Hardaway Leads Magic Past Grizzlies

NBA

Anfernee Hardaway’s running bank shot at the buzzer capped a 37-point performance Wednesday night and gave the Orlando Magic a 95-93 victory over visiting Vancouver, the Grizzlies’ ninth straight loss.

The Magic trailed most of the second half before Hardaway made a 3-pointer to tie it 87-87 with 4:29 to go. Greg Anthony hit an off-balance jumper to give Vancouver its last lead, 91-90, and Orlando’s All-Star point guard took over from there.

Magic 95, Grizzlies 93

VANCOUVER (93)

Gattison 4-8 2-4 10, King 6-8 3-4 15, Benjamin 4-10 3-5 11, Anthony 5-11 0-0 11, Edwards 4-13 3-5 11, Avent 4-6 0-0 8, B.Scott 6-13 5-6 20, Reeves 2-6 1-1 5, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Moten 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-78 17-25 93.

ORLANDO (95)

Grant 4-8 6-10 14, D.Scott 2-15 2-2 7, Koncak 2-5 0-0 4, Anderson 5-12 4-5 14, Hardaway 11-21 14-17 37, Shaw 3-7 1-1 7, Wolf 4-8 0-2 8, Bowie 2-4 0-0 4, Vaughn 0-1 0-0 0, Royal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-81 27-37 95.

Vancouver 22 25 23 23 - 93

Orlando 24 25 22 24 - 95

3-Point goals-Vancouver 4-8 (B.Scott 3-4, Anthony 1-2, Edwards 0-2), Orlando 2-11 (Hardaway 1-4, D.Scott 1-6, Anderson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 52 (King, Benjamin 8), Orlando 56 (Grant, Anderson 11). Assists-Vancouver 24 (Anthony 10), Orlando 23 (Hardaway, Shaw 5). Total fouls- Vancouver 22, Orlando 21. Technicals-Benjamin, Anthony, Vancouver illegal defense 2. A-17,248 (17,248).

Knicks 94, Cavaliers 84

Cleveland

Patrick Ewing scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as New York earned its fourth straight victory.

The Knicks, who improved to 6-1 on the road, are unbeaten in five games in Cleveland, including playoffs, since the Cavaliers moved to Gund Arena last season. They have not lost a road game against the Cavs since Dec. 3, 1992, in suburban Richfield.

NEW YORK (94)

Mason 2-6 4-4 8, Oakley 7-14 2-2 16, Ewing 11-22 4-4 26, Starks 3-10 2-2 10, Harper 8-15 0-0 17, Davis 2-4 0-0 5, Grant 3-7 4-4 10, M.Williams 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-81 16-16 94.

CLEVELAND (84)

Majerle 3-7 1-4 8, Ferry 10-21 0-0 21, Cage 4-8 1-2 9, Phills 5-11 4-4 14, Brandon 7-15 3-3 19, Amaechi 0-2 0-0 0, Sura 1-6 0-0 2, Miner 5-7 1-1 11. Totals 35-77 10-14 84.

New York 20 22 23 29 - 94

Cleveland 25 25 14 20 - 84

3-Point goals-New York 4-13 (Starks 2-7, Harper 1-2, Davis 1-3, Oakley 0-1), Cleveland 4-18 (Brandon 2-5, Majerle 1-3, Ferry 1-7, Phills 0-1, Sura 0-1, Miner 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 49 (Ewing 12), Cleveland 41 (Cage 14). Assists-New York 23 (Mason 11), Cleveland 24 (Phills, Sura 6). Total fouls-New York 15, Cleveland 17. Technicals- Starks, Cleveland illegal defense. A-16,710 (20,562).

Rockets 115, 76ers 106

Philadelphia

Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 points and Robert Horry added 26 as Houston withstood a late Philadelphia surge to beat the 76ers.

Clyde Drexler added 24 points for the Rockets, who won their eighth straight over Philadelphia. He had a key steal and layup late in the game.

HOUSTON (115)

Horry 10-17 1-2 26, Brown 6-8 3-3 15, Olajuwon 12-21 4-8 28, Drexler 9-14 3-3 24, Smith 2-6 3-5 7, Cassell 2-4 2-2 6, Bryant 2-5 0-0 4, Chilcutt 2-5 0-0 5, Breaux 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-81 16-23 115.

PHILADELPHIA (106)

Dumas 7-13 0-0 14, Weatherspoon 9-16 3-5 21, Bradley 3-4 3-4 9, Stackhouse 7-19 6-7 22, Graham 3-4 0-0 8, Grant 5-10 2-2 14, Malone 1-4 0-0 2, Alston 2-8 0-0 5, Wright 2-9 3-3 7, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Perry 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-90 17-21 106.

Houston 35 23 31 26 - 115

Philadelphia 24 32 19 31 - 106

3-Point goals-Houston 9-17 (Horry 5-8, Drexler 3-4, Chilcutt 1-2, Cassell 0-1, Smith 0-2), Philadelphia 7-15 (Graham 2-3, Grant 2-4, Stackhouse 2-7, Alston 1-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 41 (Horry 8), Philadelphia 55 (Weatherspoon 13). Assists-Houston 32 (Smith 9), Philadelphia 25 (Stackhouse, Grant 10). Total fouls-Houston 23, Philadelphia 23. Technicals-Brown, Williams, Philadelphia coach Lucas, Stackhouse. A-14,233 (18,168).

Heat 103, Warriors 93

Miami

Alonzo Mourning’s 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots helped Miami rally from a 13-point deficit to beat Golden State.

Billy Owens added 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Heat, who won their third straight and improved to 6-2 under new coach Pat Riley. Last year they started 1-7.

GOLDEN STATE (93)

Kersey 0-4 2-2 2, Smith 4-13 2-4 10, Seikaly 2-12 4-6 8, Mullin 6-17 7-7 19, Hardaway 5-17 4-4 15, Gatling 4-8 1-1 9, Armstrong 3-8 4-4 11, Marshall 3-7 9-10 16, Barry 1-2 0-0 3, Rozier 0-1 0-0 0, Wood 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-90 33-38 93.

MIAMI (103)

Owens 9-14 6-10 24, Willis 5-8 0-0 10, Mourning 8-13 11-16 27, Danilovic 4-13 3-4 12, Coles 1-6 4-4 6, Askins 1-6 0-0 3, Gamble 4-10 2-2 12, Myers 0-0 0-2 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Rencher 2-3 2-2 7, Ellis 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-76 28-40 103.

Golden State 22 28 20 23 - 93

Miami 20 22 31 30 - 103

3-Point goals-Golden State 4-11 (Barry 1-1, Marshall 1-2, Armstrong 1-2, Hardaway 1-4, Mullin 0-1, Wood 0-1), Miami 5-19 (Gamble 2-4, Rencher 1-2, Danilovic 1-4, Askins 1-5, Mourning 0-1, Coles 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Golden State 54 (Seikaly 10), Miami 66 (Owens 15). Assists- Golden State 13 (Armstrong 4), Miami 17 (Coles, Owens 4). Total fouls-Golden State 27, Miami 32. Technicals-Seikaly, Hardaway. A-14,439 (15,200).

Celtics 129, Hornets 124

Charlotte, N.C.

David Wesley, subbing for the injured Dana Barros, tied a Boston record with seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points in a win over Charlotte.

It was only the second win for the Celtics against Charlotte in their last 10 meetings. The Hornets have lost five straight overall.

BOSTON (129)

Radja 6-16 3-4 15, Fox 2-7 8-10 12, Montross 3-4 2-4 8, Minor 8-9 0-0 16, Wesley 10-14 10-10 37, Williams 8-12 2-2 18, Douglas 6-11 7-14 19, Ellison 2-3 0-0 4, Burrough 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 45-77 32-46 129.

CHARLOTTE (124)

Johnson 15-27 11-11 44, Burrell 6-11 0-2 13, Parish 1-1 0-1 2, Rice 11-17 8-8 33, Gill 3-4 3-4 9, Geiger 2-4 0-1 4, Reeves 0-2 1-2 1, Curry 4-12 0-0 11, Zidek 1-3 0-1 2, Sutton 1-4 0-0 2, Hancock 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 45-86 23-30 124.

Boston 41 25 27 36 - 129

Charlotte 21 29 30 44 - 124

3-Point goals-Boston 7-13 (Wesley 7-10, Fox 0-3), Charlotte 11-26 (Rice 3-6, Johnson 3-6, Curry 3-6, Burrell 1-6, Hancock 0-1, Sutton 0-1). Fouled out-Gill, Burrell, Curry. Rebounds- Boston 57 (Montross 10), Charlotte 37 (Johnson 7). Assists- Boston 29 (Wesley 9), Charlotte 21 (Gill 12). Total fouls- Boston 26, Charlotte 33. A-24,042. (23,698).

Bullets 98, Pistons 97

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Calbert Cheaney made a dunk with 5.8 seconds to play as Washington overcame a four-point deficit in the final 10 seconds to beat Detroit.

The Bullets trailed 97-93 before Mitchell Butler made an off-balance 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go. After a timeout, Juwan Howard blocked Otis Thorpe’s inbounds pass and fed Cheaney.

WASHINGTON (98)

Wallace 4-7 1-1 9, Howard 5-10 6-9 16, Muresan 1-4 0-0 2, Cheaney 2-9 1-2 5, Pack 6-12 7-7 21, Butler 8-12 2-3 22, McCann 2-3 0-0 4, Webster 0-0 0-0 0, B.Price 1-2 1-2 4, Legler 4-5 4-5 14, McIlvaine 0-1 1-4 1. Totals 33-65 23-33 98.

DETROIT (97)

Hill 13-21 9-14 35, Thorpe 5-10 7-10 17, West 1-1 0-0 2, Hunter 6-16 7-11 19, Houston 3-10 2-2 8, Mills 0-1 4-4 4, Roe 1-5 1-1 3, Ratliff 2-3 1-2 5, Bardo 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-70 31-44 97.

Washington 29 31 19 19 - 98

Detroit 30 25 15 27 - 97

3-Point goals-Washington 9-15 (Butler 4-5, Legler 2-2, Pack 2-5, B.Price 1-1, Cheaney 0-2), Detroit 0-7 (Hill 0-1, Bardo 0-1, Houston 0-2, Hunter 0-3). Fouled out-Muresan. Rebounds-Washington 38 (Howard 8), Detroit 54 (Hill, Thorpe 8). Assists-Washington 23 (Pack 9), Detroit 18 (Hill 7). Total fouls-Washington 31, Detroit 27. Technicals-Wallace, Detroit coach Collins, Washington Illegal defense 4, Detroit Illegal defense 2. A-15,628 (21,454).

Suns 117, Hawks 112

Phoenix

Michael Finley forced an Atlanta turnover with aggressive defense, then made two free throws with 27 seconds left to seal a Phoenix victory.

ATLANTA (112)

Norman 7-13 0-2 14, Long 3-5 1-1 7, Lang 9-16 4-6 22, Blaylock 8-19 1-2 23, Smith 9-25 2-2 25, Henderson 5-7 0-0 10, Augmon 2-3 0-0 4, Webb 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 46-93 8-13 112.

PHOENIX (117)

Finley 9-12 2-2 24, Barkley 8-13 4-6 20, Williams 6-7 0-0 12, Johnson 1-3 5-6 7, Carr 5-10 4-5 15, Green 5-8 5-5 15, Kleine 0-1 0-0 0, Person 6-12 2-2 14, Perry 3-5 4-5 10. Totals 43-71 26-31 117.

Atlanta 28 25 33 26 - 112

Phoenix 27 31 33 26 - 117

3-Point goals-Atlanta 12-29 (Blaylock 6-14, Smith 5-11, Webb 1-2 Norman 0-2), Phoenix 5-12 (Finley 4-5, Carr 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Barkley 0-2, Person 0-3). Fouled out-Blaylock. Rebounds-Atlanta 42 (Lang 9), Phoenix 43 (Barkley 12). Assists-Atlanta 28 (Norman 9), Phoenix 38 (Johnson 14). Total fouls-Atlanta 24, Phoenix 16. Technicals-Atlanta delay of game, 2; Atlanta Illegal defense. A-19,023 (19,023).

Jazz 116, Kings 95

Salt Lake City

David Benoit scored seven of his 12 points during a third-quarter run as Utah beat Sacramento for its sixth straight win.

SACRAMENTO (95)

Williams 6-14 6-7 20, Grant 8-10 5-5 21, Polynice 1-5 2-2 4, Richmond 5-9 9-10 21, Hurley 0-5 2-2 2, Edney 4-11 0-0 9, Marciulionis 3-6 0-0 8, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Corbin 0-2 0-0 0, Causwell 0-2 0-0 0, Simmons 4-6 0-0 8, Houston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 24-26 95.

UTAH (116)

Benoit 4-15 2-3 12, Malone 10-16 4-6 25, Spencer 2-5 5-9 9, Morris 4-10 0-0 9, Stockton 2-6 4-4 9, Hornacek 7-8 4-6 22, Watson 1-2 1-2 3, Carr 4-9 3-3 11, Keefe 4-5 1-2 9, Foster 2-5 0-0 4, Toolson 0-1 3-4 3. Totals 40-82 27-39 116.

Sacramento 26 25 26 18 - 95

Utah 31 28 29 28 - 116

3-Point goals-Sacramento 7-17 (Richmond 2-4, Marciulionis 2-4, Williams 2-5, Edney 1-2, Hurley 0-2), Utah 9-20 (Hornacek 4-4, Benoit 2-7, Malone 1-1, Stockton 1-2, Morris 1-5, Watson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Sacramento 40 (Grant 9), Utah 56 (Malone, Keefe 7). Assists- Sacramento 14 (Edney 4), Utah 34 (Stockton 12). Total fouls- Sacramento 33, Utah 19. Technicals-Polynice, Hurley, Sacramento coach St. Jean, Sacramento assistant coach Bratz, Sacramento illegal defense, Malone. A-19,911 (19,911).

Bucks 96, Raptors 86

Milwaukee

Glenn Robinson scored 23 points and Milwaukee scored a season-high nine 3-pointers as Toronto’s three-game winning streak came to an end.

TORONTO (86)

Murray 1-7 0-0 2, Salley 1-5 6-6 8, Miller 6-8 1-2 13, Robertson 7-17 4-4 18, Stoudamire 3-11 1-3 7, Pinckney 3-5 0-0 6, Rogers 7-11 3-6 17, Tabak 4-6 5-6 13, King 1-5 0-0 2, Earl 0-1 0-0 0, Esposito 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 20-27 86.

MILWAUKEE (96)

Baker 8-19 1-2 17, Robinson 8-21 5-6 23, Lister 3-3 2-2 8, Mayberry 3-10 1-2 10, Newman 5-8 0-0 13, Cummings 4-6 1-1 9, Day 3-10 1-2 7, Conlon 0-2 4-6 4, Murdock 2-6 0-0 5, Respert 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-85 15-21 96.

Toronto 21 22 15 28 - 86

Milwaukee 30 21 22 23 - 96

3-Point goals-Toronto 0-8 (King 0-1, Murray 0-2, Stoudamire 0-2, Robertson 0-3), Milwaukee 9-19 (Newman 3-4, Mayberry 3-7, Robinson 2-4, Murdock 1-1, Conlon 0-1, Day 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 49 (Pinckney 8), Milwaukee 56 (Baker 11). Assists-Toronto 19 (Stoudamire 9), Milwaukee 24 (Mayberry 8). Total fouls-Toronto 23, Milwaukee 20. Technicals-Toronto illegal defense, Miller, Conlon. A-14,959 (18,633).

Bulls 103, Spurs 94

San Antonio

Michael Jordan propelled a decisive third-quarter rally and scored 38 points to lead Chicago over San Antonio.

CHICAGO (103)

Simpkins 4-6 2-5 10, Pippen 4-13 7-10 15, Longley 5-15 2-2 12, Jordan 15-27 7-8 38, Harper 4-7 0-0 8, Kukoc 4-9 1-1 9, Kerr 0-2 0-0 0, Buechler 2-3 0-0 4, Wennington 0-3 0-0 0, Caffey 1-5 0-0 2, Brown 1-1 1-2 3, Edwards 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-92 20-28 103.

SAN ANTONIO (94)

Herrera 2-6 0-0 4, Elliott 7-18 7-7 23, Robinson 9-16 8-14 26, Del Negro 2-4 0-0 4, Johnson 9-19 3-4 21, Person 0-3 0-0 0, Reid 2-7 6-6 10, Rivers 1-4 3-6 6, Perdue 0-0 0-2 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-77 27-39 94.

Chicago 27 27 31 18 - 103

San Antonio 20 30 21 23 - 94

3-Point goals-Chicago 1-8 (Jordan 1-1, Kerr 0-1, Pippen 0-3, Kukoc 0-3), San Antonio 3-11 (Elliott 2-6, Rivers 1-2, Person 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 59 (Longley 11), San Antonio 57 (Robinson 15). Assists-Chicago 23 (Pippen 13), San Antonio 20 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Chicago 34, San Antonio 22. Technicals-Perdue, San Antonio coach Hill, San Antonio bench. A-35,888 (35,888).

Clippers 125, Nets 92

Los Angeles

Brian Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Loy Vaught ignited an 11-point run at the start of the fourth quarter as Los Angeles beat New Jersey.

NEW JERSEY (92)

Brown 2-8 0-0 4, Gilliam 6-11 3-4 15, Dare 1-1 1-1 3, Childs 3-5 0-0 7, Edwards 5-21 3-4 13, J.Williams 4-8 1-2 9, Anderson 7-14 10-13 26, O’Bannon 2-5 0-0 4, Walters 2-2 0-0 4, Mahorn 2-6 3-4 7, Glass 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 21-28 92.

L.A. CLIPPERS (125)

Vaught 8-14 1-4 17, Rogers 1-2 5-8 7, B.Williams 9-14 5-6 23, Sealy 7-15 4-4 19, Barry 3-5 5-7 11, Dehere 6-8 6-8 19, Piatkowski 6-11 0-0 15, Murray 3-10 4-4 10, Tower 0-0 0-0 0, Outlaw 0-0 2-4 2, Vander Velden 0-1 0-0 0, Roberts 1-1 0-3 2. Totals 44-81 32-48 125.

New Jersey 30 22 24 16 - 92

L.A. Clippers 32 25 27 41 - 125

3-Point goals-New Jersey 3-12 (Anderson 2-4, Childs 1-2, Edwards 0-6), Los Angeles 5-11 (Piatkowski 3-3, Dehere 1-1, Sealy 1-3, Rogers 0-1, B.Williams 0-1, Barry 0-1, Vander Velden 0-1). Fouled out-Childs, Dare. Rebounds-New Jersey 43 (J.Williams 10), Los Angeles 65 (B.Williams 12). Assists-New Jersey 16 (Anderson 5), Los Angeles 20 (Barry, Dehere 4). Total fouls-New Jersey 33, Los Angeles 27. Technicals-Childs, New Jersey illegal defense, Roberts, Los Angeles coach Fitch, Rogers. A-7,412 (16,021).