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Rockets 103, Jazz 100 Salt Lake City

Hakeem Olajuwon scored four of his 25 points in the final 54 seconds, including a hook shot to put Houston in front with 11 seconds to play.

HOUSTON (103)

Horry 8-10 4-5 25, Brown 1-1 0-0 2, Olajuwon 8-20 9-14 25, Drexler 4-14 6-8 17, Smith 1-3 1-1 3, Bryant 2-4 0-1 4, Cassell 5-13 4-5 14, Chilcutt 0-0 0-0 0, Elie 5-8 1-1 13, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-73 25-35 103.

UTAH (100)

Russell 4-8 0-0 9, Malone 6-18 15-19 27, Spencer 3-6 0-0 6, Morris 7-15 4-5 21, Stockton 5-9 5-5 15, Hornacek 4-14 3-3 11, Benoit 1-5 2-2 5, Carr 0-2 0-0 0, Foster 3-9 0-0 6, Keefe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-86 29-34 100.

Houston 17 30 33 23 - 103

Utah 30 20 32 18 - 100

3-Point goals-Houston 10-24 (Horry 5-7, Drexler 3-7, Elie 2-4, Smith 0-1, Cassell 0-5), Utah 5-15 (Morris 3-8, Russell 1-2, Benoit 1-2, Malone 0-1, Stockton 0-1, Hornacek 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 39 (Drexler 10), Utah 47 (Malone 12). Assists-Houston 20 (Olajuwon 6), Utah 20 (Stockton 12). Total fouls-Houston 31, Utah 28. Technicals- Olajuwon, Houston Illegal defense, Utah Illegal defense. A-19,911 (19,911).

Pacers 108, 76ers 91 Indianapolis

Indiana offset Vernon Maxwell’s season-high 35 points, including a franchise-record 22 in the first quarter.

PHILADELPHIA (91)

Weatherspoon 3-8 2-6 8, Higgins 3-9 0-0 6, Wright 5-11 5-6 15, Maxwell 11-20 10-12 35, Stackhouse 7-13 11-15 26, Williams 0-1 1-2 1, Dumas 0-0 0-0 0, Grant 0-2 0-0 0, Walters 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 29-41 91.

INDIANA (108)

McKey 6-11 2-2 13, D.Davis 6-12 1-4 13, Smits 5-8 6-6 16, Miller 7-13 5-6 23, Jackson 5-10 1-3 11, A.Davis 3-4 3-3 9, Johnson 3-5 0-0 6, Workman 0-2 0-0 0, Pierce 3-9 6-8 13, Ferrell 1-1 0-0 2, Best 0-1 1-1 1, Schintzius 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 25-33 108.

Philadelphia 30 16 19 26 - 91

Indiana 27 23 25 33 - 108

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 4-13 (Maxwell 3-6, Stackhouse 1-2, Grant 0-1, Walters 0-1, Higgins 0-3), Indiana 5-9 (Miller 4-5, Pierce 1-2, McKey 0-1, Workman 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 46 (Wright 10), Indiana 48 (D.Davis 15). Assists-Philadelphia 14 (Maxwell 7), Indiana 27 (Jackson 13). Total fouls-Philadelphia 23, Indiana 31. Technicals- Stackhouse, Grant, Philadelphia illegal defense, Pierce, Indiana illegal defense 3. Flagrant foul-Ferrell. A-14,824 (16,530).

Knicks 92, Mavericks 87 New York

Patrick Ewing had 22 points and 12 rebounds, keying a decisive third-quarter run for New York.

DALLAS (87)

Mashburn 8-23 5-8 21, Jones 3-6 0-0 6, Williams 1-3 1-2 3, Jackson 6-11 0-0 13, Kidd 6-16 0-0 13, Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Meyer 2-6 0-0 4, Dumas 5-12 4-6 16, McCloud 3-10 0-0 9. Totals 35-90 10-16 87.

NEW YORK (92)

Mason 4-5 6-6 14, Oakley 4-10 5-5 13, Ewing 9-20 4-6 22, Starks 3-10 0-0 6, Harper 7-12 0-0 16, Grant 0-3 3-3 3, Smith 3-9 5-6 11, M.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 33-74 24-27 92.

Dallas 26 19 18 24 - 87

New York 31 21 24 16 - 92

3-Point goals-Dallas 7-21 (McCloud 3-6, Dumas 2-3, Jackson 1-1, Kidd 1-4, Jones 0-1, Meyer 0-1, Mashburn 0-5), New York 2-11 (Harper 2-5, Smith 0-1, Davis 0-2, Starks 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Dallas 54 (Mashburn 13), New York 51 (Ewing 12). Assists-Dallas 22 (Kidd, Mashburn 6), New York 19 (Starks, Harper 5). Total fouls-Dallas 24, New York 16. Technicals-Jones, Dallas illegal defense. A-19,763 (19,763).

Suns 112, Grizzlies 108 Phoenix

Charles Barkley gave Phoenix a quick start, then returned late in the game to help the Suns hang on.

VANCOUVER (108)

King 2-8 2-2 6, Harvey 4-5 0-0 8, Reeves 2-4 0-0 4, Edwards 8-18 2-2 22, Anthony 7-13 7-8 22, Mobley 4-8 4-8 12, Avent 6-8 0-0 12, Scott 5-9 2-2 14, Martin 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 41-78 19-24 108.

PHOENIX (112)

Finley 10-18 5-6 25, Barkley 9-13 6-9 24, Williams 2-2 0-0 4, Person 4-9 3-4 11, Johnson 6-11 8-9 20, Green 1-5 1-2 3, Perry 1-2 1-2 3, Tisdale 2-4 2-2 6, Smith 4-11 0-0 8, Carr 0-0 0-0 0, Kleine 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 43-80 26-34 112.

Vancouver 19 22 31 36 - 108

Phoenix 32 23 32 25 - 112

3-Point goals-Vancouver 7-14 (Edwards 4-7, Scott 2-4, Anthony 1-2, Martin 0-1), Phoenix 0-1 (Johnson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 41 (Avent 8), Phoenix 46 (Barkley 12). Assists-Vancouver 28 (Edwards 7), Phoenix 30 (Johnson 9). Total fouls-Vancouver 28, Phoenix 20. Technicals-Vancouver coach Winters, Phoenix illegal defense 2. A-19,023 (19,023).

Magic 114, Clippers 105 Los Angeles

Anfernee Hardaway scored four of his 38 points in the final 1:23.

ORLANDO (114)

Scott 7-15 3-3 21, Grant 3-8 1-3 7, Koncak 4-4 3-7 11, Hardaway 13-19 10-14 38, Anderson 6-10 1-2 14, Shaw 2-7 7-10 11, Wolf 5-7 0-0 10, Bowie 1-1 0-0 2, Royal 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 41-74 25-39 114.

L.A. CLIPPERS (105)

Murray 8-17 0-0 16, Vaught 9-18 3-4 22, Williams 4-10 9-13 17, Sealy 4-12 0-0 8, Dehere 3-7 3-3 11, Barry 7-11 5-6 20, Outlaw 1-1 1-2 3, Piatkowski 3-7 1-1 8, Tower 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-83 22-29 105.

Orlando 26 28 31 29 - 114

L.A. Clippers 24 32 18 31 - 105

3-Point goals-Orlando 7-13 (Scott 4-7, Hardaway 2-2, Anderson 1-2, Shaw 0-1, Wolf 0-1), Los Angeles 5-14 (Dehere 2-3, Vaught 1-1, Barry 1-2, Piatkowski 1-3, Sealy 0-1, Murray 0-4). Fouled out-Wolf, Dehere. Rebounds-Orlando 51 (Grant 13), Los Angeles 47 (Vaught 11). Assists-Orlando 25 (Shaw 10), Los Angeles 13 (Dehere 6). Total fouls-Orlando 23, Los Angeles 29. Technicals-Orlando illegal defense, Los Angeles illegal defense. A-8,199 (16,021).

Spurs 117, Lakers 89 San Antonio

L.A. LAKERS (89)

Ceballos 4-11 8-11 16, Campbell 4-10 1-1 9, Divac 2-9 5-8 9, Jones 3-7 3-4 9, Van Exel 5-12 1-3 11, Blount 2-4 0-0 4, Threatt 6-13 3-4 15, Lynch 4-7 0-0 8, Strong 1-4 0-0 2, Roberts 3-3 0-0 6, Miller 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 21-31 89.

SAN ANTONIO (117)

Elliott 8-13 3-4 22, Anderson 2-3 0-0 4, Robinson 9-17 6-8 24, Del Negro 4-9 4-4 13, Johnson 5-10 3-3 13, Person 6-9 1-1 17, Perdue 1-3 0-0 2, Reid 1-3 2-2 4, Lohaus 0-3 0-0 0, Rivers 1-3 0-0 3, Demps 6-8 1-1 13, Herrera 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 44-87 20-23 117.

L.A. Lakers 18 20 27 24 - 89

San Antonio 31 24 34 28 - 117

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 0-10 (Lynch 0-1, Strong 0-1, Ceballos 0-2, Jones 0-2, Van Exel 0-2, Threatt 0-2), San Antonio 9-14 (Person 4-7, Elliott 3-3, Del Negro 1-1, Rivers 1-1, Lohaus 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 49 (Ceballos 7), San Antonio 55 (Perdue 8). Assists-Los Angeles 20 (Jones, Threatt, Lynch 4), San Antonio 27 (Johnson 13). Total fouls-Los Angeles 22, San Antonio 24. Technicals- Campbell 2, Jones, Van Exel, Los Angeles illegal defense, San Antonio illegal defense. Ejection-Campbell. A-14,551 (35,888).