Cavs Get In Win Column, Beat 76ers

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The Cleveland Cavaliers, winless in their first seven games, took out their frustrations on the host Philadelphia 76ers Friday night.

Dan Majerle broke out of his shooting slump with 21 points and Terrell Brandon added 19 along with eight rebounds as Cleveland routed Philadelphia.

“It’s been totally frustrating for all of us,” said Majerle, who went 8 for 12, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. “Now we’ve got to go home and build on this.”

CLEVELAND (114)

Mills 4-10 3-5 12, Ferry 5-9 0-0 12, Cage 2-4 0-0 4, Phills 6-13 0-0 14, Brandon 8-13 1-2 19, Majerle 8-12 0-2 21, Amaechi 2-3 1-3 5, Sura 6-9 4-7 17, Courtney 1-3 1-2 3, Miner 1-4 2-2 4, Crotty 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 44-83 12-23 114.

PHILADELPHIA (82)

Dumas 5-12 4-4 14, Weatherspoon 2-2 1-1 5, Bradley 4-7 4-4 12, Stackhouse 2-11 3-7 7, Maxwell 2-9 2-2 7, Wright 6-7 5-7 17, Graham 4-5 1-1 11, Malone 3-6 0-0 6, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Bennett 1-4 1-2 3, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Alston 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 21-28 82.

Cleveland 35 21 27 31 - 114

Philadelphia 23 23 10 26 - 82

3-Point goals-Cleveland 14-23 (Majerle 5-8, Phills 2-2, Brandon 2-2, Ferry 2-4, Mills 1-2, Sura 1-2, Marshall 1-2, Miner 0-1), Philadelphia 3-11 (Graham 2-3, Maxwell 1-5, Williams 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2). Rebounds-Cleveland 59 (Courtney 9), Philadelphia 36 (Dumas 10). Assists-Cleveland 25 (Brandon 6), Philadelphia 16 (Malone, Bennett 4). Total fouls-Cleveland 28, Philadelphia 24. Technicals-Crotty. A-12,679 (18,168).

Lakers 114, Grizzlies 91 Vancouver, British Columbia

Nick Van Exel sparked Los Angeles with two key 3-pointers in the third quarter as the Lakers defeated Vancouver.

The expansion Grizzlies lost their seventh straight.

LA LAKERS (114)

Ceballos 5-12 7-7 17, Campbell 2-8 1-2 5, Divac 7-10 2-2 16, Peeler 5-10 2-2 14, Van Exel 10-16 2-2 25, Blount 2-6 1-2 5, Threatt 3-8 2-3 9, Roberts 2-2 0-0 4, Lynch 5-6 0-1 10, Strong 1-4 3-4 5, F.King 1-4 0-2 2, Miller 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 43-87 22-31 114.

VANCOUVER (91)

C.King 3-10 0-2 6, Gattison 4-10 8-10 16, Benjamin 4-7 4-6 12, Edwards 4-8 0-0 9, Anthony 4-7 9-10 17, Scott 3-9 4-4 11, Harvey 2-4 1-2 5, Martin 1-6 1-2 3, Reeves 1-4 0-0 2, Moten 3-4 0-0 6, Amaya 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 31-72 27-36 91.

LA Lakers 22 31 35 26 - 114

Vancouver 26 23 21 21 - 91

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 6-17 (Van Exel 3-9, Peeler 2-4, Threatt 1-3, Ceballos 0-1), Vancouver 2-10 (Edwards 1-3, Scott 1-3, C.King 0-1, Martin 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 53 (Ceballos 8), Vancouver 50 (C.King 8). Assists-Los Angeles 28 (Threatt 7), Vancouver 17 (Martin 5). Total fouls-Los Angeles 25, Vancouver 23. Technicals-Los Angeles illegal defense. A-19,193 (34,215).

Raptors 114, Timberwolves 96 Toronto

Damon Stoudamire had 20 points and 13 assists as Toronto snapped a seven-game losing streak over Minnesota.

An 8-2 Minnesota run to start the game seemed to give the Raptors a wakeup call. Toronto then scored the next 14 straight points en route to a 25-14 lead after one quarter and a 60-42 lead at the half.

MINNESOTA (96)

West 3-8 0-0 6, Gugliotta 3-9 2-2 8, Rooks 1-5 3-4 5, Rider 8-18 13-16 30, Williams 1-3 1-3 3, Allen 2-6 0-0 4, Porter 2-5 5-6 10, Bragg 1-3 0-0 2, Garnett 3-12 0-0 7, Riley 0-1 5-6 5, Mitchell 4-6 3-4 11, Davis 1-3 3-4 5. Totals 29-79 35-45 96.

TORONTO (114)

Anderson 7-11 3-3 17, Pinckney 3-6 1-2 7, Miller 7-10 4-5 18, Robertson 2-6 0-0 6, Stoudamire 5-9 9-12 20, Murray 7-15 0-0 19, Salley 2-2 3-4 7, Tabak 2-5 2-2 6, Rogers 3-3 0-0 6, Esposito 0-1 3-4 3, King 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 40-71 26-33 114.

Minnesota 14 28 25 29 - 96

Toronto 25 35 34 20 - 114

3-Point goals-Minnesota 3-11 (Garnett 1-2, Porter 1-3, Rider 1-5, Allen 0-1), Toronto 8-12 (Murray 5-7, Robertson 2-2, Stoudamire 1-2, Esposito 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 45 (West 7), Toronto 53 (Miller, Stoudamire 7). Assists-Minnesota 16 (Williams 4), Toronto 35 (Stoudamire 13). Total fouls-Minnesota 28, Toronto 30. Technicals-Murray, Toronto illegal defense 2. A-18,401 (34,215).

Celtics 110, Bullets 100 Boston

Greg Minor scored six of his 18 points in the last 2:20 as Boston held off Washington’s last comeback and beat the Bullets. The Celtics never trailed.

WASHINGTON (100)

Howard 9-22 4-6 22, Cheaney 5-10 2-2 15, Muresan 8-10 3-4 19, Pack 6-21 3-6 15, Butler 7-13 0-0 15, McIlvaine 0-0 0-0 0, Legler 4-9 0-0 9, B.Price 2-2 0-0 5, McCann 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 12-18 100.

BOSTON (110)

Radja 6-15 3-4 15, Fox 2-3 0-2 4, Montross 9-12 1-2 19, Minor 9-10 0-0 18, Barros 7-13 0-0 15, Ellison 0-1 1-2 1, Douglas 6-9 4-4 16, Williams 3-7 7-7 13, Wesley 2-6 2-4 7, Burrough 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 45-78 18-25 110.

Washington 27 27 22 24 - 100

Boston 35 30 18 27 - 110

3-Point goals-Washington 6-19 (Cheaney 3-5, B.Price 1-1, Butler 1-3, Legler 1-5, Pack 0-5), Boston 2-6 (Wesley 1-3, Barros 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 40 (Muresan 11), Boston 53 (Montross 12). Assists-Washington 17 (Pack 8), Boston 24 (Barros 7). Total fouls-Washington 16, Boston 17. A-17,592 (18,600).

Heat 91, Hawks 88 Atlanta

Billy Owens scored 24 points and Alonzo Mourning added 23 as Miami held off a second-half Atlanta rally to beat the Hawks.

Miami halted a two-game losing streak and snapped a four-game winning streak by the Hawks.

MIAMI (91)

Owens 10-18 4-4 24, Willis 5-13 2-2 12, Mourning 8-16 6-10 23, Coles 2-5 4-5 10, Danilovic 6-10 2-2 14, Askins 1-2 1-2 4, Rencher 1-2 0-0 2, Gamble 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 34-71 19-25 91.

ATLANTA (88)

Norman 0-4 1-2 1, Long 3-8 8-10 14, Lang 10-17 0-0 20, Blaylock 5-10 1-2 13, Smith 8-21 0-2 18, Augmon 8-14 2-3 18, Webb 0-1 2-2 2, Ehlo 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 0-0 0-0 0, Bullard 0-1 0-0 0, Mundt 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-78 14-21 88.

Miami 24 29 20 18 - 91

Atlanta 24 18 24 22 - 88

3-Point goals-Miami 4-11 (Coles 2-3, Mourning 1-1, Askins 1-2, Rencher 0-1, Owens 0-2), Atlanta 4-16 (Blaylock 2-4, Smith 2-6, Long 0-1, Lang 0-1, Webb 0-1, Bullard 0-1, Norman 0-2). Fouled out-Askins. Rebounds-Miami 50 (Mourning 13), Atlanta 43 (Long 9). Assists-Miami 21 (Owens, Coles 8), Atlanta 15 (Blaylock 6). Total fouls-Miami 25, Atlanta 24. Technicals-Blaylock, Miami illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Norman. A-11,217 (16,365).

Jazz 86, Pistons 81 Auburn Hills, Mich.

John Stockton had 21 points and 10 assists to lead Utah past Detroit.

Stockton scored 13 points in the final 14 minutes. Jeff Hornacek added 20 off the bench for the Jazz, while Detroit’s Allan Houston had 25.

The Jazz held Grant Hill to just seven points on 3 for 13 shooting to win their eighth straight against Detroit.

UTAH (86)

Benoit 2-3 0-0 6, Malone 5-13 2-5 12, Ostertag 2-4 1-2 5, Stockton 7-14 6-6 21, Morris 3-10 1-2 8, Hornacek 8-13 3-3 20, Carr 4-9 0-0 8, Keefe 1-2 0-2 2, Watson 1-3 0-0 2, Russell 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-74 13-20 86.

DETROIT (81)

Hill 3-13 1-2 7, Thorpe 5-8 3-5 13, Mills 1-4 2-2 4, Hunter 5-14 4-4 18, Dumars 5-10 0-0 11, West 1-2 0-0 2, Houston 9-17 4-4 25, Macon 0-2 0-0 0, Ratliff 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 29-72 15-19 81.

Utah 27 17 21 21 - 86

Detroit 28 17 19 17 - 81

3-Point goals-Utah 5-11 (Benoit 2-2, Hornacek 1-1, Morris 1-3, Stockton 1-4, Watson 0-1), Detroit 8-24 (Hunter 4-9, Houston 3-10, Dumars 1-4, Hill 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Utah 49 (Malone 9), Detroit 45 (Thorpe 12). Assists-Utah 21 (Stockton 10), Detroit 17 (Hill, Houston, Thorpe 4). Total fouls-Utah 17, Detroit 20. Technicals- Illegal defense Detroit. A-15,739 (21,454).

Knicks 103, Nuggets 94 Denver

Patrick Ewing scored 20 points and John Starks had 18 as New York won for the seventh time in nine games over Denver.

Reggie Williams had 27 points for the Nuggets, who were swept in both meetings with New York a year ago. Denver has lost seven of its first eight games.

NEW YORK (103)

Mason 4-8 2-2 10, Oakley 5-7 2-2 13, Ewing 8-18 3-4 20, Starks 7-13 0-0 18, Harper 3-9 1-2 9, Smith 3-8 3-4 9, Grant 4-5 2-2 11, Ward 0-0 0-0 0, Christie 1-1 0-0 2, Davis 4-6 0-1 11. Totals 39-75 13-19 103.

DENVER (94)

D.Ellis 7-14 0-2 17, McDyess 2-5 0-0 4, Mutombo 4-11 4-7 12, Abdul-Rauf 2-12 3-3 8, Stith 6-13 7-8 19, Hammonds 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 11-14 3-5 27, Rose 0-1 2-4 2, MacLean 2-7 1-2 5, Woods 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-80 20-31 94.

New York 31 27 24 21 - 103

Denver 26 18 20 30 - 94

3-Point goals-New York 12-20 (Starks 4-7, Davis 3-4, Harper 2-4, Grant 1-1, Oakley 1-1, Ewing 1-3), Denver 6-17 (D.Ellis 3-6, Williams 2-3, Abdul-Rauf 1-3, McDyess 0-1, MacLean 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 45 (Oakley 11), Denver 54 (Mutombo 9). Assists-New York 30 (Mason, Starks, Grant 6), Denver 23 (Abdul-Rauf 9). Total fouls-New York 26, Denver 18. Technicals-Harper, New York illegal defense 2, Williams, D.Ellis. A-17,171 (17,171).

Bulls 109, Nets 94 Chicago

Toni Kukoc hit for a season-high 19 points and sparked a second-half run as Chicago got its seventh victory in eight games, beating New Jersey.

NEW JERSEY (94)

P.Brown 5-9 3-4 13, Gilliam 4-11 3-4 11, Dare 2-2 2-2 6, Childs 4-9 1-1 10, K.Edwards 3-13 0-0 6, Fleming 6-7 2-3 14, Williams 4-7 6-10 14, O’Bannon 3-8 6-6 12, Mahorn 2-7 0-0 4, Walters 0-1 2-2 2, Glass 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-76 25-36 94.

CHICAGO (109)

Pippen 8-15 1-1 18, Simpkins 2-4 1-2 5, Longley 6-9 0-0 12, Harper 5-7 0-0 11, Jordan 7-16 4-4 18, Kukoc 6-9 6-6 19, Wennington 2-2 0-0 4, Kerr 1-7 0-0 3, Caffey 2-5 1-2 5, R.Brown 2-5 0-0 4, J.Edwards 2-5 2-2 6, Buechler 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 45-87 15-17 109.

New Jersey 25 27 20 22 - 94

Chicago 36 25 24 24 - 109

3-Point goals-New Jersey 1-7 (Childs 1-3, O’Bannon 0-1, J.Edwards 0-3), Chicago 4-10 (Harper 1-1, Kukoc 1-1, Kerr 1-3, Pippen 1-4, Jordan 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- New Jersey 46 (P.Brown 7). Chicago 47 (Longley 8). Assists- New Jersey 20 (Edwards, Fleming 4), Chicago 31 (Kukoc 7). Total fouls-New Jersey 22, Chicago 23. Technicals-None. A-23,312 (21,500).

Kings 105, Suns 96 Sacramento, Calif.

Brian Grant had 24 points and 13 rebounds as Sacramento continued its best start in 26 seasons with a victory over Phoenix.

The Kings, who improved to 7-2, equaled the franchise’s best start as the Kansas City Kings in the 1968-69 season.

PHOENIX (96)

Finley 2-9 0-0 4, Barkley 12-21 5-9 31, J.Williams 2-12 0-0 4, Carr 2-7 1-1 6, Perry 5-8 1-2 11, Person 6-13 4-5 17, Green 2-5 2-2 6, Kleine 1-1 0-0 2, T.Smith 2-6 1-1 6, Tisdale 4-7 1-1 9. Totals 38-89 15-21 96.

SACRAMENTO (105)

W.Williams 2-8 0-0 4, Grant 8-16 8-13 24, Polynice 1-4 0-0 2, Richmond 6-11 3-4 17, Hurley 2-4 1-2 5, Causwell 0-1 4-4 4, Edney 3-10 5-6 13, Marciulionis 5-10 5-6 17, M.Smith 3-7 5-6 11, Corbin 1-2 0-0 2, Houston 2-2 0-0 4, Simmons 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-77 31-41 105.

Phoenix 23 29 25 19 - 96

Sacramento 20 36 18 31 - 105

3-Point goals-Phoenix 5-20 (Barkley 2-6, Carr 1-2, T.Smith 1-3, Person 1-4, Perry 0-1, Finley 0-4), Sacramento 6-12 (Edney 2-2, Richmond 2-4, Marciulionis 2-4, W.Williams 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 43 (Barkley 9), Sacramento 67 (Grant 13). Assists-Phoenix 24 (Perry 14), Sacramento 21 (Edney 6). Total fouls-Phoenix 27, Sacramento 22. Technicals-Kleine, Causwell, Grant, Sacramento illegal defense 2. A-17,317 (17,317).

Clippers 101, Mavericks 90 Los Angeles

Brian Williams scored 28 points and Los Angeles scored 16 unanswered points to start the third quarter, going on to a victory over Dallas.

Rodney Rogers added 19 points for the Clippers. Jamal Mashburn had 26 points and Jim Jackson added 14 for Dallas.

DALLAS (90)

Mashburn 11-23 3-4 26, Jones 4-6 0-0 8, L.Williams 0-1 0-2 0, Kidd 4-16 3-6 12, Jackson 5-13 3-5 14, Parks 0-2 1-2 1, Brooks 1-1 0-0 3, Harris 3-5 1-2 7, McCloud 3-7 6-6 12, Meyer 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 34-79 18-29 90.

L.A. CLIPPERS (101)

Vaught 7-21 2-4 16, Rogers 8-14 2-3 19, B.Williams 12-16 4-5 28, Sealy 4-10 2-3 10, Barry 5-6 1-1 12, Dehere 0-6 2-2 2, Outlaw 5-8 0-2 10, Piatkowski 1-5 0-0 2, Tower 0-1 0-0 0, Vander Velden 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-89 13-20 101.

Dallas 21 30 14 25 - 90

L.A. Clippers 27 18 25 31 - 101

3-Point goals-Dallas 4-17 (Brooks 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Mashburn 1-4, Kidd 1-6, McCloud 0-3), Los Angeles 2-11 (Rogers 1-2, Barry 1-2, Vander Velden 0-1, Sealy 0-2, Dehere 0-2, Piatkowski 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Dallas 58 (Jones, Kidd, Meyer 8), Los Angeles 51 (Vaught 11). Assists-Dallas 16 (Kidd 10), Los Angeles 14 (Rogers 4). Total fouls-Dallas 22, Los Angeles 21. Technicals-Los Angeles illegal defense. A-7,776 (16,021).