Ewing Waits Until Late To Take Down Grizzlies

NBA

Patrick Ewing atoned for a poor shooting night by hitting a tiebreaking basket with 30 seconds left as New York squeaked past Vancouver 98-93 Sunday night, the Grizzlies’ eighth straight loss.

After Ewing’s shot gave New York a 95-93 lead, Greg Anthony drove to the basket, missed a layup and was ruled out of bounds when he grabbed his own rebound. He argued the call, resulting in a technical foul.

Knicks 98, Grizzlies 93

VANCOUVER (93)

King 4-11 1-2 10, Gattison 2-7 6-6 10, Benjamin 6-15 1-2 13, Edwards 6-9 0-0 14, Anthony 8-12 0-0 18, Harvey 2-4 2-4 6, Reeves 2-3 1-2 5, Scott 2-8 6-6 10, Martin 1-3 2-2 4, Moten 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 34-74 20-26 93.

NEW YORK (98)

Mason 10-12 0-0 20, Oakley 4-7 3-3 12, Ewing 5-10 3-4 13, Starks 5-12 2-2 13, Harper 9-16 6-8 25, Davis 5-12 0-0 11, Ward 0-2 0-0 0, H.Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Christie 0-1 0-0 0, M.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Grant 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 40-78 14-17 98.

Vancouver 31 23 19 20 - 93

New York 29 26 22 21 - 98

3-Point goals-Vancouver 5-13 (Anthony 2-4, Edwards 2-5, King 1-3, Scott 0-1), New York 4-15 (Oakley 1-1, Starks 1-2, Davis 1-4, Harper 1-6, Ward 0-1, Grant 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 43 (Benjamin 8), New York 44 (Ewing 16). Assists-Vancouver 19 (Anthony 7), New York 17 (Harper 5). Total fouls-Vancouver 17, New York 16. Technical-Anthony. A-19,763 (19,763).

Hawks 108, Kings 94

Sacramento, Calif.

Mookie Blaylock hit two long 3-pointers to launch a fourth-quarter spurt and Steve Smith had 32 points to lead Atlanta.

Blaylock, who scored 11 of his 20 points in the final 5:54, connected from the left corner to break an 87-87 tie, triggering a 21-7 run down the stretch.

ATLANTA (108)

Norman 2-6 0-0 4, Long 2-6 5-6 9, Lang 9-17 0-0 18, S.Smith 9-19 12-13 32, Blaylock 8-18 1-2 20, Henderson 2-5 3-4 7, Augmon 2-9 5-7 9, Webb 1-1 3-4 5, Mundt 0-0 0-0 0, Ehlo 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 37-84 29-36 108.

SACRAMENTO (94)

Williams 6-12 2-5 15, Grant 6-7 3-4 15, Polynice 1-5 4-4 6, Richmond 3-18 3-4 11, Hurley 2-4 2-2 6, Causwell 5-9 0-0 10, Edney 4-8 1-2 10, Marciulionis 2-4 5-6 9, M.Smith 3-6 2-3 8, Simmons 1-3 0-0 2, Corbin 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-79 22-30 94.

Atlanta 26 25 29 28 - 108

Sacramento 25 24 23 22 - 94

3-Point goals-Atlanta 5-16 (Blaylock 3-9, S.Smith 2-6, Lang 0-1), Sacramento 4-19 (Richmond 2-9, Edney 1-2, Williams 1-6, Marciulionis 0-1, Hurley 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Atlanta 56 (Lang 11), Sacramento 51 (Williams 8). Assists-Atlanta 15 (Blaylock 7), Sacramento 22 (Grant, Williams 4). Total fouls-Atlanta 24, Sacramento 26. Technicals-Richmond, Sacramento illegal defense 2. A-17,317 (17,317).

Lakers 109, Clippers 88

Inglewood, Calif.

Cedric Ceballos scored 13 of his 25 points in a 5-minute span of the fourth quarter as the Lakers snapped the Clippers’ five-game winning streak.

The Lakers improved to 4-0 at home with their fourth straight victory.

Nick Van Exel added 20 points for the Lakers, who avenged a 25-point loss to the Clippers at the Forum last December.

L.A. CLIPPERS (88)

Vaught 7-11 0-0 14, Rogers 3-7 0-0 7, Williams 7-15 8-10 22, Sealy 5-14 4-5 14, Barry 4-9 4-6 15, Dehere 1-4 0-0 2, Piatkowski 1-2 0-1 2, Murray 3-12 0-0 6, Outlaw 2-4 0-0 4, Vander Velden 0-2 2-2 2, Tower 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-80 18-24 88.

L.A. LAKERS (109)

Campbell 2-6 5-6 9, Ceballos 11-15 3-3 25, Divac 4-8 4-7 12, Peeler 6-13 1-1 15, Van Exel 8-17 1-2 20, Blount 2-6 0-0 4, Roberts 1-3 0-0 2, Threatt 4-8 3-3 13, Lynch 3-6 1-2 7, Strong 0-1 2-2 2, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, King 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-83 20-26 109.

L.A. Clippers 25 13 30 20 - 88

L.A. Lakers 36 27 16 30 - 109

3-Point goals-Clippers 4-16 (Barry 3-7, Rogers 1-1, Piatkowski 0-1, Vander Velden 0-1, Sealy 0-2, Dehere 0-2, Murray 0-2), Lakers 7-18 (Van Exel 3-6, Threatt 2-4, Peeler 2-6, Divac 0-1, Roberts 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Clippers 45 (Sealy 8), Lakers 56 (Ceballos 13). Assists- Clippers 26 (Barry 11), Los Angeles 30 (Van Exel 9). Total fouls-Clippers 20, Lakers 21. Technicals-Vaught, Lakers illegal defense 2. A-15,617 (17,505).