Nuggets Beat Suns 137-127 In Three Ots

NBA

Dale Ellis, Don MacLean and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf made 3-pointers in the third overtime as the Denver Nuggets pulled away for a 137-127 victory over the Suns Wednesday night in Phoenix.

Nuggets 137, Suns 127

DENVER (137)

McDyess 7-17 3-4 17, D.Ellis 8-16 2-2 21, Mutombo 4-9 2-3 10, Abdul-Rauf 12-27 4-4 30, Stith 7-11 6-7 21, MacLean 9-15 3-6 22, Hammonds 0-2 0-0 0, R.Williams 4-11 3-3 11, Woods 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 53-110 23-29 137.

PHOENIX (127)

Barkley 6-12 16-17 29, Green 4-7 9-13 18, J.Williams 4-11 0-0 8, Perry 6-13 6-8 18, Person 5-18 1-1 12, Finley 10-19 3-4 27, Smith 3-7 0-0 7, Tisdale 3-6 2-3 8, Carr 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-94 37-46 127.

Den2925 23 26 12 7 15 - 137 Pho2323 30 27 12 7 5 - 127

3-Point goals-Denver 8-25 (D.Ellis 3-7, Abdul-Rauf 2-8, Woods 1-1, Stith 1-2, MacLean 1-3, R.Williams 0-4), Phoenix 8-29 (Finley 4-9, Green 1-2, Smith 1-3, Barkley 1-4, Person 1-9, Perry 0-2). Fouled out-Mutombo, Stith, Barkley, J.Williams. Rebounds-Denver 63 (McDyess 16), Phoenix 62 (Green 11). Assists-Denver 34 (Abdul-Rauf 20), Phoenix 26 (Barkley, Perry, Smith 5). Total fouls-Denver 39, Phoenix 25. Technicals-Denver illegal defense, Phoenix illegal defense 2. A-19,023 (19,023).

Rockets 96, Raptors 93

Toronto

Robert Horry’s 3-point shot at the buzzer lifted Houston to a victory over expansion Toronto.

HOUSTON (96)

Horry 1-5 0-0 3, Brown 9-10 0-0 18, Olajuwon 5-10 7-18 17, Drexler 5-12 7-7 18, Smith 5-9 9-10 22, Elie 2-6 2-2 7, Cassell 4-10 3-4 11, Chilcutt 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Recasner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 28-41 96.

TORONTO (93)

Anderson 3-9 0-0 7, Pinckney 0-4 0-0 0, Miller 2-3 2-2 6, Stoudamire 7-21 3-3 20, Robertson 2-7 1-2 5. Tabak 8-16 4-5 20, Murray 3-11 8-8 14, Esposito 0-3 1-2 1, Salley 4-7 3-4 11, Rogers 4-6 1-4 9, King 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-87 23-30 93.

Houston 32 21 23 20 - 96

Toronto 23 19 27 24 - 93

3-Point goals-Houston 6-21 (Smith 3-7, Elie 1-3, Horry 1-4, Drexler 1-4, Cassell 0-1, Chilcutt 0-2), Toronto 4-14 (Stoudamire 3-5, Anderson 1-2, Murray 0-1, Esposito 0-3, Robertson 0-3). Fouled out-Tabak. Rebounds-Houston 46 (Olajuwon 11), Toronto 62 (Tabak 15). Assists-Houston 26 (Drexler 8), Toronto 25 (Robertson 10). Total fouls-Houston 27, Toronto 27. Technicals-Toronto illegal defense 2. A-20,831 (34,215).

Pacers 103, Heat 97

Miami

Reggie Miller scored 10 consecutive Indiana points in the final 6:10 as the Pacers beat Miami.

INDIANA (103)

Johnson 8-17 5-5 23, A.Davis 4-13 7-7 15, Schintzius 3-10 1-2 7, Miller 5-12 13-13 24, Jackson 0-3 3-4 3, Pierce 7-11 6-7 22, Workman 4-6 1-1 9, Hoiberg 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-73 36-39 103.

MIAMI (97)

Owens 5-10 3-4 13, Willis 4-6 3-4 11, Mourning 6-10 9-14 21, Danilovic 7-15 5-9 21, Coles 4-12 2-2 10, Askins 5-10 0-0 14, Gamble 0-3 1-2 1, Myers 2-5 2-4 6. Totals 33-71 25-39 97.

Indiana 21 25 26 31 - 103

Miami 24 25 27 21 - 97

3-Point goals-Indiana 5-11 (Johnson 2-2, Pierce 2-2, Miller 1-4, Jackson 0-1, Workman 0-2), Miami 6-17 (Askins 4-6, Danilovic 2-7, Myers 0-1, Coles 0-3). Fouled out- A.Davis. Rebounds-Indiana 38 (A.Davis 7), Miami 59 (Mourning 12). Assists-Indiana 14 (Jackson 6), Miami 24 (Coles 7). Total fouls-Indiana 28, Miami 26. Technicals- Indiana illegal defense, Willis, Miami illegal defense. A-14,443 (15,200).

Spurs 105, Timberwolves 96

Minneapolis

David Robinson scored 30 points in 29 minutes as San Antonio eased past Minnesota.

SAN ANTONIO (105)

Herrera 1-6 0-0 2, Elliott 7-13 5-6 21, Robinson 11-16 8-9 30, Johnson 7-11 2-7 16, Del Negro 6-17 2-2 16, Person 3-9 2-4 8, Reid 4-9 4-8 12, Perdue 0-1 0-0 0, Rivers 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 23-36 105.

MINNESOTA (96)

West 5-7 3-3 13, Gugliotta 5-16 9-12 20, Rooks 3-6 6-8 12, Williams 0-3 3-4 3, Rider 6-18 0-1 13, Porter 2-6 4-6 9, Garnett 7-15 5-6 19, Bragg 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 3-7 0-2 7. Totals 31-78 30-42 96.

San Antonio 40 17 28 20 - 105

Minnesota 32 27 19 18 - 96

3-Point goals-San Antonio 4-13 (Elliott 2-4, Del Negro 2-4, Person 0-5), Minnesota 4-14 (Porter 1-2, Davis 1-2, Gugliotta 1-3, Rider 1-6, Garnett 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 60 (Robinson 12), Minnesota 57 (Gugliotta 13). Assists-San Antonio 24 (Johnson 13), Minnesota 22 (Williams 8). Total fouls-San Antonio 31, Minnesota 27. Technicals-Rooks, West. Ejection-West. A-9,954 (19,006).

Jazz 102, Celtics 90

Boston

Karl Malone scored 34 points, including 11 in a row, to give Utah a win over Boston.

UTAH (102)

Benoit 0-3 1-2 1, Malone 11-19 12-14 34, Ostertag 2-7 0-0 4, Stockton 5-8 1-2 13, Morris 4-6 0-0 9, Keefe 4-5 2-4 10, Hornacek 6-13 4-6 17, Carr 2-6 1-2 5, Watson 0-2 0-0 0, Russell 0-1 1-2 1, Foster 3-4 2-2 8, Toolson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 24-34 102.

BOSTON (90)

Radja 5-10 3-4 13, Fox 5-10 2-3 12, Montross 7-10 0-3 14, Minor 2-6 0-0 4, Barros 6-15 2-2 15, Douglas 4-11 2-2 10, Williams 6-13 5-5 17, Burrough 1-4 3-4 5, Wesley 0-2 0-0 0, Sykes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-81 17-23 90.

Utah 29 23 21 29 - 102

Boston 22 21 24 23 - 90

3-Point goals-Utah 4-7 (Stockton 2-3, Morris 1-1, Hornacek 1-1, Toolson 0-1, Benoit 0-1), Boston 1-13 (Barros 1-6, Wesley 0-1, Douglas 0-2, Minor 0-2, Fox 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Utah 53 (Keefe 9), Boston 47 (Montross 14). Assists-Utah 22 (Stockton 7), Boston 17 (Barros 5). Total fouls-Utah 23, Boston 22. A-17,607 (18,600).

Bullets 127, 76ers 95

Landover, Md.

Washington cruised to its most lopsided victory in two seasons, getting 26 points and 10 assists from Robert Pack. Philadelphia’s Jerry Stackhouse left with a minor shoulder injury.

PHILADELPHIA (95)

Wright 9-19 12-15 30, Dumas 1-6 0-0 2, Bradley 2-5 2-2 6, Stackhouse 4-7 1-2 9, Maxwell 4-15 6-6 15, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Alston 2-8 0-0 4, Malone 3-9 0-0 6, Graham 4-8 3-4 13, Perry 2-3 0-0 4, Bennett 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 33-84 26-31 95.

WASHINGTON (127)

Wallace 3-6 3-4 9, Howard 8-12 4-6 21, Muresan 4-7 2-2 10, Cheaney 7-14 0-1 15, Pack 9-17 6-6 26, McIllvaine 1-2 1-1 3, Butler 5-11 3-4 13, Legler 5-5 6-6 17, B.Price 2-7 0-0 4, McCann 4-5 1-2 9, Webster 0-3 0-0 0, Peplowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 48-89 26-32 127.

Philadelphia 21 22 21 31 - 95

Washington 33 32 33 29 - 127

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 3-13 (Graham 2-3, Maxwell 1-8, Dumas 0-1, Stackhouse 0-1), Washington 5-15 (Pack 2-5, Howard 1-1, Legler 1-1, Cheaney 1-3, B.Price 0-1, Webster 0-1, Butler 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Philadelphia 52 (Wright 9), Washington 52 (Howard, Butler 8). Assists-Philadelphia 11 (Maxwell 5), Washington 24 (Pack 10). Total fouls-Philadelphia 22, Washington 25. Technicals-Philadelphia coach Lucas 2, Bradley, Wright, Philadelphia illegal defense 3, Pack. A-13,923 (18,756).

Nets 90, Hornets 79

East Rutherford, N.J.

Kevin Edwards scored 14 of his 21 points in the third quarter to help New Jersey overcome a 14-point deficit.

CHARLOTTE (79)

Johnson 5-9 2-2 12, Rice 6-12 0-0 15, Parish 1-1 0-0 2, Hancock 2-5 0-0 4, Gill 5-7 4-5 15, Geiger 3-4 1-2 7, Reeves 0-0 0-0 0, Curry 6-12 1-1 15, Addison 1-2 2-2 4, Zidek 1-4 0-1 2, Sutton 1-1 0-0 3, Adams 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 31-60 10-13 79.

NEW JERSEY (90)

Brown 4-7 0-0 8, Gilliam 7-14 2-2 16, Dare 1-6 3-4 5, Childs 2-9 3-3 7, Edwards 7-14 4-4 21, Williams 5-11 0-1 10, O’Bannon 3-7 2-2 8, Fleming 3-10 0-0 6, Mahorn 2-4 0-0 4, Walters 2-3 0-0 5, Glass 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-85 14-16 90.

Charlotte 26 26 9 18 - 79

New Jersey 19 19 31 21 - 90

3-Point goals-Charlotte 7-16 (Rice 3-6, Curry 2-5, Gill 1-1, Sutton 1-1, Adams 0-1, Johnson 0-2), New Jersey 4-11 (Edwards 3-5, Walters 1-2, Childs 0-2, O’Bannon 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Charlotte 34 (Geiger 8), New Jersey 49 (Williams 14). Assists-Charlotte 17 (Johnson 6), New Jersey 25 (Childs 16). Total fouls-Charlotte 16, New Jersey 15. A-13,357 (20,049).

Bulls 113, Cavaliers 94

Chicago

Scottie Pippen scored 27 points and Michael Jordan 20 as Chicago led all the way to beat winless Cleveland.

CLEVELAND (94)

Mills 6-13 0-0 13, Ferry 6-9 0-0 16, Cage 2-7 0-0 4, Brandon 7-10 4-6 22, Phills 1-6 1-1 3, Majerle 2-5 2-2 6, Courtney 1-1 0-2 2, Amaechi 0-1 4-6 4, Sura 1-2 0-0 2, Miner 6-10 1-1 13, Crotty 2-3 0-1 5, Marshall 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 35-70 14-21 94.

CHICAGO (113)

Pippen 8-9 7-8 27, Simpkins 2-6 1-2 5, Longley 2-5 2-2 6, Harper 4-5 0-0 9, Jordan 7-10 5-7 20, Kukoc 7-8 0-0 14, Kerr 6-9 1-1 15, Wennington 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 2-5 0-0 4, Caffey 5-11 3-5 13, Buechler 0-6 0-0 0, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-77 19-25 113.

Cleveland 15 20 31 28 - 94

Chicago 31 27 33 22 - 113

3-Point goals-Cleveland 10-18 (Brandon 4-4, Ferry 4-5, Mills 1-3, Crotty 1-1, Phills 0-1, Sura 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Majerle 0-2), Chicago 8-12 (Pippen 4-4, Kerr 2-3, Harper 1-1, Jordan 1-2, Buechler 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Cleveland 42 (Cage 6), Chicago 40 (Caffey 8). Assists- Cleveland 22 (Crotty 7), Chicago 30 (Pippen 8). Total fouls- Cleveland 25, Chicago 20. Technicals-Cleveland coach Fratello, Chicago illegal defense. A-23,257 (21,500).

Lakers 114, Mavericks 97

Inglewood, Calif.

Cedric Ceballos had 31 points and 13 rebounds to help Los Angeles remain undefeated at home.

DALLAS (97)

Jones 3-11 2-2 8, Mashburn 12-25 4-6 32, Williams 0-2 0-2 0, Jackson 6-13 5-8 19, Kidd 3-10 0-4 7, Parks 1-6 2-2 4, Brooks 1-5 0-0 3, McCloud 5-11 0-0 13, Meyer 1-2 2-2 4, Harris 1-5 1-1 3, Davis 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 35-92 16-27 97.

L.A. LAKERS (114)

Campbell 7-16 8-12 22, Ceballos 11-19 9-11 31, Divac 5-12 3-4 14, Peeler 11-16 2-3 25, Van Exel 2-9 0-0 6, Blount 0-5 0-0 0, Threatt 2-4 0-0 4, Roberts 2-4 0-0 4, Lynch 2-4 0-0 4, King 1-4 0-0 2, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Strong 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 43-96 24-32 114.

Dallas 18 22 34 23 - 97

L.A. Lakers 35 25 25 29 - 114

3-Point goals-Dallas 11-26 (Mashburn 4-9, McCloud 3-5, Jackson 2-4, Brooks 1-2, Kidd 1-4, Harris 0-2), Los Angeles 4-13 (Van Exel 2-5, Divac 1-2, Peeler 1-3, Ceballos 0-1, Threatt 0-1, King 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Dallas 65 (Williams 9), Los Angeles 64 (Ceballos 13). Assists- Dallas 25 (Kidd 10), Los Angeles 33 (Van Exel 12). Total fouls-Dallas 22, Los Angeles 21. Flagrant foul-Peeler. A-11,381 (17,505).

Pistons 94, SuperSonics 87

FG FT Reb SEATTLE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Kemp 37 7-17 9-13 10-21 0 2 23 Schrempf 35 7-16 3-4 2-4 3 4 19 Johnson 20 2-6 2-2 3-5 0 4 6 Payton 39 5-12 0-0 1-6 6 3 12 Hawkins 37 1-9 3-3 1-4 1 3 5 Perkins 20 2-8 0-0 1-3 0 2 5 Askew 24 3-7 4-4 2-2 2 4 10 Snow 14 2-3 0-0 1-2 2 1 4 Brickowski 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 Ford 1 0-1 1-2 0-1 1 0 1 Wingate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 30-81 22-28 21-48 16 25 87

Percentages: FG .370, FT .786.

3-Point Goals: 9-18, .278 (Shrempf 2-4, Payton 2-4, Perkins 1-2, Ford 0-1, Askew 0-2, Kemp 0-2, Hawkins 0-3).

Team Rebounds: 10

Blocked shots: 2 (Kemp, Johnson).

Turnovers: 21 (Payton 5, Kemp 4, Hawkins 4, Askew 2, Snow 2, Brickowski 2, Schrempf, Johnson).

Steals: 8 (Payton 3, Hawkins 2, Perkins, Askew, Ford).

Technical fouls: None.

Illegal defense: 1.

FG FT Reb DETROIT Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Hill 43 3-14 4-4 1-4 7 1 10 Thorpe 40 9-14 9-11 2-12 1 6 27 Mills 12 2-7 1-1 3-4 2 2 5 Hunter 29 6-9 2-2 0-1 1 5 19 Dumars 38 2-7 0-0 0-2 7 1 4 Houston 20 1-8 0-0 0-0 2 3 3 Ratliff 38 7-11 7-7 6-15 0 4 21 Macon 18 2-7 1-1 2-4 0 2 5 West 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Reid 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Totals 240 32-77 24-26 14-42 20 24 94

Percentages: FG .416, FT .923.

3-Point Goals: 6-19, .316 (Hunter 5-7, Houston 1-4, Hill 0-1, Mills 0-2, Dumars 0-5).

Team Rebounds: 4

Blocked shots: 4 (Houston, Ratliff 2).

Turnovers: 17 (Thorpe 4, Hill 3, Macon 3, Ratliff 2, Mills, Hunter, Dumars, Houston, team).

Steals: 4 (Dumars 2, Thorpe, Macon).

Technical fouls: Illegal defense, 2:54 third.

Illegal defense: 1 Seattle 17 32 19 19 - 87 Detroit 22 21 28 23 - 94

A-14,732 (21,454). T-2:04.

Officials-Eric Pritto, Rodney Mott.