Nba

Kings 94, Pistons 85

Auburn Hills, Mich.

Mitch Richmond had 11 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter as Sacramento began a four-game road trip by defeating Detroit.

Sacramento (94) - Polynice 3-7 1-4 7, Williams 5-13 3-4 15, Causwell 3-4 1-2 7, Edney 5-13 3-6 14, Richmond 14-25 4-4 34, Corbin 3-8 2-2 8, Smith 3-3 1-5 7, Williamson 1-1 0-0 2, Simmons 0-1 0-0 0, Hurley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-77 15-27 94.

Detroit (85) - Hill 5-16 12-16 22, Thorpe 5-14 2-2 12, Reid 2-3 1-2 5, Hunter 4-9 0-0 11, Houston 5-16 4-5 16, Ratliff 3-5 4-5 10, Dumars 1-5 0-0 3, Mills 0-2 0-0 0, Curry 2-4 0-0 6, West 0-1 0-0 0, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-75 23-30 85.

Sacramento 26 17 27 24 - 94

Detroit 26 20 24 15 - 85

3-Point goals-Sacramento 5-12 (Williams 2-4, Richmond 2-5, Edney 1-3), Detroit 8-16 (Hunter 3-4, Curry 2-2, Houston 2-7, Dumars 1-2, Mills 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Sacramento 61 (Polynice 14), Detroit 46 (Ratliff 13. Assists- Sacramento 25 (Williams 7), Detroit 13 (Hill 8). Total fouls- Sacramento 22, Detroit 23. A-17,350 (21,454).

Trail Blazers 96, 76ers 85

Philadelphia

Rod Strickland scored 18 points and Portland’s reserves combined for 46 in a victory over Philadelphia that snapped their team’s three-game losing streak.

Portland (96) - C.Robinson 4-16 0-0 9, Grant 3-7 0-0 6, Dudley 2-2 3-5 7, McKie 4-8 2-4 10, Strickland 7-14 4-7 18, J.Robinson 6-12 0-0 17, Trent 8-11 1-1 17, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, R.Robinson 1-4 0-0 2, Sabonis 4-8 2-3 10. Totals 39-85 12-20 96.

Philadelphia (85) - Higgins 7-15 0-0 17, Weatherspoon 9-18 0-0 18, Thompson 1-4 0-0 2, Stackhouse 4-11 7-10 15, Ruffin 4-11 0-0 10, Maxwell 4-9 10-15 20, Alston 0-4 0-0 0, Wright 0-2 0-2 0, Sutton 1-7 0-0 3. Totals 30-81 17-27 85.

Portland 22 33 20 21 - 96

Philadelphia 30 18 15 22 - 85

3-Point goals-Portland 6-17 (J.Robinson 5-10, C.Robinson 1-5, Grant 0-1, McKie 0-1), Philadelphia 8-28 (Higgins 3-8, Ruffin 2-7, Maxwell 2-7, Sutton 1-4, Stackhouse 0-2). Fouled out-Thompson. Rebounds-Portland 59 (Dudley 12), Philadelphia 56 (Thompson 12). Assists-Portland 23 (Strickland 11), Philadelphia 16 (Ruffin 6). Total fouls-Portland 19, Philadelphia 21. A-12,299 (18,168).

Timberwolves 105, Mavericks 96

Dallas

Isaiah Rider scored 26 points and Tom Gugliotta had 22 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to help Minnesota beat Dallas and snap a five-game losing streak.

Minnesota (105) - Garnett 3-4 4-4 10, Gugliotta 11-21 0-0 22, Laettner 6-13 8-10 20, Martin 4-9 1-2 10, Rider 9-17 5-6 26, Porter 1-2 2-2 4, Rooks 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 2-5 3-4 7, West 1-1 4-4 6. Totals 37-72 27-32 105.

Dallas (96) - McCloud 4-16 1-2 12, Jones 7-17 6-6 21, Meyer 4-7 0-0 8, Kidd 8-17 4-6 26, Jackson 5-11 4-5 15, Wood 0-1 1-1 1, Dumas 5-15 2-8 13, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0, Hodge 0-2 0-0 0, Parks 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-88 18-28 96.

Minnesota 27 19 28 31 - 105

Dallas 23 28 16 29 - 96

3-Point goals-Minnesota 4-8 (Rider 3-5, Martin 1-1, Porter 0-1, Mitchell 0-1), Dallas 12-29 (Kidd 6-10, McCloud 3-9, Jackson 1-4, Jones 1-1, Dumas 1-5). Fouled out-Jones. Rebounds-Minnesota 54 (Gugliotta 20), Dallas 51 (Jones 13). Assists-Minnesota 25 (Martin 8), Dallas 19 (Kidd 8). Total fouls-Minnesota 27, Dallas 24. A-16,415 (17,502).

Celtics 100, Heat 99

Miami

Dana Barros rattled in a 17-foot jumper with 0.8 seconds left, giving Boston the victory, despite a career-high 45-point performance by Miami’s Alonzo Mourning.

Boston (100) - Fox 7-17 5-6 19, Ellison 2-5 3-3 7, Montross 5-8 2-3 12, Day 1-9 3-4 5, Wesley 3-6 0-0 7, Barros 6-10 2-2 17, Brown 3-10 2-2 8, Lister 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 5-15 8-10 18, Minor 2-7 1-2 5. Totals 35-88 26-32 100.

Miami (99) - Owens 3-6 2-4 8, Willis 4-9 5-6 13, Mourning 19-34 7-10 45, Chapman 6-16 2-2 17, Coles 4-8 2-2 10, Askins 1-3 0-0 3, Lenard 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Gamble 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 38-82 18-24 99.

Boston 28 24 25 23 - 100

Miami 30 17 31 21 - 99

3-Point goals-Boston 4-11 (Barros 3-4, Wesley 1-1, Fox 0-3, Brown 0-3), Miami 5-15 (Chapman 3-9, Gamble 1-1, Askins 1-2, Coles 0-1, Lenard 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Boston 52 (Fox 9), Miami 57 (Willis 21). Assists-Boston 17 (Barros 5), Miami 21 (Coles 11). Total fouls-Boston 22, Miami 28. A-14,755 (15,200).

Cavaliers 111, Bucks 88

Milwaukee

All-Star reserve Terrell Brandon scored 19 of his 23 points in the third period to lead Cleveland past Milwaukee.

Cleveland (111) - Ferry 3-4 0-0 8, Mills 4-9 5-6 15, Cage 4-5 1-4 9, Brandon 7-13 8-8 23, Phills 6-11 0-0 13, Hill 2-4 0-2 4, Majerle 4-7 0-0 12, Crotty 0-2 5-5 5, Lang 2-3 0-0 4, Sura 5-8 3-5 13, Marshall 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 39-68 22-30 111.

Milwaukee (88) - Baker 8-13 3-4 19, Robinson 10-18 2-2 22, Benjamin 4-7 0-0 8, Mayberry 2-6 1-2 7, Newman 3-5 0-0 6, Cummings 3-7 1-3 7, Conlan 1-4 0-0 2, Respert 5-10 0-0 13, Keys 1-6 0-0 2, Reynolds 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 38-79 7-11 88.

Cleveland 29 31 26 25 - 111

Milwaukee 21 20 25 22 - 88

3-Point goals-Cleveland 11-20 (Majerle 4-7, Ferry 2-3, Mills 2-4, Marshall 1-1, Brandon 1-2, Phills 1-2, Sura 0-1), Milwaukee 5-11 (Respert 3-4, Mayberry 2-3, Newman 0-1, Conlan 0-1, Robinson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 43 (Cage 7), Milwaukee 39 (Robinson 9). Assists-Cleveland 22 (Crotty 7), Milwaukee 26 (Robinson 7). Total fouls-Cleveland 16, Milwaukee 21. Technicals-Robinson, Cummings 2, Baker. Ejections-Cummings. A-17,979 (18,633).

Raptors 119, Clippers 113, (OT)

Los Angeles

Damon Stoudamire scored 10 of his 25 points in overtime and Toronto rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat Los Angeles for its first overtime victory.

Stoudamire made his first NBA appearance at the Sports Arena, where his 27 points and 10 rebounds helped the Arizona Wildcats beat Missouri in the 1994 NCAA West Regional and clinch a berth in the Final Four.

Toronto (119) - Massenburg 5-12 3-4 13, Rogers 1-2 2-4 4, Miller 8-12 3-4 19, Stoudmaire 7-16 9-10 25, Anderson 6-12 4-4 17, Tabak 5-6 0-0 10, Murray 7-14 0-0 17, Robertson 5-9 0-0 12, King 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 45-86 21-26 119.

L.A. Clippers (113) - Vaught 9-18 0-0 18, Rogers 8-11 2-3 20, Tower 2-8 2-2 6, Richardson 7-13 0-0 16, Barry 4-14 4-5 14, Outlaw 2-2 2-2 6, Dehere 5-12 8-13 21, Harvey 0-0 0-0 0, Murray 1-3 0-0 2, Piatkowski 3-6 3-3 10. Totals 41-87 21-28 113.

Toronto 24 29 22 25 19 - 119

L.A. 37 22 23 18 13 - 113

3-Point goals-Toronto 8-16 (Murray 3-6, Robertson 2-3, Stoudamire 2-5, Anderson 1-2), Los Angeles 10-24 (Dehere 3-7, Rogers 2-2, Barry 2-5, Richardson 2-6, Piatkowski 1-3, Murray 0-1). Fouled out-Robertson. Rebounds-Toronto 53 (Miller 11), Los Angeles 46 (Richardson 7). Assists-Toronto 22 (Stoudamire 6), Los Angeles 22 (Richardson 8). Total fouls- Toronto 27, Los Angeles 19. Technicals-Robertson, Stoudamire. A-5,848 (16,021).