Nba

Rockets 119, Timberwolves 97 Houston

Hakeem Olajuwon became the 21st NBA player to amass 20,000 career points.

MINNESOTA (97)

Mitchell 4-7 5-8 13, Gugliotta 4-8 3-3 11, Rooks 4-9 3-7 11, Rider 3-12 4-6 10, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, West 5-10 2-5 12, Bragg 4-5 2-2 10, Garnett 3-12 2-2 9, Porter 3-6 1-2 8, Allen 2-7 0-0 4, Davis 2-3 3-3 7. Totals 35-84 25-38 97.

HOUSTON (119)

Horry 7-12 3-4 21, Brown 2-7 3-4 7, Olajuwon 8-15 5-8 21, Drexler 5-12 4-4 14, Smith 3-6 4-4 12, Elie 4-7 8-9 16, Cassell 4-8 11-12 21, Chilcutt 2-3 0-0 5, Jones 0-0 1-2 1, Recasner 0-3 0-0 0, Heggs 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 35-73 40-49 119.

Minnesota 27 25 19 26 - 97

Houston 31 33 24 31 - 119

3-Point goals-Minnesota 2-13 (Garnett 1-1, Porter 1-3, Allen 0-1, Gugliotta 0-2, Rider 0-6), Houston 9-19 (Horry 4-4, Smith 2-3, Cassell 2-4, Chilcutt 1-2, Drexler 0-2, Elie 0-2, Recasner 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 58 (Rooks 14), Houston 51 (Horry, Olajuwon 8). Assists-Minnesota 20 (Mitchell, Gugliotta, Garnett, Porter 3), Houston 23 (Cassell 5). Total fouls-Minnesota 32, Houston 25. Technicals-Gugliotta, Minnesota illegal defense, Houston illegal defense. A-16,285 (16,611).

Nets 86, Kings 84 East Rutherford, N.J.

New Jersey held Sacramento scoreless for the final 3:49.

SACRAMENTO (84)

Grant 5-15 5-6 15, W.Williams 5-13 2-2 15, Polynice 6-12 4-7 16, Richmond 5-16 5-5 17, Hurley 2-5 1-2 5, Corbin 0-3 0-0 0, Marciulionis 6-10 0-0 16, Simmons 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-75 17-22 84. NEW JERSEY (86)

Brown 3-10 1-2 7, Gilliam 5-12 2-2 12, Dare 1-7 0-0 2, Childs 2-9 1-2 5, Edwards 8-17 6-7 24, O’Bannon 2-4 0-0 4, J.Williams 7-10 3-5 17, Mahorn 2-5 7-8 11, Walters 0-2 0-0 0, Fleming 1-5 2-4 4. Totals 31-81 22-30 86.

Sacramento 22 23 23 16 - 84

New Jersey 21 20 24 21 - 86

3-Point goals-Sacramento 9-19 (Marciulionis 4-5, W.Williams 3-6, Richmond 2-6, Hurley 0-2), New Jersey 2-6 (Edwards 2-4, Childs 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Sacramento 46 (Grant 14), New Jersey 63 (J.Williams 14). Assists-Sacramento 13 (Marciulionis 4), New Jersey 16 (Childs 6). Total fouls-Sacramento 23, New Jersey 25. Technicals- Polynice, Mahorn. A-11,205 (20,049). /l

Bulls 110, Trail Blazers 106 Chicago

Michael Jordan scored 15 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter. PORTLAND (106)

C.Robinson 15-22 3-8 39, Grant 4-7 2-4 10, Dudley 2-6 6-10 10, Strickland 12-23 4-4 29, McKie 4-8 2-2 11, J.Robinson 2-8 1-2 7, Wingfield 0-1 0-0 0, Cook 0-0 0-0 0, Trent 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-77 18-30 106. CHICAGO (110)

Pippen 8-16 2-2 21, Simpkins 2-3 2-3 6, Longley 8-10 1-2 17, Harper 0-4 0-0 0, Jordan 11-23 14-15 36, Wennington 3-4 0-0 6, Buechler 3-6 0-0 7, Kerr 2-5 1-2 7, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Kukoc 1-6 4-6 6, Caffey 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-81 24-30 110.

Portland 21 31 32 22 - 106

Chicago 31 23 29 27 - 110

3-Point goals-Portland 10-16 (C.Robinson 6-7, J.Robinson 2-4, Strickland 1-2, McKie 1-1, Grant 0-1, Wingfield 0-1), Chicago 6-21 (Pippen 3-7, Kerr 2-5, Buechler 1-3, Harper 0-1, Jordan 0-2, Kukoc 0-3). Fouled out-McKie. Rebounds- Portland 57 (Dudley 16), Chicago 40 (Pippen 9). Assists- Portland 23 (Strickland 12), Chicago 24 (Jordan 7). Total fouls-Portland 25, Chicago 25. A-23,384 (21,500)./

Hawks 113, Mavericks 100 Dallas

An 18-0 fourth-quarter run to send Dallas to its first defeat of the season. ATLANTA (113)

Norman 9-17 1-4 21, Long 1-5 8-10 10, Lang 10-20 1-1 21, Smith 5-13 2-2 13, Blaylock 9-13 1-2 20, Henderson 2-5 3-4 7, Augmon 5-11 2-4 12, Ehlo 1-6 0-0 3, Webb 2-3 0-1 4, Nathan 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 45-94 18-28 113. DALLAS (100)

Mashburn 10-21 3-6 27, Jones 5-11 1-2 11, Williams 2-5 0-1 4, Kidd 4-16 3-3 13, Jackson 11-17 5-6 30, Brooks 2-4 0-1 5, Davis 0-0 0-2 0, Harris 1-4 1-2 3, McCloud 2-5 2-2 7, Meyer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-84 15-25 100.

Atlanta 32 19 25 37 - 113

Dallas 38 20 27 15 - 100

3-Point goals-Atlanta 5-15 (Norman 2-4, Ehlo 1-2, Blaylock 1-3, Smith 1-5, Webb 0-1), Dallas 11-28 (Mashburn 4-10, Jackson 3-4, Kidd 2-7, Brooks 1-2, McCloud 1-2, Harris 1-2, Jones 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 61 (Henderson 13), Dallas 55 (Williams 15). Assists-Atlanta 19 (Blaylock 7), Dallas 23 (Kidd 12). Total fouls-Atlanta 23, Dallas 23. Technicals-Dallas coach Motta. A-17,502 (17,502).

Magic 94, Heat 93 Orlando, Fla.

MIAMI (93)

Owens 8-16 2-4 18, Willis 2-6 0-0 4, Mourning 9-17 10-12 28, Coles 6-11 1-1 15, Danilovic 4-5 3-4 14, Gamble 0-4 1-1 1, Askins 3-7 0-0 8, Myers 1-4 3-4 5. Totals 33-70 20-26 93. ORLANDO (94)

Scott 7-15 5-5 21, Grant 5-7 0-2 10, Koncak 1-3 2-2 4, Anderson 5-14 3-8 16, Hardaway 9-20 12-14 33, Vaughn 0-4 2-2 2, Shaw 1-5 0-0 3, Royal 1-1 3-4 5. Totals 29-69 27-37 94.

Miami 28 23 25 17 - 93

Orlando 21 20 27 26 - 94

3-Point goals-Miami 7-15 (Danilovic 3-3, Askins 2-3, Coles 2-4, Owens 0-1, Myers 0-1, Gamble 0-3), Orlando 9-23 (Hardaway 3-6, Anderson 3-8, Scott 2-6, Shaw 1-3). Fouled out-Koncak. Rebounds-Miami 45 (Owens 13), Orlando 48 (Koncak 9). Assists-Miami 18 (Coles 6), Orlando 19 (Hardaway 7). Total fouls-Miami 26, Orlando 21. Technicals-Willis, Myers, Miami illegal defense, Hardaway. A-17,248 (17,248).

Hornets 123, Raptors 117, OT Charlotte, N.C.

TORONTO (117)

Salley 5-11 1-1 11, Anderson 7-16 9-9 24, Miller 6-8 3-4 15, Robertson 7-12 0-1 15, Stoudamire 3-9 6-6 12, Murray 10-17 1-1 22, Tabak 1-1-0-0 2, Pinckney 2-2 1-3 5, Rogers 0-1 3-4 3, Earl 4-7 0-0 8. Totals 45-84 24-29 117. CHARLOTTE (123)

Johnson 10-18 14-16 34, Rice 11-17 8-10 31, Zidek 2-9 3-3 7, Gill 5-7 0-0 11, Reeves 3-6 5-6 11, Geiger 3-6 3-4 9, Curry 5-11 2-2 14, Hancock 0-3 0-0 0, Parish 0-3 0-0 0, Sutton 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 41-84 35-41 123.

Toronto 26 28 27 24 12 - 117

Charlotte 28 23 25 29 18 - 123

3-Point goals-Toronto 3-12 (Anderson 1-3, Murray 1-3, Robertson 1-6), Charlotte 6-14 (Sutton 2-3, Curry 2-4, Gill 1-1, Rice 1-4, Johnson 0-2). Fouled out-Gill. Rebounds-Toronto 41 (Anderson 9), Charlotte 52 (Rice 10). Assists-Toronto 24 (Roberton 7), Charlotte 24 (Sutton 5). Total fouls-Toronto 26, Charlotte 26. Technicals-Miller. A-24,042 (23,698).

Warriors 123, Lakers 105 Oakland, Calif.

L.A. LAKERS (105)

Campbell 4-8 2-2 10, Ceballos 10-19 5-6 25, Divac 4-13 1-2 9, Peeler 5-9 2-2 17, Van Exel 3-13 0-0 6, Blount 1-4 0-0 2, Roberts 6-11 6-8 19, Threatt 4-12 2-2 11, Strong 1-1 0-0 2, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Lynch 2-5 0-0 4, King 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-95 18-22 105. GOLDEN STATE (123)

Mullin 11-14 1-1 23, Smith 7-13 2-3 16, Seikaly 4-8 2-4 10, Hardaway 7-9 3-3 19, Sprewell 3-14 3-3 9, Armstrong 1-3 7-8 9, Gatling 3-7 1-3 7, Marshall 6-8 0-0 14, Kersey 3-4 0-1 6, Barry 1-1 0-0 3, Wood 2-2 0-0 5, Rozier 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 49-84 19-26 123.

L.A. Lakers 24 25 21 35 - 105

Golden State 30 31 29 33 - 123

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 7-20 (Peeler 5-6, Roberts 1-3, Threatt 1-4, Ceballos 0-1, Lynch 0-1, Van Exel 0-5), Golden State 6-14 (Marshall 2-2, Hardaway 2-4, Barry 1-1, Wood 1-1, Mullin 0-1, Armstrong 0-1, Sprewell 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 53 (Ceballos 15), Golden State 48 (Smith 10). Assists-Los Angeles 15 (Van Exel 6), Golden State 34 (Hardaway 14). Total fouls-Los Angeles 24, Golden State 20. Technicals-Roberts, Kersey. A-15,025 (15,025).