Parish, 42, Sets Mark For Games

NBA

Robert Parish broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for career games played and the Charlotte Hornets boosted their playoff chances with a 93-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night in Cleveland.

Larry Johnson and Kenny Anderson each scored 20 points as the Hornets moved a half-game ahead of Miami for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The 42-year-old Parish, who played in his 1,561st game in his 20th season, played 39 minutes and scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting. He had nine rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots.

Hornets 93, Cavaliers 89

Charlotte (93) - Johnson 4-9 10-13 20, Geiger 5-10 4-6 14, Parish 6-9 2-2 14, Rice 6-13 3-4 15, Anderson 6-10 4-4 20, Myers 0-1 0-0 0, Curry 4-5 0-0 10, Goldwire 0-1 0-0 0, Hancock 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-59 23-29 93.

Cleveland (89) - Mills 4-10 2-2 10, Ferry 6-14 2-2 17, Cage 2-6 0-0 4, Phills 4-7 0-0 8, Brandon 5-11 7-9 18, Majerle 8-14 0-0 21, Sura 1-4 2-2 4, Hill 3-7 1-3 7. Totals 33-73 14-18 89.

Charlotte 29 17 22 25 - 93

Cleveland 20 25 17 27 - 89

3-Point goals-Charlotte 8-15 (Anderson 4-5, Curry 2-2, Johnson 2-3, Goldwire 0-1, Myers 0-1, Rice 0-3), Cleveland 9-24 (Majerle 5-10, Ferry 3-8, Brandon 1-3, Sura 0-1, Mills 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Charlotte 40 (Parish 9), Cleveland 38 (Majerle, Hill 8). Assists-Charlotte 24 (Anderson 8), Cleveland 24 (Brandon 10). Total fouls-Charlotte 17, Cleveland 19. Technical-Charlotte illegal defense. A-20,562 (20,562).

Pacers 99, Heat 95

Indianapolis

Reggie Miller scored a season-high 40 as Indiana beat Miami to clinch its seventh consecutive trip to the playoffs.

Miller became the first Pacer to score 14,000 career points.

Miami (95) - Williams 2-4 0-0 5, Thomas 3-10 1-2 7, Mourning 4-10 8-12 16, Chapman 4-14 6-7 17, Hardaway 6-12 5-6 19, Corbin 3-5 1-2 7, Gatling 7-14 5-6 19, Lenard 2-11 0-0 5. Totals 31-80 26-35 95.

Indiana (99) - McKey 6-14 2-4 14, D.Davis 5-7 2-3 12, Smits 5-12 4-5 14, Miller 14-26 9-9 40, Jackson 1-4 2-2 4, A.Davis 2-6 4-6 8, Workman 0-2 1-2 1, Best 1-2 1-2 4, Ferrell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-75 25-33 99.

Miami 22 24 27 22 - 95

Indiana 24 22 27 26 - 99

3-Point goals-Miami 7-25 (Chapman 3-12, Hardaway 2-5, Williams 1-2, Lenard 1-6), Indiana 4-8 (Miller 3-6, Best 1-1, Jackson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 57 (Gatling 13), Indiana 49 (McKey, A.Davis 8). Assists-Miami 22 (Hardaway 9), Indiana 24 (Jackson 10). Total fouls- Miami 27, Indiana 28. Technicals-Miami coach Riley. A-16,732 (16,530).

Knicks 139, Raptors 106

Toronto

John Starks scored a season-high 37 to lead New York to its largest offensive output in seven years as it beat Toronto.

The Knicks won their second straight game to stay ahead of Cleveland for fourth place and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

New York (139) - Mason 7-12 4-4 18, Oakley 2-4 2-2 6, Ewing 7-17 3-4 17, Harper 8-13 0-0 20, Starks 14-24 2-4 37, Reid 1-2 5-6 7, Ward 2-5 2-2 7, Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 7-14 4-4 21, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Lohaus 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 50-99 24-28 139.

Toronto (106) - Murray 6-15 8-8 23, Rogers 4-11 0-0 8, Miller 2-5 1-2 5, Robertson 2-5 2-4 6, Christie 8-16 3-4 21, King 5-11 0-0 10, Esposito 5-14 7-8 18, Lewis 5-13 5-6 15. Totals 37-90 26-32 106.

New York 33 34 27 45 - 139

Toronto 23 36 24 23 - 106

3-Point goals-New York 15-36 (Starks 7-16, Harper 4-8, Davis 3-7, Ward 1-3, Ewing 0-1, Lohaus 0-1), Toronto 6-19 (Murray 3-5, Christie 2-6, Esposito 1-6, Rogers 0-1, King 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 62 (Ewing 17), Toronto 50 (Murray 8). Assists-New York 36 (Harper 11), Toronto 20 (Miller, Christie 5). Total fouls-New York 23, Toronto 18. Technicals-Harper, Miller, Toronto illegal defense 2. A-23,168 (22,911).

Bucks 109, Nets 88

East Rutherford, N.J.

Glenn Robinson scored 32 and Shawn Respert added 12 of his season-high 19 in the fourth as Milwaukee pulled away from New Jersey.

Milwaukee (109) - Robinson 12-19 3-4 32, Baker 4-12 1-3 9, Benjamin 6-8 3-4 15, Newman 7-15 2-2 18, Douglas 1-5 0-0 2, Mayberry 1-2 0-0 3, Cummings 3-7 1-1 7, Respert 8-11 1-1 19, Conlon 0-2 0-0 0, Keys 2-3 0-0 4, Peplowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 44-84 11-15 109.

New Jersey (88) - Brown 5-18 2-4 12, Gilliam 4-17 0-0 8, Bradley 6-15 1-2 13, O’Bannon 4-11 0-0 8, Childs 7-16 2-2 19, Williams 2-5 2-8 6, Fleming 1-6 0-0 2, Werdann 1-2 0-0 2, Graham 4-8 3-3 14, Reeves 2-4 0-0 4, Mahorn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-103 10-19 88.

Milwaukee 28 29 18 34 - 109

New Jersey 26 18 25 19 - 88

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 10-21 (Robinson 5-8, Respert 2-3, Newman 2-4, Mayberry 1-1, Keys 0-1, Douglas 0-2, Conlon 0-2), New Jersey 6-15 (Graham 3-5, Childs 3-7, O’Bannon 0-1, Reeves 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Milwaukee 58 (Robinson 15), New Jersey 62 (Bradley 12). Assists-Milwaukee 28 (Robinson, Mayberry 5), New Jersey 15 (Childs 5). Total fouls-Milwaukee 18, New Jersey 17. Technicals-Douglas, New Jersey illegal defense. A-12,780 (20,029).

Mavericks 101, Clippers 96

Dallas

Jim Jackson scored 25, including three key free throws over the final 15.5 seconds, and Jason Kidd, hinting before the game that he wouldn’t mind being traded next season, added 24 points to lead Dallas past Los Angeles. Popeye Jones pulled down 27 rebounds, one off his club record set earlier this season.

L.A. Clippers (96) - Vaught 5-10 0-0 10, Rogers 3-9 0-0 7, Harvey 0-1 0-0 0, Richardson 6-11 1-2 18, Sealy 8-14 0-0 17, Dehere 2-6 4-4 8, Roberts 5-11 2-4 12, Barry 3-7 3-3 11, Murray 4-9 1-1 10, Outlaw 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 37-80 12-16 96.

Dallas (101) - McCloud 8-21 2-2 19, Jones 5-12 2-2 12, L.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Kidd 10-18 0-1 24, Jackson 10-21 4-4 25, Meyer 1-4 0-0 2, Dumas 3-6 0-0 6, Harris 5-6 0-0 11, Parks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-93 8-9 101.

L.A. Clippers 17 29 25 25 - 96

Dallas 25 27 26 23 - 101

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 10-21 (Richardson 5-8, Barry 2-4, Sealy 1-1, Murray 1-3, Rogers 1-4, Dehere 0-1), Dallas 7-19 (Kidd 4-5, Harris 1-1, Jackson 1-6, McCloud 1-6, Dumas 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 46 (Vaught 11), Dallas 52 (Jones 27). Assists-Los Angeles 22 (Richardson 9), Dallas 20 (Kidd, McCloud 5). Total fouls- Los Angeles 21, Dallas 19. Technical-Dumas. A-16,955 (17,502).

Warriors 111, Timberwolves 106

Oakland, Calif.

Latrell Sprewell scored 30 and Golden State won a battle of late spurts to defeat Minnesota and stay close to Sacramento in the playoff chase.

The victory pulled the Warriors within two games of the Kings, who are in eighth place in the West. Golden State is 1-1/2 games ahead of Denver.

Minnesota (106) - Garnett 8-16 1-2 17, Gugliotta 8-15 4-5 20, Lang 1-3 0-0 2, Rider 14-24 1-1 30, Webb 3-5 2-2 10, Mitchell 3-8 5-6 11, West 1-3 0-0 2, Porter 6-8 0-0 14. Totals 44-82 13-16 106.

Golden State (111) - Kersey 5-10 2-2 12, Smith 8-14 6-8 22, Willis 6-15 5-6 17, Armstrong 3-4 4-4 12, Sprewell 8-17 14-16 30, Coles 4-11 2-2 11, Marshall 2-3 2-2 7, Barry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-74 35-40 111.

Minnesota 21 26 29 30 - 106

Golden State 26 28 26 31 - 111

3-Point goals-Minnesota 5-14 (Webb 2-3, Porter 2-4, Rider 1-3, Garnett 0-1, Gugliotta 0-3), Golden State 4-9 (Armstrong 2-2, Marshall 1-2, Coles 1-3, Sprewell 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 39 (Garnett 8), Golden State 45 (Smith 11). Assists-Minnesota 28 (Porter 11), Golden State 21 (Armstrong 8). Total fouls-Minnesota 27, Golden State 17. Technical-Willis. A-15,025 (15,025).