Abdul-Rauf Pours In 51 Against Jazz

NBA

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored an NBA-season-high 51 points, making nine 3-pointers, and the Denver Rockets held on to beat the Utah Jazz Thursday night in Salt Lake City after nearly losing a 22-point fourth-quarter lead.

Abdul-Rauf was 17 of 27, including 9 of 14 from 3-point range. He scored four points in the game’s final 28 seconds, including a 17-footer with 27.5 seconds to play that gave Denver a 119-114 lead.

Karl Malone led Utah with 27 points and 22 rebounds. John Stockton scored 21 before suffering a sprained right ankle.

Nuggets 124, Jazz 119

DENVER (124)

Ellis 5-10 8-9 20, McDyess 5-9 0-0 10, Mutombo 2-3 3-4 7, Stith 4-10 3-3 11, Abdul-Rauf 17-27 8-8 51, Rose 3-6 7-8 15, MacLean 2-6 3-4 8, Hammonds 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-72 32-36 124.

UTAH (119)

Russell 4-8 1-2 10, Malone 9-28 7-9 26, Spencer 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 6-14 2-2 14, Stockton 8-15 1-1 21, Carr 1-4 0-0 2, Hornacek 10-18 1-1 25, Keefe 1-5 2-2 4, Eisley 2-3 0-0 5, Foster 1-2 0-0 2, Benoit 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 45-101 16-19 119.

Denver 34 33 29 28 - 124

Utah 29 21 27 42 - 119

3-Point goals-Denver 14-25 (Abdul-Rauf 9-14, Rose 2-3, Ellis 2-3, MacLean 1-2, Stith 0-3), Utah 13-23 (Stockton 4-6, Hornacek 4-7, Morris 2-3, Russell 1-1, Eisley 1-2, Malone 1-3, Benoit 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Denver 44 (Mutombo 11), Utah 52 (Malone 22). Assists-Denver 25 (Stith, Rose 8), Utah 26 (Stockton 8). Total fouls-Denver 18, Utah 26. Technicals-Ellis, Morris, Hornacek, Malone, Denver illegal defense. A-19,911 (19,911).

Spurs 104, Hawks 102

Atlanta

David Robinson scored 31 points, including two free throws with 8 seconds left, as San Antonio beat Atlanta.

SAN ANTONIO (104)

Elliott 6-14 7-8 21, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 8-16 15-21 31, Del Negro 5-9 3-3 13, Johnson 9-16 2-2 20, Person 5-9 0-0 14, Reid 1-3 1-1 3, Rivers 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 35-72 28-35 104.

ATLANTA (102)

Norman 3-7 0-2 8, Long 5-11 1-2 11, Lang 8-19 3-3 19, Smith 1-8 1-1 3, Blaylock 5-18 0-0 11, Mundt 0-0 1-2 1, Augmon 6-16 1-1 13, Webb 3-6 0-0 6, Bullard 10-15 1-1 28, Ehlo 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 42-106 8-12 102.

San Antonio 32 23 27 22 - 104

Atlanta 29 26 22 25 - 102

3-Point goals-San Antonio 6-17 (Person 4-8, Elliott 2-3, Robinson 0-1, Del Negro 0-1, Rivers 0-4), Atlanta 10-27 (Bullard 7-9, Norman 2-3, Blaylock 1-9, Smith 0-2, Webb 0-2, Ehlo 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 52 (Robinson 17), Atlanta 60 (Lang 10). Assists-San Antonio 16 (Robinson, Johnson 5), Atlanta 23 (Smith 6). Total fouls-San Antonio 15, Atlanta 26. Technicals-Norman. A-8,717 (16,365).

Bucks 112, Clippers 103

Milwaukee

Vin Baker scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Glenn Robinson added 23 points to lead Milwaukee past Los Angeles.

LA CLIPPERS (103)

Murray 5-8 0-2 12, Outlaw 2-5 3-4 7, Williams 5-8 0-2 10, Dehere 5-9 5-6 17, Sealy 3-9 6-7 12, Vaught 9-13 0-0 19, Barry 0-2 0-0 0, Tower 8-9 3-4 19, Piatkowski 3-9 0-0 7, Vander Velden 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 17-25 103.

MILWAUKEE (112)

Baker 12-20 7-12 32, Robinson 8-13 6-7 23, Benjamin 5-10 9-12 19, Mayberry 1-2 3-6 5, Newman 8-12 3-7 19, Douglas 3-5 2-2 8, Cummings 3-5 0-2 6, Respert 0-4 0-0 0, Keys 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-71 30-48 112.

L.A. Clippers 21 24 30 28 - 103

Milwaukee 32 26 30 24 - 112

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 6-15 (Murray 2-2, Dehere 2-4, Vaught 1-1, Piatkowski 1-4, Vander Velden 0-1, Sealy 0-1, Barry 0-2), Milwaukee 2-4 (Baker 1-1, Robinson 1-2, Newman 0-1). Fouled out-Tower. Rebounds-Los Angeles 44 (Vaught 10), Milwaukee 47 (Baker 15). Assists-Los Angeles 23 (Dehere 12), Milwaukee 23 (Douglas 9). Total fouls-Los Angeles 31, Milwaukee 24. Technicals-Milwaukee coach Dunleavy, Milwaukee illegal defense. A-13,718 (18,633).

Blazers 96, Raptors 88

Portland

Clifford Robinson scored 15 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter in leading Portland to its victory over Toronto.

TORONTO (88)

Anderson 6-12 6-6 18, Pinckney 2-6 2-4 6, Miller 4-11 1-4 9, Robertson 1-8 2-2 4, Stoudamire 6-15 2-2 15, Murray 12-24 0-0 28, Tabak 3-5 0-0 6, Salley 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-83 13-18 88.

PORTLAND (96)

C.Robinson 9-20 5-6 24, Trent 6-18 3-5 15, Dudley 0-1 0-0 0, McKie 7-15 3-3 18, Strickland 7-16 4-5 18, Williams 1-4 1-2 3, Sabonis 6-8 4-6 17, Childress 0-1 0-0 0, J.Robinson 0-3 1-2 1, Wingfield 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-86 21-29 96.

Toronto 29 23 10 26 - 88

Portland 24 21 22 29 - 96

3-Point goals-Toronto 5-16 (Murray 4-10, Stoudamire 1-4, Anderson 0-1, Robertson 0-1), Portland 3-11 (Sabonis 1-1, McKie 1-2, C.Robinson 1-5, Childress 0-1, J.Robinson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 58 (Pinckney 15), Portland 53 (Trent 11). Assists-Toronto 23 (Stoudamire 10), Portland 22 (Strickland 9). Total fouls-Toronto 26, Portland 17. A-20,039 (21,401).

Pistons 93, Grizzlies 84

Vancouver, British Columbia

Allan Houston had 20 points as Detroit dealt Vancouver an expansion-team, record-tying 17th consecutive loss.

DETROIT (93)

Hill 7-16 5-12 19, Thorpe 5-8 5-5 15, Leckner 3-3 0-2 6, Houston 8-12 3-4 20, Hunter 6-11 2-2 17, Dumars 3-11 3-3 11, Mills 1-3 0-0 3, Ratliff 1-3 0-0 2, Bardo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 18-28 93.

VANCOUVER (84)

King 4-8 1-1 9, Harvey 1-3 0-0 2, Reeves 8-19 3-5 19, Edwards 1-7 4-6 6, Anthony 11-19 6-12 31, Avent 1-5 0-0 2, Martin 1-2 0-0 2, Scott 4-6 3-4 11, Mobley 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 31-72 19-30 84.

Detroit 30 22 20 21 - 93

Vancouver 22 13 32 17 - 84

3-Point goals-Detroit 7-17 (Hunter 3-6, Dumars 2-6, Houston 1-2, Mills 1-3), Vancouver 3-8 (Anthony 3-6, Edwards 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 54 (Hill 12), Vancouver 41 (Reeves 6). Assists-Detroit 22 (Dumars 9), Vancouver 17 (Anthony 10). Total fouls-Detroit 29, Vancouver 23. Technicals-Detroit illegal defense 2, Vancouver illegal defense 2, Leckner, Vancouver coach Winters, Anthony. A-14,685 (20,049).