Nba

Scottie Pippen returned to his AllStar form and helped the Chicago Bulls bounce back from their most shocking loss to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 111-80 Thursday night.

Pippen, averaging 13.3 points on 35 percent shooting during an injury-filled five-week span, had 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Bulls rebounded from Sunday’s 109-108 loss to the expansion Toronto. Toni Kukoc scored 24 points for the Bulls, who needed only 13 points from Michael Jordan - 18 below his average - to extend their NBA-record home winning streak to 42 regular-season games.

Bulls 111, Hawks 80

Atlanta (80) - Augmon 5-10 2-2 12, Long 3-6 3-6 9, Laettner 2-12 6-6 10, Smith 5-14 8-8 18, Ehlo 3-9 2-2 8, R.Jordan 0-5 1-4 1, Henderson 1-7 4-5 6, Rooks 1-2 1-2 3, Bullard 1-4 2-2 5, Boyce 3-5 1-2 8. Totals 24-74 30-39 80.

Chicago (111) - Pippen 8-18 0-0 16, Kukoc 10-12 0-0 24, Wennington 3-6 0-0 6, Harper 6-11 0-0 12, M.Jordan 5-12 3-6 13, Kerr 4-5 0-0 11, Caffey 3-4 3-4 9, Salley 1-2 2-2 4, Simpkins 1-3 4-6 6, Brown 3-5 1-2 7, Buechler 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 45-83 13-20 111.

Atlanta 18 19 17 26 - 80 Chicago 31 31 24 25 - 111

3-Point goals-Atlanta 2-14 (Boyce 1-2, Bullard 1-3, Long 0-1, Laettner 0-1, Ehlo 0-3, Smith 0-4), Chicago 8-16 (Kukoc 4-4, Kerr 3-3, Buechler 1-3, M.Jordan 0-1, Pippen 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 55 (Long 10), Chicago 49 (Pippen 11). Assists-Atlanta 9 (Smith, R.Jordan 2), Chicago 32 (Pippen 8). Total fouls-Atlanta 18, Chicago 28. A-23,642 (21,771).

Nuggets 92, Grizzlies 88 Vancouver, British Columbia

The Grizzlies tied the NBA record for consecutive losses in a season. The record of 20 losses in a row was shared by the Philadelphia 76ers (1973) and the Dallas Mavericks (1993).

Denver (92) - L.Ellis 5-11 0-2 11, McDyess 5-16 8-11 18, Mutombo 2-5 6-8 10, Stith 1-8 3-3 5, Rose 8-11 0-0 17, D.Ellis 3-11 4-4 10, Hammonds 2-2 0-0 4, Overton 3-5 1-2 7, MacLean 4-11 0-0 10, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 22-30 92.

Vancouver (88) - Wilkins 3-9 0-0 6, Amaya 3-8 2-2 8, Reeves 7-19 7-8 21, Edwards 8-13 1-1 17, Anthony 6-12 0-0 16, Avent 1-5 1-4 3, Scott 4-12 0-0 10, Murdock 2-4 0-0 5, King 0-0 0-0 0, Mobley 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-85 11-15 88.

Denver 23 28 18 23 - 92 Vancouver 26 25 16 21 - 88

3-Point goals-Denver 4-6 (MacLean 2-2, L.Ellis 1-1, Rose 1-1, D.Ellis 0-2), Vancouver 7-20 (Anthony 4-7, Scott 2-7, Murdock 1-1, Edwards 0-2, Wilkins 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Denver 57 (Mutombo 13), Vancouver 52 (Reeves 11). Assists-Denver 19 (Overton 4), Vancouver 27 (Anthony 8). Total fouls-Denver 19, Vancouver 23. A-16,889 (19,193).

Cavaliers 83, Clippers 81 Los Angeles

Terrell Brandon made a 16-foot jumper from the baseline with 2.3 seconds remaining to give Cleveland a win.

Cleveland (83) - Mills 5-9 4-4 14, Ferry 3-10 0-0 6, Cage 4-8 0-0 8, Brandon 8-13 0-1 17, Phills 6-12 4-5 17, Hill 2-7 2-4 6, Majerle 4-9 2-2 11, Crotty 0-0 1-1 1, Lang 0-1 0-0 0, Sura 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 33-71 13-17 83.

L.a. Clippers (81) - Vaught 2-10 0-0 4, Rogers 3-7 2-2 9, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Richardson 4-8 0-0 8, Sealy 0-2 3-3 3, Barry 7-14 2-2 20, Dehere 5-7 3-4 15, Murray 1-3 0-0 2, Roberts 3-5 2-2 8, Outlaw 1-2 4-5 6, Piatkowski 2-3 0-0 4, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-66 16-18 81.

Cleveland 18 21 26 18 - 83 L.A. Clippers 14 17 22 28 - 81

3-Point goals-Cleveland 4-12 (Sura 1-1, Brandon 1-2, Phills 1-3, Majerle 1-3, Ferry 0-1, Mills 0-2), Los Angeles 7-19 (Barry 4-7, Dehere 2-4, Rogers 1-4, Williams 0-1, Richardson 0-1, Murray 0-1, Piatkowski 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Cleveland 43 (Cage 11), Los Angeles 38 (Vaught 7). Assists- Cleveland 17 (Brandon 6), Los Angeles 7 (Vaught, Rogers, Williams, Sealy, Dehere, Roberts, Outlaw 1). Total fouls- Cleveland 20, Los Angeles 18. Technicals-Hill, Cage, Sealy, Los Angeles illegal defense. A-11,124 (16,021).

Trail Blazers 94, Warriors 89 Portland

Arvydas Sabonis had 26 points and 14 rebounds as Portland held on for a win.

Golden State (89) - Kersey 0-6 2-2 2, Smith 1-4 0-2 2, Willis 8-16 2-2 18, Sprewell 8-24 9-11 27, Armstrong 2-6 2-2 7, Coles 5-10 1-1 14, Rozier 3-4 1-2 7, Marshall 3-7 0-0 6, Barry 2-3 1-3 6, DeClercq 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 32-80 18-27 89.

Portland (94) - Williams 1-4 1-2 3, C.Robinson 7-13 2-4 17, Sabonis 11-20 3-6 26, Grant 5-8 0-0 10, Strickland 5-16 1-2 11, McKie 6-9 0-0 12, R.Robinson 0-1 1-4 1, J.Robinson 1-1 0-0 2, Wingfield 2-8 3-4 7, Dudley 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 40-83 12-24 94.

Golden State 24 12 22 31 - 89 Portland 24 22 26 22 - 94

3-Point goals-Golden State 7-18 (Coles 3-5, Sprewell 2-8, Armstrong 1-1, Barry 1-2, Marshall 0-2), Portland 2-14 (C.Robinson 1-2, Sabonis 1-3, McKie 0-1, R.Robinson 0-1, Strickland 0-3, Wingfield 0-4). Fouled out-Kersey. Rebounds-Golden State 51 (Willis 7), Portland 61 (Sabonis 14). Assists-Golden State 16 (Kersey, Sprewell 4), Portland 25 (Strickland 11). Total fouls-Golden State 25, Portland 22. A-20,593 (21,401).