Ewing Hobbled In Loss To Cavs

NBA

Bobby Phills scored 28 points and Terrell Brandon added 21 Wednesday night as the Cleveland Cavaliers took advantage of an ankle injury to Patrick Ewing to defeat the New York Knicks 86-76.

Ewing, the Knicks’ leader in scoring and rebounding, left the game with 6:33 remaining in the first quarter after he landed on Cleveland center Michael Cage. X-rays proved negative and Ewing will accompany the Knicks to Washington for their game against the Bullets.

Cavaliers 86, Knicks 76 CLEVELAND (86)

Mills 5-11 4-4 16, Ferry 3-9 2-2 8, Cage 1-2 0-0 2, Brandon 5-11 10-10 21, Phills 10-22 4-5 28, Courtney 1-3 0-0 2, Majerle 1-7 0-0 2, Sura 2-4 1-1 5, Crotty 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-70 21-22 86.

NEW YORK (76)

Mason 3-6 2-4 8, Oakley 6-14 2-3 14, Ewing 1-4 0-0 2, Starks 4-10 0-0 8, Harper 4-10 0-2 9, Smith 3-8 1-1 7, Davis 6-11 4-4 20, Grant 2-2 0-0 5, Ward 1-3 0-0 3, H.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-68 9-14 76.

Cleveland 23 16 29 18 - 86

New York 18 15 22 21 - 76

3-Point goals-Cleveland 7-24 (Phills 4-8, Mills 2-6, Brandon 1-5, Sura 0-1, Majerle 0-2, Ferry 0-2), New York 7-21 (Davis 4-8, Grant 1-1, Ward 1-2, Harper 1-4, Smith 0-1, Starks 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 41 (Cage 9), New York 44 (Oakley 16). Assists-Cleveland 15 (Brandon, Phills 4), New York 16 (Starks 5). Total fouls-Cleveland 17, New York 24. Technicals-Brandon, Cleveland illegal defense, Mason, Harper. A-19,763 (19,763).

Pacers 91, Heat 77

Indianapolis

Reserve Eddie Johnson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second period as Indiana posted its 14th consecutive home victory over Miami.

MIAMI (77)

Owens 0-8 6-8 6, Willis 9-14 3-5 21, Schayes 0-1 0-0 0, Gamble 7-11 0-0 16, Coles 3-10 2-4 9, Chapman 4-11 1-1 10, Thomas 1-2 3-5 5, Askins 0-2 0-0 0, Myers 1-2 1-2 3, Rencher 0-0 0-0 0, King 3-3 1-1 7, Grandison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 17-26 77.

INDIANA (91)

McKey 2-4 5-6 9, D.Davis 1-4 3-4 5, Smits 9-16 3-3 21, Miller 2-9 4-4 8, Jackson 2-4 1-2 5, A.Davis 3-4 7-10 13, Pierce 2-4 4-5 8, Workman 0-3 0-2 0, Caldwell 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 7-13 0-1 18, Best 1-2 0-0 2, Ferrell 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 30-65 27-37 91.

Miami 20 18 25 15 - 77

Indiana 24 30 19 18 - 91

3-Point goals-Miami 4-16 (Gamble 2-3, Coles 1-5, Chapman 1-6, Willis 0-1, Askins 0-1), Indiana 4-13 (Johnson 4-6, Jackson 0-1, Miller 0-4, Workman 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 44 (Willis 10), Indiana 46 (McKey 7). Assists-Miami 13 (Coles, Rencher 3), Indiana 23 (Jackson 10). Total fouls-Miami 34, Indiana 24. Technicals-Thomas, McKey, Indiana illegal defense 2. A-16,759 (16,530).

Pistons 113, Raptors 91

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Allan Houston scored 28 of his 29 points in the second half and Grant Hill added his third triple-double of the season as Detroit routed Toronto.

TORONTO (91)

Anderson 2-9 2-2 6, Pinckney 0-6 0-0 0, Miller 2-2 1-2 5, Robertson 3-6 5-8 12, Stoudamire 9-20 6-7 27, Tabak 4-5 2-4 10, Murray 5-12 1-3 12, Massenburg 5-10 3-4 13, King 0-1 0-0 0, Rogers 2-3 1-2 5, Salley 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 32-74 22-34 91.

DETROIT (113)

Hill 7-11 3-6 17, Thorpe 8-10 7-9 23, Reid 0-2 0-0 0, Hunter 5-10 1-1 13, Houston 10-13 4-5 29, West 0-0 0-0 0, Dumars 3-9 0-0 9, Macon 4-5 0-0 9, Mills 2-5 8-10 12, Ratliff 0-1 1-2 1, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-66 24-33 113.

Toronto 13 22 27 29 - 91

Detroit 18 25 40 30 - 113

3-Point goals-Toronto 5-14 (Stoudamire 3-5, Robertson 1-2, Murray 1-4, King 0-1, Anderson 0-2), Detroit 11-20 (Houston 5-7, Dumars 3-8, Hunter 2-4, Macon 1-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 48 (Miller 7), Detroit 42 (Hill 10). Assists- Toronto 22 (Stoudamire 7), Detroit 29 (Hill 11). Total fouls- Toronto 27, Detroit 28. A-21,454 (21,454).

Rockets 97, Nets 82

Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon overcame a sluggish start for his 12th career triple-double and Houston hit 13 3-pointers in a win over New Jersey.

Olajuwon, who started 0-8 from the field, finished with 22 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists.

NEW JERSEY (82)

P.J.Brown 7-12 3-4 17, Gilliam 10-17 2-3 22, Bradley 0-1 1-2 1, Edwards 1-6 0-0 3, Anderson 7-18 5-6 21, Williams 2-6 3-4 7, Childs 2-8 1-2 5, O’Bannon 3-7 0-0 6, Fleming 0-3 0-0 0, Dare 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 15-21 82.

HOUSTON (97)

Horry 5-16 0-0 14, C.Brown 6-11 0-0 12, Olajuwon 10-18 2-3 22, Elie 6-11 5-5 20, Smith 0-2 2-2 2, Cassell 3-6 0-0 7, Bryant 0-2 1-2 1, Recasner 4-7 0-0 12, Chilcutt 2-2 0-0 5, Breaux 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 10-12 97.

New Jersey 25 23 10 24 - 82

Houston 22 24 21 30 - 97

3-Point goals-New Jersey 3-12 (Anderson 2-6, Edwards 1-2, O’Bannon 0-3, Childs 0-1). Houston 13-25 (Recasner 4-6, Horry 4-11, Elie 3-4, Chilcutt 1-1, Cassell 1-2, Smith 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New Jersey 43 (Williams 15), Houston 52 (Olajuwon 18). Assists-New Jersey 21 (Anderson, Childs 6), Houston 26 (Olajuwon 10). Total fouls-New Jersey 17, Houston 16. A-16,285 (16,611).

Jazz 99, Timberwolves 83

Salt Lake City

Karl Malone scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Utah held Minnesota to its lowest point total this season.

MINNESOTA (83)

Mitchell 3-7 1-3 7, Gugliotta 6-13 1-2 13, Laettner 4-7 3-4 11, Rider 6-10 0-0 12, Porter 0-3 2-2 2, West 2-8 5-5 9, Allen 0-2 1-2 1, Garnett 2-8 2-4 6, Rooks 3-5 6-6 12, Davis 2-2 4-8 8, Bragg 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-69 25-36 83.

UTAH (99)

Morris 1-5 0-0 2, Malone 7-12 7-8 21, Spencer 3-3 3-4 9, Hornacek 6-9 0-0 14, Stockton 6-8 0-0 13, Keefe 5-9 3-4 13, Eisley 2-6 3-4 7, Benoit 0-6 0-0 0, Russell 0-7 0-0 0, Carr 6-10 2-2 14, Toolson 2-3 0-0 5, Foster 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 38-78 19-24 99.

Minnesota 21 20 15 27 - 83 Utah 30 22 32 15 - 99

3-Point goals-Minnesota 0-4 (Rider 0-1, Porter 0-1, West 0-1, Rooks 0-1), Utah 4-15 (Hornacek 2-4, Stockton 1-1, Toolson 1-2, Malone 0-1, Benoit 0-1, Morris 0-2, Eisley 0-2, Russell 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 47 (Rooks 8), Utah 49 (Malone 11). Assists-Minnesota 15 (West, Porter, Gugliotta 3), Utah 28 (Stockton 13). Total fouls- Minnesota 21, Utah 24. A-19,911 (19,911).

Mavericks 103, Grizzlies 101 (2 OT)

Dallas

Tony Dumas hit an off-balance 12-foot bank shot as the buzzer sounded in the second overtime to boost Dallas over Vancouver and give Mavericks coach Dick Motta his 900th career victory.

VANCOUVER (101)

King 3-7 0-1 7, Avent 5-12 3-6 13, Reeves 7-19 4-8 18, Anthony 7-17 2-3 18, B.Edwards 4-11 3-4 12, Scott 4-9 2-2 12, Gattison 1-5 1-2 3, Mobley 3-4 0-1 6, Murdock 3-3 5-5 12. Totals 37-87 20-32 101.

DALLAS (103)

McCloud 4-15 3-4 12, Jones 5-13 0-0 10, Williams 3-5 1-2 7, Kidd 6-20 6-8 21, Jackson 7-23 7-8 22, Parks 0-1 0-0 0, Brooks 3-9 0-0 6, Dumas 3-16 11-16 18, Meyer 1-4 5-6 7. Totals 32-106 33-44 103.

Vncvr 23 24 20 22 5 7 - 101

Dallas 19 20 22 28 5 9 - 103

3-Point goals-Vancouver 7-11 (Scott 2-2, Anthony 2-6, King 1-1, B.Edwards 1-1, Murdock 1-1), Dallas 6-22 (Kidd 3-6, Jackson 1-1, McCloud 1-7, Dumas 1-7, Brooks 0-1). Fouled out-Williams. Rebounds-Vancouver 64 (Avent 15), Dallas 83 (Williams 15). Assists-Vancouver 18 (Anthony 7), Dallas 20 (Kidd, Brooks 6). Total fouls-Vancouver 30, Dallas 28. Technicals-B.Edwards, Anthony, Vancouver illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Gattison. A-17,502 (17,502).

Spurs 107, Lakers 99

Inglewood, Calif.

David Robinson scored eight of his 29 points in a 2-1/2-minute span of the fourth quarter as San Antonio beat Los Angeles to end the Lakers’ seven-game home winning streak.

SAN ANTONIO (107)

Perdue 5-10 1-2 11, Elliott 4-9 7-7 17, Robinson 10-22 9-10 29, Del Negro 7-16 3-5 18, Johnson 3-9 0-0 7, Reid 1-5 2-2 4, Person 5-7 0-0 14, Alexander 1-1 0-0 2, Rivers 1-1 2-2 5. Totals 37-80 24-28 107.

L.A. LAKERS (99)

Campbell 10-16 5-6 25, Ceballos 4-13 5-6 13, Divac 4-7 1-2 9, Jones 7-12 0-0 14, Van Exel 6-11 0-0 14, Peeler 4-7 2-2 12, Strong 2-4 2-2 6, Threatt 3-4 0-0 6, Blount 0-3 0-0 0, Roberts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-77 15-18 99.

San Antonio 28 32 17 30 - 107

L.A. Lakers 24 16 24 35 - 99

3-Point goals-San Antonio 9-15 (Person 4-6, Elliott 2-3, Johnson 1-1, Rivers 1-1, Del Negro 1-4), Los Angeles 4-14 (Peeler 2-4, Van Exel 2-5, Jones 0-1, Threatt 0-1, Ceballos 0-3). Fouled out-Strong. Rebounds-San Antonio 47 (Perdue 15), Los Angeles 40 (Campbell 9). Assists-San Antonio 29 (Johnson 12), Los Angeles 27 (Jones 9). Total fouls-San Antonio 18, Los Angeles 26. Technicals-Peeler, Los Angeles illegal defense. A-17,505 (17,505).