Magic Get More Than Just A Win

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Dennis Scott scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter Friday night as Orlando celebrated news that Shaquille O’Neal will return to the lineup next week with a 105-95 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in Orlando, Fla.

Scott kept the Magic close until the defending Eastern Conference champions went on an 11-0 run while holding Charlotte scoreless for more than 4 minutes down the stretch.

Magic 105, Hornets 95

CHARLOTTE (95)

Burrell 2-5 3-6 8, Johnson 5-16 6-10 18, Zidek 0-1 0-0 0, Gill 5-8 1-1 11, Rice 12-26 4-4 31, Geiger 4-6 2-2 10, Curry 5-10 0-0 10, Reeves 0-3 0-0 0, Hancock 0-0 0-0 0, Parish 3-4 1-1 7. . Totals 36-79 17-24 95.

ORLANDO (105)

Scott 10-19 2-5 25, Grant 6-11 0-0 12, Koncak 3-8 0-1 6, Anderson 8-14 2-3 20, Hardaway 7-10 14-18 28, Wolf 1-3 2-2 4, Shaw 0-3 2-2 2, Bowie 2-3 0-0 4, Royal 1-1 2-2 4. .Totals 38-72 24-35 105.

Charlotte 25 31 21 18 - 95

Orlando 27 26 28 24 - 105

3-Point goals-Charlotte 6-15 (Rice 3-6, Johnson 2-3, Burrell 1-1, Curry 0-2, Reeves 0-2, Gill 0-1), Orlando 5-16 (Scott 3-7, Anderson 2-5, Hardaway 0-1, Shaw 0-3). Fouled out-Koncak. Rebounds-Charlotte 49 (Johnson, Geiger 8), Orlando 46 (Grant 7). Assists-Charlotte 25 (Gill 9), Orlando 26 (Hardaway 13). Total fouls-Charlotte 25, Orlando 19. Technicals-Geiger, Charlotte (illegal defense). A-17,248 (17,248).

Cavaliers 113, 76ers 85 Cleveland

Bobby Phills scored a career-high 32 points and had a season-high eight assists to lead Cleveland past Philadelphia.

Phills’ performance overshadowed a fine outing by Philadelphia’s Derrick Coleman, who had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in his second game of the season. Coleman, acquired in a Nov. 30 trade from New Jersey, had not played until Wednesday night due to an irregular heartbeat.

PHILADELPHIA (85)

Dumas 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 10-14 5-5 27, Wright 7-10 6-7 20, Stackhouse 4-12 5-7 13, Maxwell 3-10 2-2 8, Weatherspoon 7-8 0-0 14, Grant 0-0 0-0, Malone 1-5 0-0 2, Walters 0-3 1-2 1, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-64 19-23 85.

CLEVELAND (113)

Mills 8-14 2-3 21, Ferry 6-14 2-2 17, Cage 3-3 0-0 6, Phills 12-17 7-10 32, Brandon 6-14 3-3 18, Sura 1-4 1-2 3, Majerle 1-4 0-0 3, Amaechi 2-4 2-2 6, Courtney 0-2 0-0 0, Crotty 0-1 1-2 1, Marshall 0-2 0-0 0, Miner 1-2 4-4 6. Totals 40-81 22-28 113.

Philadelphia 17 23 27 18 - 85

Cleveland 27 26 30 30 - 113

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 2-12 (Coleman 2-3, Maxwell 0-4, Stackhouse 0-2, Dumas 0-1, Malone 0-1, Walters 0-1). Cleveland 11-24 (Mills 3-5, Brandon 3-5, Ferry 3-7, Phills 1-1, Majerle 1-2, Marshall 0-2, Miner 0-1, Sura 0-1). Fouled out- Dumas. Rebounds-Philadelphia 44 (Coleman 13), Cleveland 39 (Cage 10). Assists-Philadelphia 22 (Coleman 7), Cleveland 29 (Phills 8). Total fouls-Philadelphia 24, Cleveland 22. Technicals-Philadelphia coach Lucas. A-17,118 (20,562).

Timberwolves 112, Clippers 94 Minneapolis

Isaiah Rider scored 13 of his 27 points during the pivotal third quarter, helping Minnesota defeat Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES (94)

Murray 6-10 2-2 15, Vaught 9-17 1-2 19, Williams 1-6 5-6 7, Sealy 5-11 0-0 11, Dehere 4-9 3-5 12, Tower 0-1 0-0 0, Barry 2-6 2-2 7, Outlaw 4-6 0-0 8, Piatkowski 1-3 0-0 2, Richardson 6-10 0-0 13, Vander Velden 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-80 13-17 94.

MINNESOTA (112)

Mitchell 4-5 6-8 14, Gugliotta 7-10 5-8 19, Laettner 8-15 10-11 26, Rider 9-16 8-9 27, Porter 5-11 2-3 12, West 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 2-4 4-5 9, Rooks 1-5 0-0 2, Garnett 0-1 0-0 0, Bragg 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Davis 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 37-71 36-46 112.

Los Angeles 19 35 24 16 - 94

Minnesota 26 21 41 24 - 112

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 5-18 (Murray 1-2, Richardson 1-2, Sealy 1-3, Dehere 1-3, Barry 1-3, Vander Velden 0-1, Piatkowski 0-2, Vaught 0-2), Minnesota 2-11 (Allen 1-1, Rider 1-4, Gugliotta 0-1, Laettner 0-1, Porter 0-4). Fouled out- Williams. Rebounds-Los Angeles 37 (Vaught 8), Minnesota 53 (Gugliotta, Laettner 8). Assists-Los Angeles 25 (Dehere 9), Minnesota 25 (Porter 7). Total fouls-Los Angeles 34, Minnesota 21. Technicals-Williams, Los Angeles coach Fitch. A-10,948 (19,006).

Bulls 106, Spurs 87 Chicago

Dennis Rodman pulled down 21 rebounds in his first game against the team that dumped him as Chicago defeated San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO (87)

Elliott 8-16 4-4 20, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 11-18 8-10 30, Johnson 5-12 6-6 16, Del Negro 1-7 0-0 2, Perdue 0-2 3-6 3, Person 3-7 0-0 8, Reid 0-1 0-0 0, Rivers 3-6 0-1 6, Demps 0-1 0-0 0, Lohaus 0-2 0-0 0, Herrera 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-74 21-27 87.

CHICAGO (106)

Pippen 7-9 2-5 19, Rodman 4-5 0-0 8, Longley 7-11 2-2 16, Harper 2-6 2-2 6, Jordan 11-23 6-6 28, Wennington 1-3 0-0 2, Kerr 3-5 2-2 10, Kukoc 5-12 1-2 11, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Simpkins 0-1 0-0 0, Buechler 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 42-80 15-19 106.

San Antonio 19 27 23 18 - 87

Chicago 28 25 26 27 - 106

3-Point goals-San Antonio 2-15 (Person 2-5, Elliott 0-5, Rivers 0-2, Johnson 0-1, Del Negro 0-1, Lohaus 0-1), Chicago 7-14 (Pippen 3-5, Kerr 2-3, Buechler 2-3, Harper 0-1, Jordan 0-1, Kukoc 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 40 (Robinson 12), Chicago 50 (Rodman 21). Assists-San Antonio 14 (Johnson 6 ), Chicago 23 (Jordan 6). Total fouls-San Antonio 20, Chicago 25. Technicals-Elliott, Chicago illegal defense. A-23,802. (21,500).

Rockets 113, Bullets 107 Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon scored 34 points, including a 3-pointer with 46.7 seconds left, as Houston beat Washington for its fourth straight win.

Clyde Drexler added 30 - 12 in the fourth quarter - and had 11 rebounds. Drexler started the final quarter with back-to-back baskets, including a 3-pointer, to give the Rockets a lead they never surrendered.

WASHINGTON (107)

Howard 8-20 3-3 19, Webber 11-15 1-2 24, Muresan 8-11 5-8 21, Cheaney 6-16 0-1 13, Pack 7-19 5-6 19, Wallace 5-8 0-0 10, B.Price 0-2 0-0 0, McIlvaine 0-1 1-2 1, Legler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-93 15-22 107.

HOUSTON (113)

Horry 3-11 2-2 11, Brown 3-6 0-0 6, Olajuwon 13-27 7-9 34, Drexler 9-15 11-14 30, Smith 6-8 3-3 16, Cassell 3-5 4-5 10, Bryant 0-3 4-4 4, Chilcutt 0-1 0-0 0, Elie 0-1 2-2 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-77 33-39 113.

Washington 33 27 19 28 - 107

Houston 31 29 20 33 - 113

3-Point goals-Washington 2-14 (Webber 1-2, Cheaney 1-4, Pack 0-4, Wallace 0-1, B.Price 0-2, Legler 0-1), Houston 6-14 (Horry 3-8, Olajuwon 1-1, K.Smith 1-2, Drexler 1-3). Fouled out-Webber. Rebounds-Washington 45 (Muresan 11), Houston 56 (Olajuwon, Drexler 11). Assists-Washington 25 (Pack 9), Houston 27 (Drexler 7). Total fouls-Washington 31, Houston 21. Technical-Washington illegal defense. A-16,285 (16,611).

Nuggets 103, Suns 98 Denver

Dale Ellis scored a season-high 23 points and Don MacLean added 17 off the bench as Denver pushed Phoenix back below the .500 mark.

A.C. Green, starting in place of the ailing Charles Barkley (flu), scored 18 for Phoenix.

PHOENIX (98)

Finley 7-12 1-1 15, Green 8-22 2-2 18, J.Williams 10-15 3-4 23, Johnson 3-8 8-8 14, Person 7-15 0-0 15, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Tisdale 4-13 0-0 8, Rusconi 0-0 0-0 0, Carr 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 41-92 14-15 98.

DENVER (103)

D.Ellis 9-12 2-3 23, McDyess 4-9 2-2 10, Mutumbo 6-8 1-3 13, Abdul-Rauf 4-17 4-4 13, Stith 5-10 3-3 13, Rose 3-7 4-6 11, MacLean 8-15 1-2 17, Hammonds 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 39-78 20-27 103.

Phoenix 27 21 25 25 - 98

Denver 22 29 25 27 - 103

3-Point goals-Phoenix 2-8 (Carr 1-1, Person 1-4, Smith 0-1, Finley 0-2), Denver 5-14 (D.Ellis 3-4, Rose 1-2, Abdul-Rauf 1-7, McLean 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 44 (Green 9), Denver 54 (Mutombo 12). Assists-Phoenix 27 (Johnson 14), Denver 30 (Abdul-Rauf 12). Total fouls-Phoenix 22, Denver 17. Technicals-Tisdale, Phoenix illegal defense 2, McLean, Denver illegal defense. A-17,171 (17,171).

Nets 91, Pacers 89 East Rutherford, N.J.

Kevin Edwards scored 21 points, including two free throws with 15.8 seconds remaining, and Armon Gilliam added another foul shot 6 seconds later as New Jersey remained undefeated at home by overcoming Indiana.

INDIANA (89)

McKey 9-14 5-6 25, D.Davis 2-6 0-0 4, Smits 5-8 0-0 10, Miller 6-14 4-5 20, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2, A.Davis 1-5 0-0 2, Workman 3-8 2-2 10, Schintzius 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 5-11 1-1 14, Pierce 0-3 0-0 0, Best 0-2 0-0 0, Ferrell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 12-16 89.

NEW JERSEY (91)

Brown 8-12 1-2 17, Gilliam 5-15 3-4 13, Dare 1-3 2-4 4, Edwards 6-13 5-6 21, Anderson 2-9 5-5 9, Williams 1-5 2-2 4, Bradley 0-2 2-2 2, O’Bannon 1-4 2-2 4, Childs 2-3 4-4 8, Fleming 3-4 3-3 9. Totals 29-70 29-34 91.

Indiana 28 17 18 26 - 89

New Jersey 24 26 22 19 - 91

3-Point goals-Indiana 11-20 (Miller 4-8, Johnson 3-6, McKey 2-2, Workman 2-2, Jackson 0-1, Pierce 0-1). New Jersey 4-9 (Edwards 4-5, Anderson 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 36 (Smits 7), New Jersey 57 (Williams 18). Assists-Indiana 21 (Jackson 8), New Jersey 21 (Anderson 12). Total fouls-Indiana 29, New Jersey 24. Technicals-Indiana coach Brown, Pierce 2, Indiana illegal defense; Anderson, Edwards. Ejections-Pierce. A-20,049 (20,049).

Lakers 120, Raptors 103 Inglewood, Calif.

Sedale Threatt scored a season-high 27 points off the bench and Eddie Jones added 27 points and 11 assists as Los Angeles send injury-depleted Toronto to its fourth straight loss.

TORONTO (103)

Pinckney 4-7 0-1 8, Anderson 6-17 4-4 17, Miller 6-7 1-1 13, Robertson 3-9 1-2 7, Stoudamire 6-13 4-4 20, Murray 6-11 3-5 15, Tabak 5-7 1-3 11, Salley 1-1 2-2 4, King 1-4 0-0 2, Rogers 2-3 0-0 4, Earl 1-1 0-0 2, Esposito 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-80 16-22 103.

L.A. LAKERS (120)

Blount 3-6 0-2 6, Ceballos 3-8 8-10 14, Campbell 6-10 5-6 17, Jones 10-16 4-6 27, Van Exel 7-15 2-2 20, Threatt 12-22 2-3 27, Lynch 1-3 0-0 2, Roberts 3-7 1-1 7, Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-86 22-30 120.

Toronto 19 33 20 31 - 103

L.A. Lakers 37 26 27 30 - 120

3-Point goals-Toronto 5-12 (Stoudamire 4-5, Anderson 1-2, Robertson 0-2, Murray 0-3), Los Angeles 8-20 (Van Exel 4-8, Jones 3-5, Threatt 1-5, Ceballos 0-1, Roberts 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Toronto 51 (Pinckney 8), Los Angeles 43 (Campbell 12). Assists-Toronto 27 (Stoudamire 10), Los Angeles 33 (Jones 11). Total fouls-Toronto 22, Los Angeles 19. A-12,982 (17,505).

Pistons 121, Warriors 114 (OT) Oakland, Calif.

Allan Houston had eight points in overtime, including a pair of 3-pointers, as Detroit got its second straight road victory, besting Golden State.

DETROIT (121)

Hill 10-22 6-9 26, Thorpe 1-4 1-4 3, Leckner 2-2 2-2 6, Houston 5-15 2-2 14, Hunter 6-14 0-2 16, Dumars 7-16 5-5 23, Reid 1-3 3-4 5, Ratliff 0-0 0-0 0, Roe 3-4 3-4 9, Mills 7-10 3-5 19. Totals 42-90 25-37 121.

GOLDEN STATE (114)

Mullin 8-16 7-9 24, Smith 5-6 8-9 18, Seikaly 3-4 4-4 10, Hardaway 10-19 5-6 28, Sprewell 3-10 2-2 9, Armstrong 1-4 0-0 2, Gatling 5-7 4-6 14, Marshall 0-2 1-2 1, Barry 2-3 0-0 4, Rozier 2-5 0-0 4, Kersey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-76 31-38 114.

Detroit 25 32 24 21 19 - 121

Golden St. 29 25 23 25 12 - 114

3-Point goals-Detroit 12-24 (Hunter 4-8, Dumars 4-10, Houston 2-3, Mills 2-3), Golden State 5-17 (Hardaway 3-6, Mullin 1-4 , Sprewell 1-4, Barry 0-1, Marshall 0-2). Fouled out- Smith, Hardaway. Rebounds-Detroit 51 (Hill 8), Golden State 54 (Gatling 9). Assists-Detroit 28 (Dumars 7), Golden State 27 (Hardaway 7). Total fouls-Detroit 31, Golden State 35. Technical-Golden State Illegal defense. A-15,025 (15,025).

SuperSonics 120, Kings 103

FG FT Reb SEATTLE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Schrempf 32 6-9 2-2 2-4 5 4 15 Kemp 26 5-9 2-2 1-7 3 5 12 Brickowski 18 3-4 2-2 1-1 1 6 8 Hawkins 39 12-17 3-4 1-3 1 3 34 Payton 43 8-14 7-8 2-7 14 4 24 Perkins 25 4-10 3-4 1-6 0 3 13 Johnson 20 2-3 1-2 1-4 1 5 5 Askew 27 2-5 0-0 0-2 4 3 6 Snow 5 0-0 1-2 0-0 3 1 1 Wingate 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Scheffler 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Ford 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 43-74 21-26 9-34 32 35 120

Percentages: FG .581, FT .808.

3-Point Goals: 13-22, .519 (Hawkins 7-10, Perkins 2-4, Askew 2-4, Schrempf 1-1, Payton 1-3).

Team Rebounds: 6.

Blocked shots: 3 (Kemp, Hawkins, Johnson).

Turnovers: 20 (Kemp 6, Schrempf 4, Payton 3, Hawkins 2, Johnson 2, Askew 2, Brickowski).

Steals: 11 (Payton 4, Schrempf 3, Hawkins, Johnson, Askew, Snow).

Technical fouls: Payton, 8:59 first; Kemp, 7:16 third.

Illegal defense: 1.

FG FT Reb SACRAMENTO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Williams 28 6-10 6-7 2-5 5 1 18 Grant 32 4-6 8-10 0-1 2 3 16 Polynice 30 5-6 2-2 1-8 1 3 12 Richmond 35 9-15 5-6 0-0 1 3 26 Edney 33 3-11 1-2 0-2 6 3 7 Corbin 10 0-3 3-4 2-3 1 0 3 Smith 21 1-1 4-10 1-4 0 5 6 Causwell 10 0-3 1-2 1-2 0 0 1 Marciulionis 20 2-6 5-6 0-1 1 2 9 Hurley 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 Houston 5 2-4 0-0 3-4 0 1 5 Simmons 9 0-3 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 Totals 240 32-68 35-49 10-32 20 22 103

Percentages: FG .471, FT .714.

3-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Richmond 3-5, Houston 1-1, Edney 0-1, Corbin 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Williams 0-2, Marciulionis 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 14.

Blocked shots: 4 (Grant 2, Causwell 2).

Turnovers: 21 (Edney 6, Grant 3, Richmond 3, Marciulionis 3, Williams, Polynice, Causwell, Houston).

Steals: 8 (Grant 2, Corbin 2, Edney, Smith, Causwell, Marciulionis).

Technical fouls: illegal defense 4, 10:26 second; 6:31 second; 8:54 third; 2:49 third.

Illegal defense: 1. Seattle 32 29 31 28 - 120 Sacramento 24 27 31 21 - 103

A-17,317 (17,317). T-2:17.