-0 10, Bowie 1-2 0-0 2, Shaw 2-6 0-0 5, Royal 0-0 2-2 2, Thompson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 38-80 8-18 91.

L.A. Lakers 25 29 30 29 - 113

Orlando 27 22 21 21 - 91

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 11-18 (Jones 3-3, Peeler 3-4, Johnson 2-2, Van Exel 2-6, Ceballos 1-2, Strong 0-1), Orlando 7-23 (Anderson 3-5, Scott 2-10, Shaw 1-2, Hardaway 1-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 50 (Campbell 10), Orlando 44 (O’Neal 10). Assists-Los Angeles 30 (Johnson 7), Orlando 25 (Hardaway 9). Total fouls-Los Angeles 18, Orlando 18. A-17,248 (17,248).

Pacers 103, Celtics 96

Indianapolis

Reggie Miller scored 18 points before leaving due to a cut over his right eye and Indiana beat Boston Celtics.

Boston (96) - Fox 4-10 1-2 10, Ellison 1-6 0-0 2, Lister 2-4 1-2 5, Minor 2-6 0-0 4, Wesley 10-18 2-2 27, Brown 0-2 1-2 1, Hamilton 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 4-7 1-2 9, Day 8-18 4-4 22, Burrough 0-2 0-0 0, Barros 5-11 3-4 16, Mundt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-85 13-18 96.

Indiana (103) - McKey 2-6 4-5 8, D.Davis 5-8 4-6 14, Smits 7-16 0-0 14, Miller 6-12 5-5 18, Jackson 5-14 4-4 14, A.Davis 5-6 5-6 15, Schintzius 0-0 0-0 0, Pierce 4-10 3-4 12, Workman 1-3 0-0 2, Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0, Ferrell 2-3 0-0 4, Best 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 37-79 27-32 103.

Boston 19 25 26 26 - 96

Indiana 27 35 20 21 - 103

3-Point goals-Boston 11-27 (Wesley 5-11, Barros 3-5, Day 2-7, Fox 1-3, Minor 0-1), Indiana 2-12 (Pierce 1-2, Miller 1-6, McKey 0-1, Workman 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Fouled out- Fox. Rebounds-Boston 50 (Ellison, Lister 10), Indiana 51 (D.Davis 13). Assists-Boston 17 (Fox 5), Indiana 25 (Jackson 8). Total fouls-Boston 29, Indiana 21. A-16,610 (16,530).

Hawks 114, Raptors 111

Toronto

Mookie Blaylock scored 26 points and made back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as Atlanta completed a season sweep of Toronto.

Atlanta (114) - Augmon 7-14 3-4 17, Long 1-7 6-6 8, Laettner 8-9 6-9 22, Smith 8-18 3-4 23, Blaylock 10-20 2-2 26, Ehlo 1-5 0-0 3, Henderson 4-6 1-1 9, Jordan 2-2 2-4 6. Totals 41-81 23-30 114.

Toronto (111) - Murray 12-19 2-2 30, Rogers 4-7 1-1 9, Miller 9-11 2-2 20, Robertson 1-5 0-0 2, Stoudamire 14-23 1-1 30, Christie 0-6 0-0 0, Tabak 7-8 0-0 14, Earl 3-7 0-0 6, Esposito 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 50-86 6-6 111.

Atlanta 29 29 35 21 - 114

Toronto 33 31 25 22 - 111

3-Point goals-Atlanta 9-19 (Blaylock 4-7, Smith 4-10, Ehlo 1-2), Toronto 5-11 (Murray 4-6, Stoudamire 1-3, Miller 0-1, Christie 0-1). Fouled out-Christie. Rebounds-Atlanta 45 (Laettner 12), Toronto 38 (Miller, Murray 9). Assists- Atlanta 20 (Blaylock 6), Toronto 32 (Stoudamire 12). Total fouls-Atlanta 14, Toronto 26. A-21,473 (22,911).

Bullets 96, Cavaliers 89

Cleveland

Juwan Howard scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as Washington overcame an eight-point halftime deficit and beat Cleveland.

Washington (96) - Cheaney 8-12 1-1 17, Howard 8-21 5-5 21, Muresan 7-12 0-0 14, Eackles 4-5 2-2 10, B.Price 3-6 2-2 9, Legler 5-8 2-2 15, Whitney 3-5 0-0 8, McIlvaine 1-1 0-0 2, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, McCann 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-71 12-12 96.

Cleveland (89) - Mills 8-10 2-2 20, Ferry 4-12 1-2 9, Cage 3-6 0-0 6, Phills 2-6 0-0 5, Brandon 8-19 2-2 20, Majerle 5-8 4-4 15, Hill 1-2 1-2 3, Sura 3-6 2-2 8, Lang 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 35-70 13-16 89.

Washington 21 24 29 22 - 96

Cleveland 27 26 18 18 - 89

3-Point goals-Washington 6-10 (Legler 3-5, Whitney 2-3, B.Price 1-2), Cleveland 6-15 (Brandon 2-2, Mills 2-3, Majerle 1-2, Phills 1-3, Ferry 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Washington 37 (Muresan 14), Cleveland 33 (Cage 7). Assists-Washington 31 (B.Price 10), Cleveland 25 (Brandon 10). Total fouls-Washington 14, Cleveland 17. A-18,049 (20,562).

Knicks 83, Rockets 74

Houston

John Starks scored 21 points and New York withstood a startling third-quarter comeback by Houston’s injury-depleted lineup.

New York (83) - Reid 1-3 0-0 2, Mason 6-10 1-4 13, Ewing 7-20 3-6 17, Starks 8-14 3-5 21, Harper 8-15 1-1 18, Ward 2-5 1-2 6, H.Williams 1-4 2-2 4, Oakley 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-74 11-20 83.

Houston (74) - Mack 4-13 0-0 11, Brown 7-17 2-4 16, Bryant 4-9 0-0 8, Moore 4-14 4-4 13, Smith 5-14 5-5 16, Jones 0-1 1-2 1, Breaux 0-7 0-2 0, Chilcutt 1-5 0-0 3, Recasner 1-4 3-3 6. Totals 26-84 15-20 74.

New York 24 28 13 18 - 83

Houston 17 13 29 15 - 74

3-Point goals-New York 4-15 (Starks 2-6, Ward 1-3, Harper 1-6), Houston 7-24 (Mack 3-6, Recasner 1-3, Chilcutt 1-3, Moore 1-4, Smith 1-7, Brown 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 62 (Mason 17), Houston 50 (Brown 14). Assists-New York 26 (Mason, Ewing 5), Houston 17 (Smith 9). Total fouls-New York 19, Houston 20. Technicals-Mason, Reid 2, Smith, New York illegal defense. Ejections-Reid. A-16,285 (16,285).

Pistons 86, Grizzlies 75

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Grant Hill scored 28 points and matched a career-high with 17 rebounds as Detroit beat staggering Vancouver.

Vancouver (75) - King 1-8 1-2 3, Amaya 4-9 4-6 12, Reeves 10-20 2-7 22, B.Edwards 4-13 0-0 8, Anthony 4-12 2-2 12, Scott 3-11 5-9 13, Murdock 1-4 1-2 3, Avent 1-3 0-0 2, Moten 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-82 15-28 75.

Detroit (86) - Hill 11-16 6-7 28, Thorpe 3-9 1-2 7, West 4-6 1-4 9, Houston 6-17 0-0 16, Dumars 6-14 0-0 15, Hunter 1-4 0-0 3, Mills 0-8 1-2 1, Curry 2-3 0-0 5, Reid 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 34-79 9-16 86.

Vancouver 9 17 26 23 - 75

Detroit 18 25 22 21 - 86

3-Point goals-Vancouver 4-10 (Anthony 2-3, Scott 2-5, King 0-1, B.Edwards 0-1), Detroit 9-22 (Houston 4-8, Dumars 3-6, Curry 1-1, Hunter 1-2, Hill 0-2, Mills 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 58 (Amaya 10), Detroit 61 (Hill 17). Assists-Vancouver 20 (Anthony 7), Detroit 17 (Dumars 5). Total fouls-Vancouver 16, Detroit 24. A-15,781 (21,454).

Hornets 119, Nuggets 112 (2OT)

Denver

Larry Johnson hit two baskets in the final 40 seconds of the second overtime and Charlotte scored 11 of the game’s final 13 points to beat Denver.

Charlotte (119) - Johnson 8-20 4-7 20, Geiger 6-15 4-8 16, Parish 6-8 3-4 15, Anderson 6-19 0-0 14, Rice 7-20 11-12 28, Hancock 0-1 0-0 0, Goldwire 1-5 4-4 6, Curry 7-15 4-5 20, Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Zidek 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-103 30-40 119.

Denver (112) - L.Ellis 3-10 1-1 7, McDyess 8-13 7-8 23, Mutombo 5-9 6-8 16, Rose 8-19 3-6 19, Stith 5-14 4-6 14, D.Ellis 4-14 2-3 11, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Overton 0-3 0-0 0, Hammonds 2-5 0-0 4, MacLean 5-10 7-10 18. Totals 40-100 30-42 112.

Charlotte 21 31 23 20 10 14 - 119

Denver 26 24 21 24 10 7 - 112

3-Point goals-Charlotte 7-28 (Rice 3-7, Curry 2-7, Anderson 2-9, Johnson 0-1, Geiger 0-1, Goldwire 0-3), Denver 2-13 (MacLean 1-2, D.Ellis 1-6, L.Ellis 0-1, Williams 0-1, Overton 0-1, Stith 0-2). Fouled out-Geiger, McDyess. Rebounds-Charlotte 74 (Parish 17), Denver 70 (Mutombo 31). Assists-Charlotte 20 (Anderson 8), Denver 14 (Rose 9). Total fouls-Charlotte 27, Denver 30. Technicals-Parish, Williams, Mutombo. A-16,026 (17,171).

Suns 102, Kings 98

Phoenix

Charles Barkley converted a three-point play with 31 seconds left and Kevin Johnson made four free throws in the final 20.7 seconds as Phoenix beat Sacramento.

Sacramento (98) - Williamson 4-13 3-9 11, Polynice 7-12 0-0 14, Causwell 2-4 2-2 6, Richmond 9-18 3-4 27, Edney 3-11 5-6 11, Smith 1-2 2-2 4, Hurley 2-7 0-0 6, Marciulionis 4-13 2-2 11, Gamble 3-3 1-1 8. Totals 35-83 18-26 98.

Phoenix (102) - Bennett 0-1 0-0 0, Barkley 8-12 13-19 29, Williams 2-7 1-2 5, Finley 5-6 3-4 15, Johnson 3-7 7-8 14, Green 2-8 3-6 7, Manning 2-15 2-6 6, Perry 3-7 0-0 7, Person 5-7 0-0 12, Carr 1-2 2-2 4, Kleine 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 31-73 34-51 102.

Sacramento 20 27 26 25 - 98

Phoenix 13 38 21 30 - 102

3-Point goals-Sacramento 10-24 (Richmond 6-9, Hurley 2-5, Gamble 1-1, Marciulionis 1-6, Edney 0-3), Phoenix 6-7 (Finley 2-2, Person 2-2, Perry 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Barkley 0-1). Fouled out-Polynice. Rebounds-Sacramento 47 (Polynice 13), Phoenix 68 (Barkley 12). Assists-Sacramento 26 (Edney 9), Phoenix 21 (Johnson 7). Total fouls-Sacramento 34, Phoenix 18. Technical-Manning. A-19,023 (19,023).

Clippers 103, Bucks 97

Los Angeles

Los Angeles sent Milwaukee to its 12th consecutive loss, the most in franchise history.

Milwaukee (97) - Robinson 9-19 0-0 20, Baker 7-16 6-8 20, Benjamin 2-4 0-0 4, Douglas 6-10 0-0 12, Newman 9-13 4-4 25, Cummings 6-9 1-2 13, Keys 0-1 0-0 0, Mayberry 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 40-73 11-14 97.

L.A. Clippers (103) - Vaught 3-7 4-6 10, Rogers 4-10 0-0 8, Williams 6-12 2-2 14, Richardson 6-11 3-5 18, Sealy 7-12 0-0 15, Murray 2-3 0-0 4, Dehere 2-8 1-2 7, Barry 5-9 1-1 12, Outlaw 1-2 0-0 2, Piatkowski 1-2 0-0 2, Roberts 4-7 3-3 11. Totals 41-83 14-19 103.

Milwaukee 32 25 16 24 - 97

L.A. Clippers 22 31 31 19 - 103

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 6-13 (Newman 3-6, Robinson 2-5, Mayberry 1-1, Douglas 0-1), Los Angeles 7-20 (Richardson 3-4, Dehere 2-7, Sealy 1-2, Barry 1-4, Murray 0-1, Rogers 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 35 (Baker, Benjamin 7), Los Angeles 48 (Rogers 12). Assists-Milwaukee 20 (Baker, Douglas 4), Los Angeles 14 (Richardson 3). Total fouls-Milwaukee 21, Los Angeles 16. Technicals-Newman. A-6,841 (16,021).