Nba

John Stockton sank 5 of 6 free throws in the final 1:17 as the Utah Jazz withstood a wild rally to beat the Trail Blazers 98-94 Wednesday night at Portland.

Jazz 98, Trail Blazers 94

Utah (98) - Benoit 4-7 0-0 10, Malone 12-26 4-5 28, Spencer 3-7 0-0 6, Hornacek 4-9 4-4 15, Stockton 5-11 5-6 17, Eisley 1-2 0-0 2, Carr 4-6 2-2 10, Keefe 3-4 2-3 8, Foster 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-76 17-20 98.

Portland (94) - Grant 4-11 0-0 8, C.Robinson 11-20 6-8 33, Dudley 5-7 1-2 11, McKie 4-8 0-0 9, Strickland 6-15 3-4 15, Trent 2-4 0-1 4, Sabonis 2-4 2-4 6, J.Robinson 2-6 2-3 8, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 14-22 94.

Utah 24 30 29 15 - 98

Portland 24 13 26 31 - 94

3-Point goals-Utah 7-9 (Hornacek 3-3, Benoit 2-3, Stockton 2-3), Portland 8-20 (C.Robinson 5-12, J.Robinson 2-3, McKie 1-2, Strickland 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Utah 40 (Malone 10), Portland 50 (Sabonis 10). Assists-Utah 28 (Stockton 10), Portland 13 (Strickland 5). Total fouls-Utah 19, Portland 21. Technical-Utah illegal defense. A-20,520 (21,401).

Celtics 131, Grizzlies 98

Boston

Todd Day scored 24 points as Boston rolled to its most lopsided victory this season.

Vancouver (98) - King 3-9 2-3 8, Avent 2-4 0-0 4, Reeves 7-11 2-3 16, Anthony 2-10 3-4 9, B.Edwards 6-14 1-2 13, Murdock 6-14 2-2 16, Scott 6-12 3-4 16, Mobley 2-4 2-4 6, D.Edwards 0-2 0-0 0, Moten 0-5 0-0 0 Amaya 1-7 1-1 3, Manning 2-3 3-3 7. Totals 37-95 19-26 98.

Boston (131) - Ellison 5-8 1-1 11, Fox 3-11 2-2 9, Montross 1-5 2-4 4, Wesley 7-11 1-2 16, Day 6-10 9-11 24, Williams 7-15 3-5 17, Brown 2-6 2-2 7, Barros 4-7 2-2 13, Minor 6-12 0-0 12, Lister 2-5 4-5 8, Burrough 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 48-98 26-34 131.

Vancouver 22 19 36 21 - 98

Boston 28 33 37 33 - 131

3-Point goals-Vancouver 5-19 (Murdock 2-5, Anthony 2-6, Scott 1-4, King 0-1, Moten 0-1, B.Edwards 0-2), Boston 9-17 (Day 3-3, Barros 3-5, Wesley 1-2, Brown 1-3, Fox 1-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 53 (Reeves 8), Boston 70 (Ellison 12). Assists-Vancouver 19 (Anthony 8), Boston 34 (Fox 10). Total fouls-Vancouver 26, Boston 30. Technicals-Avent 2. Ejections-Avent. A-17,025 (18,624).

Cavaliers 81, Bucks 71

Cleveland

Terrell Brandon scored 23 points and blocked a career-high five shots as Cleveland swatted Milwaukee.

Milwaukee (71) - Robinson 7-24 6-7 21, Baker 7-18 4-5 18, Benjamin 2-3 0-0 4, Newman 5-13 0-0 11, Douglas 2-8 0-0 4, Cummings 6-12 1-2 13, Keys 0-2 0-0 0, Respert 0-1 0-0 0, Mayberry 0-2 0-0 0, Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-83 11-14 71.

Cleveland (81) - Mills 4-9 0-0 9, Ferry 4-12 0-0 8, Cage 1-2 1-2 3, Phills 5-13 1-2 14, Brandon 5-13 11-12 23, Hill 2-4 0-0 4, Majerle 3-7 2-2 11, Sura 0-1 0-0 0, Crotty 2-3 0-0 5, Lang 1-3 2-3 4. Totals 27-67 17-21 81.

Milwaukee 25 11 15 20 - 71

Cleveland 19 14 26 22 - 81

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 2-8 (Newman 1-2, Robinson 1-5, Keys 0-1), Cleveland 10-20 (Phills 3-5, Majerle 3-6, Brandon 2-3, Crotty 1-1, Mills 1-2, Ferry 0-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 55 (Robinson, Baker 12), Cleveland 46 (Cage 9). Assists-Milwaukee 22 (Douglas 6), Cleveland 22 (Brandon 9). Total fouls-Milwaukee 24, Cleveland 18. Technicals-Milwaukee illegal defense, Cleveland coach Fratello, Cleveland illegal defense 2. A-16,187 (20,562).

Suns 120, Hawks 84

Atlanta

Phoenix shot 64 percent from the field and routed Atlanta behind Wesley Person’s 22 points.

Phoenix (120) - Finley 6-10 3-4 15, Barkley 7-13 4-4 18, Williams 2-4 1-1 5, Person 10-17 2-2 22, Johnson 7-10 4-4 18, Tisdale 9-11 1-2 19, Perry 3-6 0-0 6, Kleine 2-2 2-2 6, Green 3-3 0-1 7, Carr 2-4 0-0 4, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 51-80 17-20 120.

Atlanta (84) - Augmon 7-11 3-3 17, Long 6-14 1-1 13, Lang 10-14 1-2 21, Smith 4-9 2-2 11, Blaylock 1-11 0-0 2, Henderson 1-11 2-2 4, Webb 2-7 4-5 8, Ehlo 2-5 0-0 4, Bullard 0-3 0-0 0, Grandison 1-1 0-0 2, Mundt 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-88 13-15 84.

Phoenix 28 33 29 30 - 120

Atlanta 23 16 25 20 - 84

3-Point goals-Phoenix 1-3 (Green 1-1, Barkley 0-1, Person 0-1), Atlanta 1-17 (Smith 1-5, Long 0-1, Webb 0-1, Ehlo 0-1, Bullard 0-2, Blaylock 0-7). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Phoenix 53 (Barkley 11), Atlanta 34 (Long, Henderson 7). Assists-Phoenix 27 (Johnson 9), Atlanta 15 (Blaylock, Webb 3). Total fouls-Phoenix 17, Atlanta 19. Technicals-Barkley, Phoenix illegal defense 2. A-13,350 (16,378).

Spurs 115, Clippers 106

San Antonio

Avery Johnson scored a season-high 26 points to lead San Antonio over Los Angeles.

LA Clippers (106) - Vaught 6-11 1-2 13, Rogers 6-17 2-2 16, Roberts 1-3 3-4 5, Barry 9-15 1-1 21, Richardson 9-13 2-2 24, Tower 1-4 0-0 2, Harvey 0-2 0-0 0, Outlaw 2-4 1-2 5, Dehere 3-6 4-6 13, Piatkowski 3-6 0-0 7, Murray 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 14-19 106.

San Antonio (115) - Elliott 5-14 3-4 16, Person 3-7 2-2 11, Robinson 4-9 7-11 15, Del Negro 7-12 9-10 23, Johnson 10-16 6-6 26, Perdue 6-8 0-0 12, Reid 3-4 2-4 8, Rivers 1-1 2-2 4, Alexander 0-0 0-2 0, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-71 31-41 115.

LA Clippers 32 23 22 29 - 106

San Antonio 33 30 23 29 - 115

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 12-23 (Richardson 4-5, Dehere 3-5, Barry 2-5, Rogers 2-5, Piatkowski 1-2, Vaught 0-1), San Antonio 6-13 (Person 3-6, Elliott 3-7). Fouled out- Roberts. Rebounds-Los Angeles 40 (Vaught 16), San Antonio 49 (Robinson 10). Assists-Los Angeles 23 (Richardson 7), San Antonio 21 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Los Angeles 31, San Antonio 23. Technicals-Los Angeles coach Fitch 2. Ejection-Los Angeles coach Fitch. A-13,739 (20,662).