Jordan Sharp In Chicago’s Season Debut Nba

Michael Jordan scored 42 points and Dennis Rodman grabbed 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut as the Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-91.

CHARLOTTE (91)

Johnson 6-13 7-12 19, Zidek 5-11 3-6 13, Parish 3-7 0-0 6, Gill 8-15 1-1 17, Adams 2-2 0-0 5, Wolf 0-1 0-0 0, Curry 3-9 0-0 7, Sutton 3-9 5-6 12, Hancock 6-10 0-0 12. Totals 36-77 16-25 91.

CHICAGO (105)

Pippen 0-0 0-0 0, Rodman 1-3 0-0 2, Wennington 3-5 0-0 6, Harper 5-11 1-1 11, Jordan 16-29 7-9 42, Simpkins 2-3 1-3 5, Buechler 6-8 0-0 13, Kukoc 6-14 3-4 15, Kerr 3-4 0-0 6, Caffey 0-4 1-2 1, Brown 1-5 2-4 4. Totals 43-86 15-23 105.

Charlotte 27 21 18 25 - 91

Chicago 26 14 40 25 - 105

3-Point goals-Cha 3-11 (Adams 1-1, Curry 1-3, Sutton 1-3, Johnson 0-2, Gill 0-2), Chi 4-11 (Jordan 3-7, Buechler 1-2, Kukoc 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cha 54 (Parrish 11), Chi 47 (Rodman 11). Assists-Cha 14 (Gill, Adams 3), Chi 29 (Jordan 7). Total fouls-Cha 22, Chi 27. Technicals- Curry, Johnson, Rodman. A-23,862 (21,500).

Rockets 110, Warriors 92

Houston

Sam Cassell scored 14 points, including three 3-pointers, in the fourth quarter to halt a Golden State rally to give Houston a win.

GOLDEN STATE (92)

Mullin 2-6 0-0 4, J. Smith 5-12 4-4 14, Seikaly 5-9 3-4 13, Sprewell 3-15 0-0 7, Hardaway 9-15 3-4 23, Armstrng 2-5 2-2 7, Gatling 1-6 2-6 4, Marshall 5-11 2-4 13, Kersey 1-6 1-2 3, Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Rozier 2-2 0-0 4, Wood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-88 17-26 92.

HOUSTON (110)

Horry 5-6 0-0 12, Brown 4-6 3-4 11, Olajuwon 8-13 0-2 16, Drexler 5-13 4-4 16, K. Smith 1-6 3-4 5, Ellie 6-13 3-3 16, Cassell 8-11 4-5 23, Chilcutt 1-7 1-2 3, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Breaux 2-4 1-2 6, Heggs 0-2 0-0 0, Recasner 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-86 19-26 110.

Golden State 16 34 20 22 - 92

Houston 25 27 26 32 - 110

3-Point goals-GS 5-15 (Hardaway 2-6, Armstrong 1-2, Marshall 1-2, Sprewell 1-3, Mullin 0-1, Barry 0-1), Hou 9-23 (Cassell 3-3, Horry 2-2, Drexler 2-5, Breaux 1-1, Ellie 1-5, K. Smith 0-1, Recasner 0-2, Chilcutt 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-GS 51 (Seiklay 10), Hou 63 (Olajuwon 8). Assists-GS 18 (Hardaway 9), Hou 24 (Drexler, Cassell 5). Total fouls-GS 21, Hou 24. Technicals-Kersey. A-16,611 (16,611).

Raptors 94, Nets 79

Toronto

Toronto made its NBA debut a victorious one as Alvin Robertson scored 30 points against New Jersey.

NEW JERSEY (79)

Brown 1-7 0-1 2, Gilliam 5-14 3-4 13, Dare 1-1 0-0 2, K.Anderson 5-17 3-6 13, Edwards 4-16 2-2 11, Williams 3-6 3-7 9, O’Bannon 1-6 2-2 4, Fleming 1-5 4-4 6, Childs 3-6 2-3 9, Mahorn 3-4 2-4 8, Glass 1-2 0-0 2, Walters 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-84 21-33 79.

TORONTO (94)

Rogers 4-9 1-2 9, Pinckney 2-3 0-1 4, Tabak 1-2 0-0 2, Stoudamire 4-14 2-2 10, Robertson 11-14 6-8 30, W.Anderson 1-7 3-4 5, Earl 7-13 2-4 16, Murray 4-9 0-2 9, Salley 2-4 5-8 9, King 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 19-31 94.

New Jersey 17 16 20 26 - 79

Toronto 21 25 20 28 - 94

3-Point goals-NJ 2-8 (Edwards 1-2, Childs 1-3, O’Bannon 0-1, K.Anderson 0-2), Tor 3-11 (Robertson 2-3, Murray 1-4, W.Anderson 0-1, Stoudamire 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-NJ 73 (Gilliam 16), Tor 47 (Robertson 7). Assists-NJ 15 (K.Anderson 8), Tor 28 (Stoudamire 10). Total fouls-NJ 29, Tor 29. A-33,306 (34,215).

Grizzlies 92, Trail Blazers 80

Portland

Vancouver was a stunning success in its NBA debut, beating Portland behind the 29-point, 13-rebound performance of Benoit Benjamin.

VANCOUVER (92)

King 4-11 4-4 12, Gattison 1-7 1-1 3, Benjamin 11-19 7-10 29, B.Edwards 4-11 1-1 10, Anthony 5-11 5-7 15, Harvey 1-4 0-2 2, Scott 4-7 6-6 14, Avent 0-0 0-0 0, Moten 1-3 1-2 3, Reeves 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 33-75 25-33 92.

PORTLAND (80)

C.Robinson 11-29 8-14 33, Dudley 0-2 0-0 0, Sabonis 3-9 4-6 10, Grant 6-11 1-2 13, Strickland 4-13 4-6 13, Wingfield 2-9 0-0 4, J.Robinson 3-7 0-2 7, Slater 0-0 0-0 0, Childress 0-1 0-0 0, Trent 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-81 17-30 80.

Vancouver 19 22 20 31 - 92

Portland 17 22 22 19 - 80

3-Point goals-Vancouver 1-5 (B.Edwards 1-2, Anthony 0-1, Moten 0-1, King 0-1), Portland 5-22 (C.Robinson 3-8, J.Robinson 1-3, Strickland 1-3, Childress 0-1, Sabonis 0-3, Wingfield 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 51 (Benjamin 13), Portland 64 (C.Robinson, Dudley 13). Assists-Vancouver 14 (Anthony 6), Portland 20 (Strickland 10). Total fouls-Vancouver 28, Portland 25. A-19,115 (21,400).

Magic 99, Cavaliers 88

Orlando

Orlando got an all-star performance from Anfernee Hardaway in a win over Cleveland. He finished with 28 points.

CLEVELAND (88)

Mills 5-12 3-4 15, Hill 4-7 5-9 13, Amaechi 4-6 0-0 8, Phills 3-11 2-2 10, Brandon 5-11 0-0 10, Majerle 2-4 5-8 11, Cage 2-2 1-2 5, Sura 2-5 1-2 6, Ferry 2-4 1-4 5, Crotty 0-0 2-2 2, Marshall 0-0 0-2 0, Miner 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 30-63 19-33 88.

ORLANDO (99)

Scott 10-20 0-0 27, Grant 5-8 3-3 13, Koncak 1-2 2-2 4, Anderson 6-16 2-4 14, Hardaway 10-17 8-11 28, Turner 1-5 0-0 2, Shaw 2-7 1-2 5, Royal 0-0 4-6 4, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Hammink 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 20-28 99.

Cleveland 23 17 21 27 - 88

Orlando 22 29 19 29 - 99

3-Point goals-Cle 9-16 (Mills 3-4, Phills 2-3, Majerle 2-4, Miner 1-1, Sura 1-2, Ferry 0-1, Brandon 0-1). Orl 7-19 (Scott 7-13, Hardaway, Turner 0-1, Shaw 0-1, Anderson 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cle 46 (Hill 8), Orl 49 (Grant 10). Assists-Cle 20 (Brandon, Sura 6 ), Orl 22 (Hardaway 8). Total fouls-Cle 21, Orl 20. A-17,248 (16,010).

Knicks 106, Pistons 100

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Charlie Ward scored a career high with 15 points and Hubert Davis had 21 as New York won.

NEW YORK (106)

Davis 7-10 2-3 21, Mason 7-13 4-4 18, Ewing 7-13 5-7 19, Starks 3-7 0-0 7, Harper 9-15 0-0 20, Smith 2-7 2-2 6, Ward 6-10 2-3 15. Totals 41-75 15-19 106.

DETROIT (100)

Hill 11-20 7-12 29, Thorpe 6-10 2-2 14, West 2-5 1-2 5, Dumars 6-12 5-8 19, Hunter 8-19 1-1 19, Macon 1-2 0-0 2, Mills 2-9 2-2 6, Houston 2-4 2-4 6, Ratliff 0-1 0-0 0, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-82 20-31 100.

New York 33 29 20 24 - 106

Detroit 26 23 27 24 - 100

3-Point goals-NY 9-21 (Davis 5-7, Harper 2-5, Starks 1-4, Ward 1-5), Det 4-11 (Dumars 2-4, Hunter 2-6, Mills 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-NY 48 (Mason 13), Det 45 (Thorpe, Mills 12). Assists-NY 22 (Mason, Starks, Harper 5), Det 15 (Hill 4). Total fouls-NY 27, Det 24. Technicals- Starks. A-21,454 (21,454).

76ers 105, Bullets 103

Philadelphia

Rookie Jerry Stackhouse had a memorable NBA debut, scoring 27 points in Philadelphia’s victory over Washington.

WASHINGTON (103)

Wallace 4-12 2-2 10, Howard 12-17 1-2 25, Muresan 4-10 1-2 9, Cheaney 8-20 1-2 19, Pack 7-16 0-0 15, McIlvaine 2-4 2-4 6, McCann 2-4 0-0 4, Price 0-2 3-3 3, Butler 0-1 0-2 0, Webster 5-8 0-0 12. Totals 44-94 10-17 103.

PHILADELPHIA (105)

Dumas 7-10 4-4 19, Bradley 2-5 0-0 4, Weatherspoon 6-11 10-16 22, Stackhouse 11-18 3-3 27, Maxwell 6-17 4-5 18, Wright 4-13 1-2 9, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Malone 2-7 2-3 6, Bennett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 24-33 105.

Washington 24 31 21 27 - 103

Philadelphia 32 23 24 26 - 105

3-Point goals-Was 5-21 (Webster 2-4, Cheaney 2-10, Pack 1-2, Price 0-2, Wallace 0-3), Phi 5-11 (Stackhouse 2-4, Maxwell 2-6, Dumas 1-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Was 50 (Howard, Muresan 10), Phi 59 (Weatherspoon 15). Assists-Was 25 (Pack, Price 6), Phi 20 (Maxwell 14). Total fouls-Was 25, Phi 15. Technicals-Wallace, Was coach Lyman. A-18,160 (18,168).

Bucks 101, Celtics 100

Boston

Vin Baker had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Todd Day came off the bench to score 22 as Milwaukee beat Boston at the new FleetCenter.

MILWAUKEE (101)

Robinson 9-24 6-8 24, Baker 12-24 6-13 30, Mobley 0-0 0-0 0, Mayberry 3-6 2-2 9, Newman 2-5 0-0 4, Day 7-15 7-7 22, Lister 1-2 0-0 2, Conlon 4-8 0-0 8, Murdock 1-2 0-0 2, Keys 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-86 21-30 101.

BOSTON (100)

Radja 9-12 0-1 18, Fox 8-13 2-5 19, Montross 6-9 2-3 14, Brown 2-11 9-10 13, Douglas 3-9 0-2 6, Barros 2-9 3-3 8, Williams 5-8 6-8 16, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Claxton 0-0 0-0 0, Burrough 1-4 2-2 4, Wesley 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-79 24-34 100.

Milwaukee 26 31 24 20 - 101

Boston 35 15 24 26 - 100

3-Point goals-Mil 2-8 (Mayberry 1-2, Day 1-3, Robinson 0-1, Conlon 0-1, Newman 0-1), Bos 2-14 (Fox 1-3, Barros 1-4, Douglas 0-1, Williams 0-1, Wesley 0-1, Brown 0-4). Fouled out-Day. Rebounds-Mil 56 (Baker 13), Bos 52 (Radja 11). Assists-Mil 19 (Baker, Newman 4), Bos 20 (Fox 6). Total fouls-Mil 26, Bos 23. Technicals-Mil illegal defense. A-18,321 (18,600).

Pacers 111, Hawks 106

Atlanta

Reggie Miller scored 19 of his 32 points in the final quarter to lead Indiana, without Rick Smits and Derrick McKey nursing injuries, past Atlanta.

INDIANA (111)

Ferrell 0-1 0-0 0, D.Davis 1-3 2-2 4, Schintzius 1-6 2-2 4, Jackson 5-9 3-4 14, Miller 7-12 14-15 32, A.Davis 7-10 4-4 18, Johnson 2-6 2-2 6, Workman 0-0 5-8 5, Pierce 9-12 8-8 26, Caldwell 0-1 0-0 0, Best 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 32-60 42-47 111.

ATLANTA (106)

Norman 5-9 2-4 14, Long 4-9 2-4 10, Lang 6-12 3-6 15, Blaylock 3-13 2-3 10, Smith 3-7 14-15 20, Augmon 5-8 3-5 13, Henderson 1-3 3-8 5, Ehlo 6-9 1-2 14, Webb 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 35-73 30-47 106.

Indiana 23 33 20 35 - 111

Atlanta 29 22 25 30 - 106

3-Point goals-Ind 5-9 (Miller 4-7, Jackson 1-1, Johnson 0-1), Atl 6-14 (Norman 2-3, Blaylock 2-5, Webb 1-2, Ehlo 1-3, Smith 0-1)). Fouled out-A.Davis, Pierce. Rebounds- Ind 46 (D.Davis, A.Davis 7), Atl 42 (Long 8). Assists-Ind 21 (Jackson, Workman 8), Atl 21 (Long, Blaylock 7). Total fouls-Ind 35, Atl 32. Technicals-Augmon, Ind illegal defense. A-15,188 (16,365).

Lakers 98, Nuggets 96

Inglewood, Calif.

Cedric Ceballos scored 26 points and Nick Van Exel added 24 as Los Angeles beat Denver at the Forum for the first time since Feb. 10, 1993.

DENVER (96)

McDyess 5-9 0-2 10, Williams 2-7 0-0 4, Mutombo 2-7 3-4 7, Rose 0-2 0-0 0, Abdul-Rauf 13-23 2-2 32, Hammonds 1-3 3-4 5, D.Ellis 4-12 2-2 12, Stith 8-14 6-8 22, MacLean 2-5 0-2 4, Spencer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-82 16-24 96.

L.A. LAKERS (98)

Campbell 4-7 0-0 8, Lynch 2-10 2-2 6, Divac 6-13 4-5 16, Ceballos 7-18 12-12 26, Van Exel 8-15 4-4 24, Blount 1-2 0-0 2, Threatt 4-9 1-3 10, Roberts 1-1 0-0 2, Strong 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 35-79 23-26 98.

Denver 20 25 23 28 - 96

L.A. Lakers 27 31 20 20 - 98

3-Point goals-Den 6-18 (Abdul-Rauf 4-8, D.Ellis 2-4, MacLean 0-1, Williams 0-2, Stith 0-3), LA 5-18 (Van Exel 4-8, Threatt 1-3, Lynch 0-1, Divac 0-2, Ceballos 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Den 48 (Mutombo 15), LA 52 (Divac 10). Assists-Den 28 (Abdul-Rauf 13), LA 21 (Van Exel 7). Total fouls-Den 27, LA 22. Technicals-Den illegal defense 2, Campbell, Van Exel. A-16,345 (17,505).

Kings 95, Timberwolves 86

Sacramento, Calif.

Walt Williams had 18 of his 20 points in the first half as Sacramento defeated Minnesota.

MINNESOTA (86)

Mitchell 2-9 0-0 4, Gugliotta 5-18 4-4 15, Laettner 4-13 7-8 16, West 3-8 2-2 8, Porter 4-9 10-10 19, Garnett 4-4 0-0 8, Allen 1-4 0-0 2, Rooks 2-4 1-2 5, Rider 1-2 0-0 2, Bragg 3-5 1-1 7, Davis 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 29-79 25-29 86.

SACRAMENTO (95)

Williams 7-17 2-2 20, Grant 4-9 4-6 12, Polynice 4-5 1-1 9, Richmond 6-13 3-4 17, Hurley 1-2 0-0 2, Edney 1-4 2-2 4, Smith 3-4 3-6 9, Causwell 1-1 0-1 2, Marciulionis 3-7 6-9 13, Corbin 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 33-67 22-33 95.

Minnesota 21 19 22 24 - 86

Sacramento 22 21 26 26 - 95

3-Point goals-Min 3-11 (Laettner 1-2, Porter 1-3, Gugliotta 1-5, Allen 0-1), Sac 7-13 (Williams 4-8, Richmond 2-4, Marciulionis 1-1). Fouled out-West, Davis, Grant. Rebounds-Min 47 (Gugliotta 12), Sac 52 (Grant 9). Assists-Min 18 (Porter 5), Sac 21 (Williams 6). Total fouls- Min 25, Sac 26. Technicals-Gugliotta, West, Richmond, Sac coach St. Jean. A-17,317 (17,317).

Clippers 112, Suns 106

Los Angeles

Newcomers Rodney Rogers and Brian Williams came up with the big plays late as Los Angeles beat Phoenix.

PHOENIX (106)

Barkley 5-12 11-13 21, Green 4-9 4-4 13, J.Williams 2-8 4-5 8, Johnson 14-19 8-12 39, Person 2-9 0-0 4, Tisdale 2-8 0-0 4, Finley 4-9 4-4 14, Carr 0-0 0-0 0, Perry 1-2 0-0 3, Kleine 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 31-38 106.

L.A. CLIPPERS (112)

Murray 6-17 2-2 14, Vaught 9-16 1-2 19, B.Williams 3-6 8-12 14, Sealy 5-16 1-4 11, Dehere 2-9 1-2 7, Rogers 8-12 4-4 20, Piatkowski 3-6 5-5 14, Barry 3-6 0-0 7, Outlaw 1-1 0-0 2, Roberts 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 42-95 22-31 112.

Phoenix 32 21 19 34 - 106

L.A. Clippers 19 31 25 37 - 112

3-Point goals-Pho 7-20 (Johnson 3-3, Finley 2-6, Perry 1-1, Green 1-3, Barkley 0-1, Person 0-6), LA 6-19 (Piatkowski 3-5, Dehere 2-3, Barry 1-2, Vaught 0-1, Rogers 0-2, Sealy 0-3, Murray 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Pho 58 (Barkley 11), LA 54 (Vaught, B.Williams 12). Assists-Pho 17 (Johnson, Green 3), LA 19 (Dehere 7). Total fouls-Pho 27, LA 27. Technical-Barkley. A-13,281 (16,021).

Mavericks 103, Spurs 97

San Antonio

Jamal Mashburn scored 27 points and hit a game-clinching 3-pointer with 45.3 seconds left to give Dallas a victory over San Antonio.

DALLAS (103)

Jones 6-11 0-0 12, Mashburn 10-22 3-4 27, Williams 1-2 0-2 2, Kidd 11-17 5-8 27, Jackson 6-15 5-5 17, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0, Parks 0-3 0-0 0, McCloud 2-6 2-4 6, Harris 4-8 0-0 8, Meyer 1-1 0-0 2, Davis 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 42-89 15-23 103.

SAN ANTONIO (97)

Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Elliott 8-17 8-10 24, Robinson 6-18 6-9 18, Johnson 11-17 0-1 22, Del Negro 3-11 0-0 6, Person 0-3 0-0 0, Reid 5-10 3-8 13, Rivers 3-7 0-0 8, Perdue 2-5 2-3 6, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-89 19-31 97.

Dallas 18 18 42 25 - 103

San Antonio 24 26 18 29 - 97

3-Point goals-Dal 4-12 (Mashburn 4-6, Kidd 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Brooks 0-1, McCloud 0-1, Harris 0-2), SA 2-12 (Rivers 2-5, Del Negro 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Elliott 0-5). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Dal 63 (Kidd, Jackson 9), SA 55 (Robinson 10). Assists-Dal 16 (Kidd 8), SA 22 (Elliott, Robinson, Johnson 6). Total fouls-Dal 30, SA 24. Technicals-Dal coach Motta, Davis. A-28,821 (34,215).