Nba

Hornets 115, Knicks 10

Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte reserve center Matt Geiger scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter and helped hold New York’s Patrick Ewing to one basket in the second half as the Hornets won their fourth consecutive game, defeating the Knicks Wednesday.

NEW YORK (105)

Oakley 5-10 4-4 14, Mason 6-9 6-8 18, Ewing 5-17 0-0 10, Starks 11-18 1-2 27, Harper 8-17 2-2 22, Davis 1-3 0-0 3, Grant 1-3 2-2 5, Smith 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 40-80 15-18 105.

CHARLOTTE (115)

Johnson 11-18 3-3 25, Burrell 2-7 2-2 7, Zidek 4-5 0-0 8, Rice 9-16 6-6 25, Gill 4-9 6-10 14, Curry 2-5 4-5 9, Geiger 2-4 6-6 10, Reeves 6-10 4-6 17, Parish 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 31-38 115.

New York 24 26 27 28 - 105 Charlotte 27 29 24 35 - 115

3-Point goals-New York 10-19 (Starks 4-7, Harper 4-7, Grant 1-1, Davis 1-2, Oakley 0-1, Ewing 0-1), Charlotte 4-14 (Reeves 1-2, Rice 1-3, Curry 1-3, Burrell 1-4, Johnson 0-2). Fouled out-Oakley, Mason. Rebounds-New York 39 (Ewing 11), Charlotte 45 (Geiger 7). Assists-New York 23 (Mason 6), Charlotte 23 (Gill 8). Total fouls-New York 28, Charlotte 23. Technicals-Ewing, Oakley, Johnson, New York illegal defense. A-24,042 (23,698).

Hawks 106, 76ers 81

Atlanta

Ken Norman scored 15 points to lead six Hawks in double figures as Atlanta romped to a win over Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (81)

Stackhouse 7-15 8-12 22, Weatherspoon 6-14 1-2 13, Bradley 2-4 0-0 4, Malone 1-4 0-0 2, Grant 2-6 0-0 4, Dumas 2-10 0-0 4, Wright 3-10 5-5 11, Alston 3-5 2-4 8, Graham 3-7 6-7 12, Perry 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 29-76 23-32 81.

ATLANTA (106)

Norman 5-6 2-2 15, Long 2-5 2-2 6, Lang 6-9 1-2 13, Smith 2-6 1-3 7, Blaylock 6-9 0-0 14, Henderson 5-9 2-2 12, Augmon 4-8 4-5 12, Ehlo 2-4 0-0 4, Webb 4-6 3-3 11, Bullard 3-4 0-0 6, Mundt 0-4 0-0 0, Nathan 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 42-74 15-19 106.

Philadelphia 20 13 18 30 - 81 Atlanta 28 22 23 33 - 106

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 0-4 (Grant 0-1, Graham 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2), Atlanta 7-13 (Norman 3-3, Smith 2-4, Blaylock 2-4, Webb 0-1, Nathan 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 44 (Weatherspoon 9), Atlanta 48 (Long 11). Assists-Philadelphia 13 (Grant 8), Atlanta 21 (Lang, Webb 4). Total fouls-Philadelphia 17, Atlanta 25. Technicals-Philadelphia coach Lucas, Philadelphia illegal defense, Atlanta illegal defense. A-11,540 (16,365).

Spurs 105, Clippers 86

San Antonio

David Robinson scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead San Antonio to a win over Los Angeles. Chuck Person added 22 points.

L.A. CLIPPERS (86)

Rogers 5-8 4-6 14, Vaught 6-15 3-4 15, Williams 3-10 3-5 5, Sealy 4-10 2-3 10, Dehere 4-8 4-5 14, Murray 7-17 0-0 14, Piatkowski 0-2 1-3 1, Barry 0-6 0-0 0, Outlaw 2-2 0-2 4, Tower 1-3 3-4 5. Totals 32-81 20-32 86.

SAN ANTONIO (105)

Herrera 1-2 0-0 2, Person 7-18 2-2 22, Robinson 11-14 11-15 33, Del Negro 6-13 4-4 17, Johnson 5-14 3-6 13, Reid 1-7 8-8 10, Perdue 0-0 0-0 0, Rivers 2-5 0-0 6, Lohaus 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 28-35 105.

L.A. Clippers 21 28 18 19 - 86 San Antonio 32 21 27 25 - 105

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 2-13 (Dehere 2-4, Piatkowski 0-1, Sealy 0-2, Murray 0-3, Barry 0-3), San Antonio 9-21 (Person 6-14, Rivers 2-2, Del Negro 1-2, Johnson 0-1, Lohaus 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 61 (Vaught 15), San Antonio 50 (Robinson 11). Assists-Los Angeles 17 (Dehere 7), San Antonio 27 (Johnson 14). Total fouls-Los Angeles 28, San Antonio 23. Technicals-San Antonio illegal defense 2. A-13,206 (35,888).

Celtics 100, Pistons 96

Boston

Rick Fox hit two free throws with 10.4 seconds left, then made a gave-saving play 7 seconds later as Boston defeated Detroit.

Dino Radja led the Celtics with 29 points and 15 rebounds.

DETROIT (96)

Hill 8-22 13-16 29, Thorpe 3-8 3-3 9, West 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter 2-8 1-3 6, Houston 13-21 3-4 31, Mills 4-13 2-3 12, Bardo 1-3 0-0 2, Roe 0-4 0-0 0, Ratliff 3-7 1-2 7. Totals 34-87 23-31 96.

BOSTON (100)

Radja 13-23 3-4 29, Fox 3-9 3-3 10, Ellison 2-4 0-0 4, Wesley 0-2 1-2 1, Minor 6-11 1-1 13, Barros 5-11 5-8 17, Brown 2-5 7-8 11, Day 2-6 2-2 6, Williams 3-8 1-3 7, Lister 0-1 0-0 0, Burrough 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-81 23-31 100.

Detroit 22 23 25 26 - 96 Boston 26 26 19 29 - 100

3-Point goals-Detroit 5-12 (Mills 2-4, Houston 2-5, Hunter 1-2, Bardo 0-1), Boston 3-10 (Barros 2-4, Fox 1-3, Day 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 47 (Hill 14), Boston 48 (Radja 15). Assists-Detroit 14 (Hill, Bardo 3), Boston 20 (Barros 5). Total fouls-Detroit 30, Boston 21. A-17,163 (18,600).

Lakers 107, Suns 96

Inglewood, Calif.

Cedric Ceballos scored 24 points and Vlade Divac added 20 as Los Angeles, which had lost their last three games by one point, beat Phoenix.

PHOENIX (96)

Barkley 7-21 0-0 16, Finley 4-10 2-5 12, Williams 7-11 0-0 14, Smith 3-10 2-2 8, Johnson 2-8 4-4 8, Green 3-8 4-5 10, Carr 0-1 0-0 0, Person 7-12 0-0 16, Perry 4-5 0-0 8, Rusconi 0-2 1-2 1, Kleine 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 38-91 13-18 96.

L.A. LAKERS (107)

Campbell 7-15 2-4 16, Ceballos 9-20 5-5 24, Divac 8-13 4-7 20, Peeler 4-8 4-6 12, Van Exel 2-8 0-0 4, Blount 3-6 0-0 6, Jones 4-7 0-0 8, Lynch 1-4 5-8 7, Threatt 4-8 0-4 10. Totals 42-89 20-34 107.

Phoenix 20 18 27 31 - 96 L.A. Lakers 21 35 28 23 - 107

3-Point goals-Phoenix 7-32 (Person 2-5, Finley 2-8, Barkley 2-10, Kleine 1-3, Carr 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Smith 0-4), Los Angeles 3-12 (Threatt 2-5, Ceballos 1-3, Peeler 0-1, Jones 0-1, Van Exel 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 60 (Barkley 13), Los Angeles 59 (Ceballos, Divac, Lynch 9). Assists-Phoenix 26 (Johnson, Perry 8), Los Angeles 32 (Van Exel, Jones, Threatt 6). Total fouls-Phoenix 28, Los Angeles 20. A-13,484 (17,505).

Trail Blazers 112, Warriors 98

Oakland, Calif.

Rod Strickland had 24 points and Portland hit a team-record 13 shots from 3-point range to defeat Golden State.

PORTLAND (112)

C.Robinson 7-21 1-2 20, Trent 1-5 2-4 4, Dudley 0-0 0-0 0, McKie 8-13 2-3 18, Strickland 9-12 2-5 24, Sabonis 8-8 4-4 23, Williams 4-5 0-2 8, J.Robinson 3-9 2-2 8, Wingfield 1-4 0-0 2, Childress 2-5 0-0 5, Cook 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-83 13-22 112.

GOLDEN STATE (98)

Mullin 5-10 5-6 17, Smith 8-13 7-8 23, Seikaly 4-6 7-8 15, Hardaway 2-12 2-2 6, Sprewell 6-16 5-5 18, Armstrong 3-5 1-2 7, Rozier 1-3 0-0 2, Marshall 1-7 2-4 5, Kersey 1-3 3-6 5, Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Wood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-76 32-41 98.

Portland 29 30 34 19 - 112 Golden State 25 23 25 25 - 98

3-Point goals-Portland 13-23 (C.Robinson 5-8, Strickland 4-5, Sabonis 3-3, Childress 1-3, Wingfield 0-1, McKie 0-1, J.Robinson 0-2), Golden State 4-18 (Mullin 2-5, Sprewell 1-2, Marshall 1-4, Armstrong 0-1, Barry 0-1, Hardaway 0-5). Fouled out-Dudley. Rebounds-Portland 57 (Williams 10), Golden State 46 (Smith 8). Assists-Portland 30 (Strickland 11), Golden State 19 (Hardaway 6). Total fouls-Portland 30, Golden State 22. Technical-Golden State assistant coach Irvine. Flagrant foul-Wingfield. A-15,025 (15,025).