Nba

Rockets 113, Hornets 98 Houston

Clyde Drexler scored a season-high 41 points as Houston beat Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE (98)

Burrell 6-11 1-4 17, Johnson 9-18 3-3 23, Zidek 0-3 0-0 0, Rice 6-14 2-3 16, Gill 8-15 1-2 17, Reeves 5-11 2-3 13, Curry 3-9 0-0 7, Geiger 1-5 0-0 2, Parish 0-0 0-0 0, Hancock 0-0 0-0 0, Sutton 1-2 0-0 3, Addison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-88 9-15 98.

HOUSTON (113)

Elie 2-9 2-2 7, Brown 6-6 2-2 14, Olajuwon 7-14 4-6 19, Smith 1-7 0-0 3, Drexler 17-23 2-4 41, Cassell 7-13 2-4 17, Bryant 5-6 0-0 10, Breaux 1-3 0-0 2, Chilcutt 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-81 12-18 113.

Charlotte 24 28 27 19 - 98

Houston 29 33 26 25 - 113

3-Point goals-Charlotte 11-25 (Burrell 4-7, Johnson 2-3, Rice 2-5, Sutton 1-1, Reeves 1-4, Curry 1-5), Houston 9-22 (Drexler 5-9, Olajuwon 1-1, Elie 1-3, Cassell 1-3, Smith 1-5, Breaux 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Charlotte 47 (Johnson 12), Houston 49 (Olajuwon 12). Assists-Charlotte 23 (Gill 10), Houston 33 (Cassell 9). Total fouls-Charlotte 18, Houston 13. A-16,285 (16,611).

Spurs 101, Suns 93

San Antonio David Robinson had 37 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio won.

PHOENIX (93)

Finley 5-16 6-8 17, Barkley 8-20 18-20 34, Williams 4-8 3-4 11, W.Person 3-10 2-2 8, K.Johnson 0-6 0-0 0, Green 2-6 0-1 4, Tisdale 0-2 0-0 0, Kleine 1-2 0-0 2, Perry 2-6 4-4 8, Smith 3-4 0-0 9. Totals 28-80 33-39 93.

SAN ANTONIO (101)

Elliott 9-19 3-3 22, Anderson 0-0 1-2 1, Robinson 12-26 13-17 37, Del Negro 1-7 0-0 2, A.Johnson 3-9 2-4 8, Reid 1-2 0-0 2, C.Person 7-13 1-3 18, Herrera 0-0 0-0 0, Rivers 4-6 2-3 11, Perdue 0-1 0-0 0, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 22-32 101.

Phoenix 20 22 25 26 - 93

San Antonio 22 31 22 26 - 101

3-Point goals-Phoenix 4-18 (Smith 3-4, Finley 1-6, Barkley 0-5, W.Person, 0-2, Johnson 0-1). San Antonio 5-19 (C.Person 3-8, Rivers 1-3, Elliott 1-6, Del Negro 0-1, A.Johnson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 51 (Barkley 18), San Antonio 47 (Robinson 15). Assists- Phoenix 16 (K.Johnson 6), San Antonio 26 (A.Johnson 9). Total fouls-Phoenix 23, San Antonio 26. Technicals-San Antonio illegal defense 2, Phoenix illegal defense 2. A-27,566. (35,888).

Pistons 104, Hawks 96 Auburn Hills, Mich.

Grant Hill had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career triple-double in Detroit’s win.

ATLANTA (96)

Norman 3-7 0-0 7, Long 5-10 3-4 13, Lang 4-13 1-2 9, Smith 3-9 6-7 13, Blaylock 5-13 1-3 14, Bullard 1-3 0-0 3, Augmon 2-4 2-4 6, Ehlo 5-9 6-6 17, Webb 6-10 1-1 14, Mundt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 20-27 96.

DETROIT (104)

Hill 9-19 6-10 24, Thorpe 5-7 2-2 12, Leckner 6-8 1-2 13, Hunter 6-11 0-0 14, Houston 3-9 5-7 14, Dumars 6-16 6-9 19, Mills 1-3 0-0 2, Roe 1-2 0-0 2, Ratliff 1-3 2-3 4, Bardo 0-1 0-0 0, Reid 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-79 22-33 104.

Atlanta 21 30 21 24 - 96

Detroit 29 22 27 26 - 104

3-Point goals-Atlanta 8-22 (Blaylock 3-10, Norman 1-1, Ehlo 1-1, Bullard 1-2, Webb 1-3, Smith 1-5), Detroit 6-13 (Houston 3-4, Hunter 2-4, Dumars 1-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 48 (Long 13), Detroit 55 (Hill 13). Assists-Atlanta 21 (Webb 7), Detroit 26 (Hill 11). Total fouls-Atlanta 28, Detroit 27. Technicals-Leckner, Detroit illegal defense 2, Atlanta illegal defense. A-15,580 (21,454).

Knicks 94, 76ers 85 Philadelphia

Patrick Ewing scored 19 points and New York beat Philadelphia.

NEW YORK (94)

Mason 7-12 4-4 18, Oakley 3-8 8-8 14, Ewing 7-14 5-9 19, Starks 6-12 4-5 17, Harper 4-13 2-2 10, Smith 2-7 1-2 5, M.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Ga.Grant 3-8 3-3 9, Davis 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 32-79 29-35 94.

PHILADELPHIA (85)

Dumas 3-5 2-4 8, Weatherspoon 8-20 4-7 20, Wright 8-14 3-6 19, Stackhouse 7-18 9-11 23, Maxwell 3-8 1-3 7, Malone 1-4 0-0 2, S.Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Higgins 2-4 0-0 4, Gr.Grant 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-77 19-31 85.

New York 15 20 26 33 - 94

Philadelphia 24 15 23 23 - 85

3-Point goals-New York 1-8 (Starks 1-5, Harper 0-1, Oakley 0-1, Ga.Grant 0-1), Philadelphia 0-7 (Stackhouse 0-2, Maxwell 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 56 (Mason 13), Philadelphia 53 (Weatherspoon 14). Assists- New York 13 (Harper 5), Philadelphia 19 (Maxwell 9). Total fouls-New York 25, Philadelphia 25. Technicals-New York coach Nelson, Philadelphia illegal defense 2. A-17,551 (18,168).

Nets 79, Cavaliers 78 East Rutherford, N.J.

Kevin Edwards hit a go-ahead jumper with 35 seconds left and New Jersey held off Cleveland.

CLEVELAND (78)

Mills 7-13 3-4 17, Ferry 4-8 0-0 9, Cage 5-12 0-0 10, Phills 4-14 4-4 15, Brandon 4-11 3-3 11, Majerle 6-11 0-0 13, Crotty 0-2 0-0 0, Amaechi 1-3 1-2 3, Sura 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 11-13 78.

NEW JERSEY (79)

O’Bannon 3-8 2-3 8, Brown 6-12 4-4 16, Dare 3-9 1-2 7, Edwards 4-14 2-2 11, Anderson 1-7 0-1 2, Williams 7-13 3-4 17, Fleming 2-7 5-6 9, Childs 2-6 5-7 9. Totals 28-76 22-29 79.

Cleveland 26 24 15 13 - 78

New Jersey 18 17 23 21 - 79

3-Point goals-Cleveland 5-14 (Phills 3-5, Ferry 1-1, Majerle 1-5, Mills 0-1, Brandon 0-2), New Jersey 1-12 (Edwards 1-6, O’Bannon 0-1, Brown 0-1, Fleming 0-1, Anderson 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 39 (Cage 12), New Jersey 61 (Williams 17). Assists-Cleveland 20 (Brandon 6), New Jersey 22 (Anderson 10). Total fouls- Cleveland 20, New Jersey 15. Technicals-Sura, New Jersey illegal defense. A-10,406 (20,049).

Bullets 135, Celtics 107 Baltimore

Robert Pack scored 14 of his 26 points in the first quarter and Washington took advantage of 58 percent shooting in a big win.

BOSTON (107)

Radja 3-10 6-7 12, Fox 1-8 0-0 2, Ellison 2-7 2-2 6, Minor 4-11 1-1 9, Wesley 5-7 4-4 15, Barros 5-11 1-2 14, Williams 2-4 9-13 13, Brown 4-7 4-4 12, Lister 1-1 2-4 4, Day 6-10 5-7 18, Burrough 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-78 34-44 107.

WASHINGTON (135)

Howard 6-16 6-6 18, Webber 10-15 1-3 21, Muresan 4-5 0-0 8, Cheaney 6-10 1-1 13, Pack 8-15 8-9 25, Wallace 1-3 0-0 2, Butler 3-8 0-0 6, Legler 6-8 1-1 15, McIlvaine 3-3 2-2 8, B.Price 5-5 1-1 15, McCann 2-2 0-0 4, Webster 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 54-92 20-23 135.

Boston 31 21 28 27 - 107

Washington 32 30 35 38 - 135

3-Point goals-Boston 5-10 (Barros 3-5, Wesley 1-1, Day 1-3, Fox 0-1), Washington 7-10 (B.Price 4-4, Legler 2-2, Pack 1-2, Cheaney 0-1, Butler 0-1). Fouled out-Muresan. Rebounds-Boston 41 (Radja, Minor 6), Washington 54 (Howard 11). Assists-Boston 16 (Barros 5), Washington 26 (Pack 8). Total fouls-Boston 19, Washington 34. Technicals-Boston illegal defense 2, Wallace, McIlvaine. A-12,756 (12,756).

Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 105 Denver

Dikembe Mutombo had 22 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocked shots as Denver defeated Minnesota.

MINNESOTA (105)

Gugliotta 8-17 8-9 25, Mitchell 4-8 2-4 10, Laettner 4-7 3-3 11, Porter 5-11 5-6 17, Rider 6-13 4-4 17, Garnett 1-4 0-0 2, Bragg 1-3 0-0 2, Rooks 5-9 0-3 10, West 3-6 4-4 10, Allen 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 37-80 27-35 105.

DENVER (109)

Ellis 6-16 5-8 20, McDyess 3-6 0-0 6, Mutombo 7-10 8-10 22, Abdul-Rauf 7-17 7-8 24, Stith 4-10 6-7 15, Hammonds 2-4 0-0 4, MacLean 3-7 1-2 7, Rose 3-8 4-5 11. Totals 35-78 31-40 109.

Minnesota 25 29 29 22 - 105

Denver 30 24 29 26 - 109

3-Point goals-Minnesota 4-11 (Porter 2-4, Gugliotta 1-2, Rider 1-2, Garnett 0-1, West 0-2), Denver 8-23 (Abdul-Rauf 3-8, Ellis 3-11, Stith 1-1, Rose 1-3). Fouled out-Laettner, Rider. Rebounds-Minnesota 51 (Gugliotta 11), Denver 52 (Mutombo 16). Assists-Minnesota 24 (Rider 7), Denver 25 (Abdul-Rauf 9). Total fouls-Minnesota 31, Denver 26. Technicals-Laettner, Gugliotta, Rider. A-16,789 (17,171).

Warriors 100, Pacers 97 Oakland, Calif

Latrell Sprewell made two free throws with 6 seconds left to beat Indiana.

INDIANA (97)

D.Davis 5-7 1-2 11, McKey 2-9 2-2 6, Smits 5-13 5-5 15, Jackson 4-7 3-3 11, Miller 9-21 5-6 28, A.Davis 1-4 6-8 8, Workman 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 7-11 2-2 18, Pierce 0-3 0-0 0, Ferrell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-75 24-28 97.

GOLDEN STATE (100)

Mullin 5-12 5-5 15, Smith 5-10 10-12 20, Seikaly 7-13 5-10 19, Armstrong 6-8 1-1 15, Sprewell 4-13 3-12 12, Hardaway 2-7 2-3 8, Marshall 2-3 2-2 7, Rozier 1-1 0-0 2, Kersey 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-70 28-37 100.

Indiana 24 22 23 28 - 97

Golden State 29 24 16 31 - 100

3-Point goals-Indiana 7-14 (Miller 5-9, Johnson 2-2, McKey 0-1, Jackson 0-2), Golden State 6-18 (Amstrong 2-2, Hardaway 2-6, Marshall 1-2, Sprewell 1-3, Kersey 0-1, Mullin 0-4). Fouled out-Smits. Rebounds-Indiana 43 (D.Davis 9), Golden State 49 (Seikaly 14). Assists-Indiana 22 (Jackson 9), Golden State 23 (Sprewell 5). Total fouls- Indiana 28, Golden State 22. Technicals-Smith, Golden State coach Adelman, Golden State illegal defense, Smits, Indiana illegal defense 2. A-15,025 (15,025).

Kings 109, Magic 106 Sacramento, Calif

Brian Grant capped a season-high 27-point performance with two clutch free throws at the finish to give Sacramento a win.

ORLANDO (106)

Scott 7-14 3-3 19, H.Grant 5-9 2-2 12, Koncak 3-5 2-4 8, Hardaway 6-21 8-8 22, Anderson 4-9 6-9 17, Shaw 5-9 3-4 14, Wolf 4-7 0-0 8, Royal 1-3 1-2 3, Bowie 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 36-80 25-32 106.

SACRAMENTO (109)

B.Grant 9-12 9-12 27, Williams 4-10 4-5 13, Polynice 5-10 2-3 12, Edney 6-9 0-0 14, Richmond 7-14 1-1 17, Smith 3-5 2-6 8, Marciulionis 3-6 3-4 10, Hurley 0-2 2-2 2, Corbin 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 40-72 23-33 109.

Orlando 26 24 24 32 - 106

Sacramento 28 30 30 21 - 109

3-Point goals-Orlando 9-19 (Anderson 3-6, Scott 2-4, Hardaway 2-5, Shaw 1-2, Bowie 1-2), Sacramento 6-15 (Richmond 2-5, Edney 2-3, Williams 1-2, Marciulionis 1-4, Hurley 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 42 (Koncak 7), Sacramento 51 (Polynice 12). Assists-Orlando 22 (Hardaway, Shaw 8), Sacramento 27 (Hurley 6). Total fouls-Orlando 28, Sacramento 27. Technicals-Anderson, Sacramento illegal defense. A-17,317 (17,317).

Bulls 104, Clippers 98 Anaheim, Calif

Michael Jordan scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to pace Chicago in its win.

CHICAGO (104)

Simpkins 2-5 0-0 4, Pippen 8-17 4-4 21, Longley 0-5 2-2 2, Harper 6-7 6-8 18, Jordan 13-22 11-14 37, Kukoc 2-10 1-1 5, Wennington 4-6 0-0 8, Kerr 2-7 0-0 5, Caffey 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 1-1 0-0 2, Buechler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-83 24-29 104.

L.A. CLIPPERS (98)

Vaught 8-16 1-2 17, Rogers 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 9-15 6-7 24, Sealy 2-7 0-0 5, Dehere 8-15 2-2 21, Murray 2-10 4-5 8, Piatkowski 2-6 1-3 6, Outlaw 1-3 0-4 2, Barry 6-7 0-0 15. Totals 38-81 14-23 98.

Chicago 30 26 26 22 - 104

L.A. Clippers 12 29 38 19 - 98

3-Point goals-Chicago 2-12 (Pippen 1-3, Kerr 1-4, Harper 0-1, Kukoc 0-1, Buechler 0-1, Jordan 0-2), Los Angeles 8-19 (Barry 3-4, Dehere 3-8, Sealy 1-2, Piatkowski 1-3, Murray 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 52 (Pippen 13), Los Angeles 49 (Vaught 11). Assists-Chicago 19 (Pippen 6), Los Angeles 22 (Dehere 12). Total fouls-Chicago 23, Los Angeles 25. Technical-Pippen. A-18,321 (18,211).