Robinson Too Much For Suns

David Robinson had 40 points and 21 rebounds and dominated the fourth quarter to lead the Spurs past the visiting Phoenix Suns 110-105 Sunday as San Antonio took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 series.

Robinson scored 13 of his points in the final quarter, including a turnaround 8-foot jumper over John Williams with 1:34 remaining. He also grabbed a key defensive rebound with 1:18 left after Wesley Person missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied the game.

The Suns remained a threat until the final seconds of the game.

Kevin Johnson’s free throws pulled the Suns to 106-105 with 17.3 seconds left. A foul by A.C. Green sent Sean Elliott to the line, and he made both shots to put the Spurs up 108-105 with 12 seconds left.

After a timeout, Green was the only player Phoenix could find open for a 3-point shot. He rushed the attempt and shot an airball with 5.5 seconds left, and Chuck Person then made two free throws to wrap up the victory.

Charles Barkley led the Suns with 30 points and 20 rebounds.

The series resumes Wednesday night at Phoenix.

Spurs 110, Suns 105

Phoenix (105) - Green 3-5 1-2 7, Barkley 12-26 6-9 30, Williams 2-3 2-4 6, W.Person 5-13 1-1 14, K.Johnson 7-17 6-8 21, Manning 6-16 4-4 16, Tisdale 5-9 1-2 11, Perry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-89 21-30 105.

San Antonio (110) - Elliott 5-14 9-10 19, Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Robinson 14-25 12-16 40, A.Johnson 5-12 2-4 12, Del Negro 2-7 4-4 8, C.Person 5-10 3-3 16, Rivers 1-1 0-0 3, Perdue 3-5 4-4 10, Herrera 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 34-41 110.

Phoenix 25 34 25 21 - 105 San Antonio 23 36 26 25 - 110

3-Point goals-Phoenix 4-17 (W.Person 3-8, K.Johnson 1-3, Green 0-1, Manning 0-1, Barkley 0-4), San Antonio 4-9 (C.Person 3-5, Rivers 1-1, Elliott 0-3). Fouled out-Williams. Rebounds- Phoenix 56 (Barkley 20), San Antonio 51 (Robinson 21). Assists- Phoenix 24 (K.Johnson 16), San Antonio 22 (A.Johnson 15). Total fouls-Phoenix 27, San Antonio 24. Technicals-Tisdale, Phoenix illegal defense, Perdue, A.Johnson, San Antonio illegal defense. A-19,507 (20,662).

Bulls 106, Heat 75 Chicago

By the time Michael Jordan was wincing in pain with a strained lower back, his Chicago Bulls were humiliating the Miami Heat. And it wasn’t even halftime yet.

Jordan scored 26 points before suffering the injury, returned to play the entire third quarter and finished with 29 as the Bulls beat the Heat to take a 2-0 series lead.

The Bulls can sweep the best-of-five series by winning Wednesday at Miami, where Alonzo Mourning will try to do more than glare at Chicago players, play poorly and complain about the officiating.

A 23-point-per-game scorer who had only 10 points in Game 1, Mourning scored 14 this time but had seven turnovers. “That’s a great game. He might get that $20 million he wants,” quipped Chicago’s Scottie Pippen, who has traded barbs with Mourning all week.

Chicago’s Dennis Rodman got his second technical foul with 3:01 left in the third quarter for slapping at Mourning after a whistle and was ejected. As he left the court, Rodman made an obscene gesture at referee Bill Oakes.

Miami (75) - Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Mourning 3-8 8-14 14, Chapman 5-10 0-0 11, Hardaway 2-9 4-5 9, Corbin 1-3 3-4 5, Gatling 1-6 3-6 5, Smith 4-8 0-0 10, Danilovic 5-9 3-3 15, Askins 0-1 0-0 0, King 0-3 1-2 1, Schayes 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 23-65 23-36 75.

Chicago (106) - Pippen 10-14 1-4 24, Kukoc 4-12 0-0 8, Longley 3-6 1-2 7, Harper 3-5 0-4 6, Jordan 9-17 9-12 29, Rodman 0-1 2-4 2, Wennington 0-0 0-0 0, Buechler 1-2 0-0 3, Kerr 3-7 6-6 13, Brown 3-4 0-0 6, Salley 1-2 1-3 3, Edwards 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 39-73 21-37 106.

Miami 19 19 19 18 - 75 Chicago 28 35 24 19 - 106

3-Point goals-Miami 6-20 (Smith 2-4, Danilovic 2-4, Hardaway 1-4, Chapman 1-5, Askins 0-1, Williams 0-2), Chicago 7-21 (Pippen 3-6, Jordan 2-3, Buechler 1-1, Kerr 1-4, Harper 0-1, Kukoc 0-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Miami 46 (Gatling 11), Chicago 59 (Pippen 8). Assists-Miami 15 (Hardaway 4), Chicago 31 (Pippen 8). Total fouls-Miami 29, Chicago 29. Technicals-Hardaway, Rodman 2. Ejections-Rodman. A-24,202 (21,771).

Magic 92, Pistons 77 Orlando, Fla.

Shaquille O’Neal scored 29 points and Orlando took a commanding 2-0 lead in its first-round series against Detroit with a victory.

The Magic can wrap up the best-of-five matchup by winning Game 3 Tuesday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Pistons won one of two regular-season meetings with the Atlantic Division champions.

O’Neal made 13 of 19 shots, grabbed seven rebounds and had six assists. He played only 36 minutes because of foul trouble, and his absences helped Detroit stay in the game.

After Otis Thorpe gave the Pistons a 50-49 lead, Orlando responded with a 12-0 run. The Magic led by eight after three quarters, and Detroit got no closer the rest of the way.

Detroit (77) - Hill 8-18 2-2 19, Thorpe 4-7 2-4 10, West 3-8 5-10 11, Houston 8-20 4-4 23, Dumars 5-12 1-1 12, Reid 0-0 0-0 0, Curry 1-2 0-0 2, Mills 0-2 0-0 0, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-69 14-21 77.

Orlando (92) - Scott 6-10 0-2 14, Grant 7-15 0-0 14, O’Neal 13-19 3-6 29, Anderson 5-10 1-2 15, Hardaway 5-14 4-5 15, Koncak 1-1 1-3 3, Shaw 0-2 0-0 0, Bowie 1-2 0-0 2, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-73 9-18 92.

Detroit 19 19 19 20 - 77 Orlando 25 16 24 27 - 92

3-Point goals-Detroit 5-12 (Houston 3-7, Hill 1-1, Dumars 1-3, Mills 0-1), Orlando 7-18 (Anderson 4-8, Scott 2-4, Hardaway 1-4, Shaw 1-2). Fouled out-Koncak. Rebounds- Detroit 46 (Thorpe 16), Orlando 45 (Grant 10). Assists- Detroit 9 (Thorpe 3), Orlando 26 (Hardaway 8). Total fouls- Detroit 19, Orlando 19. A-17,248 (17,248).