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Jordan Leads Bulls In Rout

Associated Press

Michael Jordan scored 38 points and Chicago held Houston to just one field goal in the second quarter as the Bulls defeated the visiting Rockets 100-86 Wednesday night.

Chicago 100, Houston 86

HOUSTON (86)

Horry 2-10 6-7 10, C.Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Olajuwon 9-18 5-8 23, Elie 7-15 0-0 15, Smith 3-7 2-2 8, Cassell 4-10 5-8 14, Bryant 3-5 4-5 10, Recasner 0-3 0-0 0, Chilcutt 0-1 0-0 0, Breaux 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 30-73 24-32 86.

CHICAGO (100)

Pippen 6-22 3-4 16, Rodman 1-4 0-0 2, Longley 4-7 0-0 8, Harper 1-6 0-0 2, Jordan 17-29 3-4 38, Kukoc 9-14 0-0 19, Simpkins 0-0 0-0 0, Kerr 3-6 0-0 7, Wennington 2-6 4-4 8, R.Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-95 10-12 100.

Houston 18 12 24 32 - 86

Chicago 15 32 28 25 - 100

3-Point goals-Houston 2-18 (Cassell 1-3, Elie 1-5, Olajuwon 0-1, Recasner 0-1, Smith 0-3, Horry 0-5), Chicago 4-17 (Jordan 1-1, Kukoc 1-2, Kerr 1-4, Pippen 1-7, Harper 0-1, Rodman 0-2). Fouled out-Longley. Rebounds-Houston 52 (Olajuwon 10), Chicago 53 (Rodman 15). Assists-Houston 10 (Olajuwon 3), Chicago 30 (Pippen 9). Total fouls-Houston 16, Chicago 23.

Magic 121, Raptors 110 Orlando, Fla.

Dennis Scott scored 15 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.

TORONTO (110)

W.Anderson 4-10 3-4 11, Massenburg 3-7 2-2 8, Miller 5-10 3-4 13, Stoudamire 9-16 2-3 23, Robertson 13-19 1-1 27, Pinckney 5-6 1-2 11, Murray 8-12 0-0 17, Salley 0-1 0-0 0, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 47-82 12-16 110.

ORLANDO (121)

Scott 6-15 4-4 18, Grant 3-3 4-4 10, O’Neal 11-15 4-11 26, N.Anderson 5-16 4-6 17, Hardaway 14-17 4-5 34, Shaw 1-4 3-4 5, Koncak 0-1 0-0 0, Bowie 4-6 0-0 9, Wolf 1-5 0-0 2, Royal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-83 23-34 121.

Toronto 33 25 26 26 - 110

Orlando 28 32 26 35 - 121

3-Point goals-Toronto 4-14 (Stoudamire 3-6, Murray 1-3, Robertson 0-2, W.Anderson 0-3), Orlando 8-21 (N.Anderson 3-9, Hardaway 2-2, Scott 2-7, Bowie 1-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Toronto 43 (Miller 12), Orlando 45 (O’Neal 8). Assists-Toronto 34 (Stoudamire 13), Orlando 34 (Hardaway 7). Total fouls-Toronto 23, Orlando 15. Technicals-Miller, Orlando illegal defense.

Trail Blazers 114, Celtics 110 (OT) Boston

Rod Strickland scored three of his 27 points in overtime.

PORTLAND (114)

C.Robinson 6-20 8-8 23, Grant 3-8 1-4 7, Dudley 2-3 0-0 4, Strickland 11-23 3-4 27, McKie 3-8 1-2 7, J.Robinson 3-5 2-3 9, Trent 4-7 2-3 10, Williams 1-6 1-2 3, Sabonis 8-13 7-9 24. Totals 41-93 25-35 114.

BOSTON (110)

Radja 10-25 4-8 24, Fox 7-16 5-6 22, Ellison 0-3 1-2 1, Minor 5-11 1-2 11, Barros 7-15 2-2 22, Montross 2-5 2-2 6, Brown 1-4 2-2 4, Day 5-19 3-6 16, Wesley 1-5 0-0 2, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Lister 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-104 20-30 110.

Portland 28 21 29 26 10 - 114

Boston 20 25 29 30 6 - 110

3-Point goals-Portland 7-20 (C.Robinson 3-11, Strickland 2-6, Sabonis 1-1, J.Robinson 1-1, Williams 0-1), Boston 12-28 (Barros 6-9, Fox 3-6, Day 3-9, Brown 0-1, Wesley 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 66 (Dudley 12), Boston 71 (Radja 18). Assists-Portland 28 (Strickland 18), Boston 26 (Barros 13). Total fouls-Portland 24, Boston 35. Technicals-C.Robinson, Strickland.

Bucks 96, Pistons 82 Milwaukee

Milwaukee snapped a 2-game losing streak.

DETROIT (82)

Hill 5-15 5-8 15, Thorpe 4-11 4-8 12, Reid 1-2 0-0 2, Houston 8-14 0-0 17, Hunter 4-12 1-2 10, West 0-1 0-0 0, Dumars 2-6 5-6 10, Mills 3-5 0-0 7, Ratliff 4-4 1-1 9, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-70 16-25 82.

MILWAUKEE (96)

Baker 7-11 4-7 18, Robinson 7-13 4-4 19, Benjamin 7-10 2-4 16, Douglas 5-9 3-4 13, Newman 4-7 2-2 12, Cummings 5-8 0-2 10, Mayberry 1-3 0-0 2, Keys 2-3 0-0 4, Respert 0-0 0-0 0, Conlon 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 39-67 15-23 96.

Detroit 17 26 21 18 - 82

Milwaukee 27 22 26 21 - 96

3-Point goals-Detroit 4-12 (Houston 1-2, Mills 1-2, Hunter 1-4, Dumars 1-4), Milwaukee 3-8 (Newman 2-3, Robinson 1-1, Mayberry 0-1, Conlon 0-1, Douglas 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 41 (Thorpe 12), Milwaukee 43 (Baker 8). Assists-Detroit 21 (Hill 8), Milwaukee 25 (Douglas 11). Total fouls-Detroit 21, Milwaukee 23. A-14,081 (18,633).

Spurs 111, Jazz 97 San Antonio

San Antonio solidified its hold on second place in the Midwest Division.

UTAH (97)

Morris 10-20 0-0 22, Malone 6-16 2-4 14, Spencer 2-4 2-2 6, Hornacek 0-5 1-1 1, Stockton 6-11 6-6 21, Ostertag 2-4 3-4 7, Eisley 3-3 0-0 6, Carr 5-7 1-2 11, Benoit 3-8 0-0 7, Foster 0-0 0-0 0, Keefe 0-0 2-2 2, Russell 0-1 0-2 0. T - 37-79 17-23 97.

SAN ANTONIO (111)

Elliott 8-14 8-10 24, Perdue 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 10-16 11-15 31, Del Negro 9-15 9-11 28, Johnson 2-7 3-4 7, Alexander 3-6 4-4 12, Person 2-3 1-2 6, Reid 1-3 1-2 3, Rivers 0-0 0-0 0, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-66 37-48 111.

Utah 29 17 26 25 - 97

San Antonio 24 34 23 30 - 111

3-Point goals-Utah 6-14 (Stockton 3-5, Morris 2-5, Benoit 1-2, Russell 0-1, Hornacek 0-1), San Antonio 4-10 (Alexander 2-2, Del Negro 1-2, Person 1-2, Reid 0-1, Elliott 0-3). Fouled out-Morris. Rebounds-Utah 40 (Malone 8), San Antonio 50 (Robinson 13). Assists-Utah 22 (Stockton 12), San Antonio 19 (Johnson 6). Total fouls-Utah 35, San Antonio 19. Technicals-Hornacek, Malone, Benoit, San Antonio Illegal defense 3. A-23,883 (35,888).

Warriors 122, 76ers 111 Oakland, Calif.

Golden State nearly blew a 32-point, third-quarter lead but hung on.

PHILADELPHIA (111)

Alston 2-3 0-0 4, Weatherspoon 2-11 6-6 10, Coleman 5-14 4-6 14, Ruffin 11-20 1-1 27, Stackhouse 7-10 7-8 28, Wright 8-8 1-2 17, Maxwell 5-14 1-1 12, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Skiles 0-0 0-0 0, Dumas 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 43-83 20-24 111.

GOLDEN STATE (122)

Kersey 2-6 5-8 9, Smith 7-12 5-7 19, Seikaly 7-11 7-7 21, Armstrong 4-6 5-6 14, Sprewell 8-16 3-6 19, Hardaway 5-11 7-8 19, Mullin 0-7 0-0 0, Gatling 7-9 2-3 16, Barry 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 42-83 34-45 122.

Philadelphia 25 23 22 41 - 111

Golden State 32 36 27 27 - 122

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 5-12 (Ruffin 4-8, Maxwell 1-2, Stackhouse 0-2), Golden State 4-9 (Hardaway 2-5, Armstrong 1-1, Barry 1-1, Sprewell 0-1, Mullin 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 44 (Weatherspoon 10), Golden State 52 (Sprewell 13). Assists-Philadelphia 19 (Ruffin 9), Golden State 31 (Armstrong, Hardaway 6). Total fouls-Philadelphia 29, Golden State 21. Technicals-Skiles, Philadelphia coach Lucas. Flagrant foul-Skiles. A-15,025 (15,025).

Pacers 110, Clippers 94 Los Angeles

Indiana beat Los Angeles for the seventh straight time.

INDIANA (110)

McKey 4-9 1-2 9, D.Davis 7-9 3-4 17, Smits 10-18 5-6 25, Jackson 3-5 0-0 7, Miller 6-10 0-0 15, Pierce 6-9 6-7 19, A.Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 6-16 1-1 14, Workman 0-3 0-0 0, Hoiberg 0-1 0-0 0, Ferrell 0-0 0-0 0, Caldwell 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 44-83 16-20 110.

L.A. CLIPPERS (94)

Murray 3-9 4-4 10, Vaught 10-14 5-5 25, Williams 8-14 8-8 24, Richardson 3-12 2-2 9, Sealy 4-9 7-9 15, Barry 3-10 0-0 7, Dehere 1-3 1-1 4, Outlaw 0-0 0-2 0, Tower 0-1 0-0 0, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 27-31 94.

Indiana 24 31 28 27 - 110

L.A. Clippers 20 26 31 17 - 94

3-Point goals-Indiana 6-12 (Miller 3-5, Jackson 1-1, Pierce 1-2, Johnson 1-4), Los Angeles 3-18 (Dehere 1-3, Richardson 1-4, Barry 1-5, Murray 0-3, Sealy 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 49 (D.Davis 12), Los Angeles 38 (B.Williams 14). Assists-Indiana 19 (Jackson 7), Los Angeles 16 (B.Williams, Sealy 4). Total fouls-Indiana 29, Los Angeles 21. Technical-D.Davis. A-7,732 (16,021).