Stockton Hot In 4th Period Of Jazz Win

NBA

Dallas was supposed to be on the way up with its foundation of Jason Kidd, Jim Jackson and Jamal Mashburn. On Tuesday, Utah’s John Stockton and Karl Malone showed them just how far they have to go.

Stockton had 18 points and 15 assists, six of each in the fourth quarter, and Malone had game-highs with 29 points and 13 rebounds as the Jazz broke open a close game in the final period for a 102-92 victory.

The Mavericks, who have struggled all season and are playing without the injured Mashburn, couldn’t keep up.

The Mavs were never hitting at the same time and made only one serious run at the Jazz.

Every other time they tried, Stockton and Malone got in the way.

Stockton’s 15 assists came one game after he had a season-high 16 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

“I don’t mind them beating us,” said Dallas coach Dick Motta, whose team has lost two straight and eight of nine. “They’re both Hall of Famers, members of Dream Team I and Dream Team III. They deserve it.”

Jazz 102, Mavericks 92 UTAH (102)

Malone 13-22 3-7 29, Morris 6-10 0-0 13, Spencer 3-4 2-4 8, Stockton 8-11 2-4 18, Hornacek 3-8 2-2 9, Ostertag 1-2 0-0 2, Eisley 0-1 0-0 0, Benoit 6-9 0-0 13, Keefe 0-0 0-0 0, Carr 5-8 0-0 10, Russell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 45-77 9-17 102.

DALLAS (92)

McCloud 7-16 0-0 17, Jones 1-9 0-0 2, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Kidd 6-13 7-10 23, Jackson 10-18 3-3 23, Brooks 3-6 2-2 10, Dumas 3-9 2-4 11, Meyer 1-2 0-0 2, Davis 0-1 2-2 2, Parks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-77 16-21 92.

Utah 29 15 26 32 - 102

Dallas 23 25 20 24 - 92

3-Point goals-Utah 3-9 (Hornacek 1-2, Benoit 1-3, Morris 1-3, Stockton 0-1), Dallas 12-25 (Kidd 4-5, Dumas 3-4, McCloud 3-8, Brooks 2-3, Jones 0-1). Fouled out-Williams. Rebounds-Utah 48 (Carr, Morris 7), Dallas 42 (Jones 9). Assists-Utah 27 (Stockton 15), Dallas 19 (Kidd 9). Total fouls- Utah 24, Dallas 22. A-15,899 (17,502).

Trail Blazers 101, Knicks 92

New York

Aaron McKie scored 24 points and Cliff Robinson and Rod Strickland added 22 apiece as Portland ended a seven-game road losing streak.

The Knicks cut the Blazers’ lead to 73-71 at the end of the third quarter. But Arvydas Sabonis scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Portland pull away.

PORTLAND (101)

C.Robinson 6-13 7-10 22, H.Grant 2-8 0-0 4, Dudley 1-3 0-0 2, McKie 9-11 5-7 24, J.Robinson 2-7 0-0 5, Trent 0-2 0-0 0, Sabonis 6-8 5-6 18, Strickland 9-16 3-8 22, B.Williams 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-70 20-31 101.

NEW YORK (92)

Starks 4-12 4-6 12, Mason 3-11 6-6 12, Oakley 7-10 3-5 17, Harper 9-19 2-4 22, Ward 1-5 0-0 3, Smith 0-6 1-2 1, Davis 5-9 3-4 16, G.Grant 2-5 0-3 4, H.Williams 2-5 1-2 5. Totals 33-82 20-32 92.

Portland 28 27 18 28 - 101

New York 18 27 26 21 - 92

3-Point goals-Portland 7-20 (C.Robinson 3-6, McKie 1-2, Sabonis 1-2, Strickland 1-2, J.Robinson 1-6, Grant 0-2), New York 6-19 (Davis 3-6, Harper 2-6, Ward 1-3, Starks 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 60 (Dudley 11), New York 45 (Oakley 15). Assists-Portland 19 (Strickland 7), New York 18 (Starks, Mason, Harper 4). Total fouls- Portland 24, New York 24. Technicals-C.Robinson, Portland illegal defense 2, Harper 2. Ejections-Harper. A-19,763 (19,763).

Nets 81, Bucks 72

East Rutherford, N.J.

Shawn Bradley had his best game since coming to New Jersey, getting 17 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks as the Nets defeated Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE (72)

Robinson 5-20 0-0 10, Baker 5-17 0-0 10, Benjamin 3-6 2-2 8, Newman 3-8 2-2 10, Douglas 2-5 2-2 6, Keys 3-5 2-2 9, Cummings 2-8 0-0 4, Conlon 0-4 0-0 0, Mayberry 1-2 2-2 5, Respert 4-6 0-0 10. Totals 28-81 10-10 72.

NEW JERSEY (81)

Brown 4-13 4-7 12, Gilliam 7-15 1-2 15, Bradley 4-11 9-10 17, Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Anderson 4-12 3-3 12, Williams 1-10 0-0 2, Childs 4-13 2-3 11, Fleming 1-3 0-0 2, O’Bannon 3-6 2-2 8, Perry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-86 21-27 81.

Milwaukee 25 21 15 11 - 72

New Jersey 19 20 22 20 - 81

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 6-17 (Newman 2-4, Respert 2-4, Mayberry 1-2, Keys 1-3, Robinson 0-2, Douglas 0-2), New Jersey 2-7 (Anderson 1-3, Childs 1-3, O’Bannon 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 54 (Baker 11), New Jersey 62 (Bradley, Gilliam 14). Assists-Milwaukee 20 (Robinson 5), New Jersey 17 (Anderson 8). Total fouls- Milwaukee 24, New Jersey 20. Technicals-Milwaukee illegal defense 3. A-11,397 (20,049).

Cavaliers 108, Bullets 100

Landover, Md.

Danny Ferry scored half of his 20 points in the pivotal third quarter as Cleveland beat Washington, ending the Bullets’ six-game home winning streak.

CLEVELAND (108)

Mills 9-15 1-2 20, Ferry 7-12 3-4 20, Cage 2-4 2-2 6, Phills 7-12 3-4 19, Brandon 9-17 7-7 27, Courtney 2-2 1-2 5, Crotty 1-1 0-0 2, Majerle 2-7 3-4 7, Amaechi 0-0 0-0 0, Sura 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 40-72 20-25 108.

WASHINGTON (100)

Howard 8-21 3-4 19, Wallace 9-12 1-1 20, Muresan 3-7 2-2 8, Eackles 4-8 3-3 13, Pack 8-17 3-4 19, McIlvaine 0-1 0-0 0, Legler 5-9 0-0 14, B.Price 1-1 1-1 3, Butler 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-79 13-15 100.

Cleveland 17 32 31 28 - 108

Washington 21 24 27 28 - 100

3-Point goals-Cleveland 8-16 (Ferry 3-5, Phills 2-3, Brandon 2-3, Mills 1-3, Majerle 0-2), Washington 7-13 (Legler 4-7, Eackles 2-2, Wallace 1-2, Pack 0-2). Fouled out-Howard. Rebounds-Cleveland 38 (Cage 8), Washington 40 (Muresan 12). Assists-Cleveland 23 (Brandon 10), Washington 24 (Pack 8). Total fouls- Cleveland 14, Washington 22. Technicals-Cleveland coach Fratello, B.Price. A-13,452 (18,756).

Rockets 105, Timberwolves 100

Minneapolis

Sam Cassell scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and Hakeem Olajuwon added 28 to lead Houston.

HOUSTON (105)

Brown 4-6 1-2 9, Horry 4-15 0-0 9, Olajuwon 12-21 4-4 28, Elie 5-9 3-5 16, K.Smith 0-5 0-0 0, Cassell 8-19 8-8 25, Bryant 4-7 5-5 13, Recasner 2-2 0-0 5, Chilcutt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 21-24 105.

MINNESOTA (100)

Mitchell 6-8 1-2 13, Gugliotta 11-19 2-2 25, Laettner 4-15 3-3 11, Rider 7-14 4-4 18, Porter 3-10 2-4 9, West 1-2 2-2 4, Rooks 3-5 6-7 12, Garnett 4-7 0-0 8, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 20-24 100.

Houston 24 23 24 34 - 105

Minnesota 19 26 26 29 - 100

3-Point goals-Houston 6-22 (Elie 3-5, Recasner 1-1, Cassell 1-6, Horry 1-7, K.Smith 0-3), Minnesota 2-10 (Gugliotta 1-1, Porter 1-5, Mitchell 0-1, Rider 0-1, Laettner 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 47 (Olajuwon 11), Minnesota 46 (Gugliotta 17). Assists-Houston 32 (Olajuwon, Cassell 8), Minnesota 30 (Porter 15). Total fouls-Houston 17, Minnesota 23. Technical-Minnesota illegal defense. A-11,568 (19,006).

Pacers 102, Nuggets 87

Denver

Veterans Ricky Pierce and Eddie Johnson fueled a 16-2 run early in the final period, and Indiana whipped Denver.

Pierce and Johnson, both 36, combined to score 20 straight Indiana points from late in the third quarter until midway through the fourth.

INDIANA (102)

McKey 6-10 1-1 13, D.Davis 4-6 0-2 8, Smits 2-6 0-0 4, Jackson 4-7 6-6 15, Miller 5-11 1-1 15, A.Davis 4-8 1-1 9, Ferrell 1-1 3-4 5, Workman 0-0 3-4 3, Johnson 5-10 1-1 13, Pierce 4-9 6-6 15, Hoiberg 0-1 0-0 0, Caldwell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-71 22-26 102.

DENVER (87)

D.Ellis 4-10 0-0 10, McDyess 9-16 3-4 21, Mutombo 3-8 2-4 8, Abdul-Rauf 4-15 0-0 8, Stith 3-12 5-5 12, Williams 4-6 2-2 10, Rose 1-3 0-0 2, Hammonds 0-2 2-4 2, Overton 2-8 2-2 6, Slater 3-4 0-0 6, Cvetkovic 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 34-85 16-23 87.

Indiana 30 21 21 30 - 102

Denver 16 21 26 24 - 87

3-Point goals-Indiana 8-16 (Miller 4-8, Johnson 2-6, Jackson 1-1, Pierce 1-1), Denver 3-15 (D.Ellis 2-4, Stith 1-2, Rose 0-1, Overton 0-1, Williams 0-2, Abdul-Rauf 0-5). Fouled out-Rose. Rebounds-Indiana 45 (McKey 7), Denver 52 (McDyess 10). Assists-Indiana 20 (Jackson 4), Denver 20 (D.Ellis, Abdul-Rauf 5). Total fouls-Indiana 26, Denver 25. Technicals-D.Davis, Smits, Williams, Hammonds 2. Ejection-Hammonds. A-16,212 (17,171).

76ers 90, Lakers 89

Inglewood, Calif.

Philadelphia erased an early 19-point deficit and Vernon Maxwell scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to stun Los Angeles and gain only its sixth victory of the season.

PHILADELPHIA (90)

Weatherspoon 4-13 4-5 12, Stackhouse 9-21 2-3 20, Wright 0-6 2-2 2, Skiles 0-1 0-0 0, Maxwell 7-15 6-6 22, Dumas 0-1 0-0 0, Alston 6-10 2-5 14, Ruffin 9-12 0-0 20. Totals 35-79 16-21 90.

L.A. LAKERS (89)

Campbell 3-6 0-0 6, Ceballos 6-17 2-2 15, Divac 4-7 2-2 10, Jones 3-9 0-0 7, Van Exel 11-21 4-4 27, Strong 6-10 0-0 12, Peeler 2-8 0-0 4, Lynch 3-7 0-0 6, Threatt 1-3 0-0 2, Blount 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 39-92 8-8 89.

Philadelphia 14 32 23 21 - 90

L.A. Lakers 27 20 24 18 - 89

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 4-12 (Ruffin 2-4, Maxwell 2-5, Stackhouse 0-3), Los Angeles 3-17 (Ceballos 1-3, Jones 1-4, Van Exel 1-6, Peeler 0-2, Threatt 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 54 (Weatherspoon 13), Los Angeles 48 (Divac 14). Assists-Philadelphia 25 (Stackhouse 7), Los Angeles 23 (Van Exel 9). Total fouls-Philadelphia 18, Los Angeles 20. A-11,974 (17,505).