Johnson Guns Pacers Past San Antonio

NBA

Eddie Johnson scored a season-high 26 points and the Indiana Pacers built a 31-point first-half lead Friday night on the way to a 105-92 victory over the host San Antonio Spurs.

Indiana, the only team to sweep San Antonio last season, won its season-best third straight road game. The Spurs had their three-game winning streak snapped and lost for only the second time in 11 games.

Reggie Miller added 19 points, all in the first quarter, for the Pacers. Sean Elliott led the Spurs with 28 points. David Robinson, who hit just 1 of 10 field goals in the first half, finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Pacers 105, Spurs 92

INDIANA (105)

McKey 4-7 3-3 11, D.Davis 5-7 2-5 12, Smits 4-7 0-0 8, Miller 6-11 5-5 19, Jackson 2-7 3-4 7, E.Johnson 9-20 5-5 26, A.Davis 1-4 4-8 6, Workman 0-3 0-0 0, Pierce 5-10 0-0 10, Caldwell 2-3 0-0 4, Ferrell 0-2 0-0 0, Hoiberg 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 39-82 22-30 105.

SAN ANTONIO (92)

Elliott 8-18 8-10 28, Perdue 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 5-17 4-8 14, Del Negro 3-8 0-0 6, A.Johnson 8-12 2-7 18, Person 2-9 2-2 6, Rivers 3-7 0-0 8, Reid 0-0 0-0 0, Alexander 3-4 3-4 10, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Lohaus 0-1 0-0 0, Herrera 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-79 19-31 92.

Indiana 39 21 21 24 - 105

San Antonio 22 12 30 28 - 92

3-Point goals-Indiana 5-14 (E.Johnson 3-6, Miller 2-5, Workman 0-1, Ferrell 0-1, Jackson 0-1), San Antonio 7-23 (Elliott 4-8, Rivers 2-5, Alexander 1-2, Del Negro 0-2, Person 0-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 71 (A.Davis 9), San Antonio 38 (Robinson 9). Assists-Indiana 29 (Jackson 13), San Antonio 21 (A.Johnson 6). Total fouls-Indiana 27, San Antonio 28. Technical-San Antonio coach Hill. A-27,513 (35,888).

Celtics 93, Cavaliers 77

Boston

Two days after saying he wanted to be traded, Dee Brown scored 18 points as Boston broke a five-game losing streak with a win over Cleveland.

Boston’s Dana Barros had 13 points and extended his NBA record to 86 straight games with a 3-pointer as he connected on his first attempt 5:03 into the game.

CLEVELAND (77)

Mills 3-11 0-0 7, Ferry 3-10 6-7 12, Cage 4-6 1-2 9, Brandon 9-23 3-4 22, Phills 4-12 6-8 15, Majerle 1-4 0-0 2, Sura 1-4 0-0 2, Crotty 1-1 2-2 4, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0, Miner 0-2 4-4 4, Amaechi 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-74 22-27 77.

BOSTON (93)

Radja 8-18 4-5 20, Fox 6-17 1-1 13, Montross 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 6-11 4-5 18, Barros 5-7 0-0 13, Day 3-5 0-0 8, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Wesley 4-8 0-0 9, Minor 1-7 2-2 4, Ellison 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 37-80 11-13 93.

Cleveland 23 12 26 16 - 77

Boston 23 21 26 23 - 93

3-Point goals-Cleveland 3-21 (Mills 1-3, Phills 1-4, Brandon 1-7, Sura 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Majerle 0-2, Ferry 0-3), Boston 8-17 (Barros 3-4, Day 2-4, Brown 2-5, Wesley 1-1, Minor 0-1, Fox 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 50 (Cage 15), Boston 48 (Fox 16). Assists-Cleveland 15 (Brandon, Phills 5), Boston 27 (Fox 8). Total fouls-Cleveland 17, Boston 21. Technical-Cleveland illegal defense. A-18,028 (18,600).

Nets 107, Mavericks 99

East Rutherford, N.J.

Armon Gilliam had 26 points and 11 rebounds as New Jersey held off a late Dallas charge night and sent the Mavericks to their 10th loss in 11 games.

DALLAS (99)

McCloud 8-21 2-2 21, Jones 7-11 2-2 16, L.Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Jackson 13-27 4-6 32, Kidd 3-14 2-2 10, Brooks 3-6 0-0 8, Dumas 2-6 4-6 8, Parks 0-1 0-0 0, Hodge 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-88 14-18 99.

NEW JERSEY (107)

Brown 8-12 0-0 16, Gilliam 11-19 4-4 26, Bradley 0-6 3-6 3, Edwards 6-11 4-4 17, Anderson 6-19 4-4 18, J.Williams 4-10 2-2 10, Childs 1-2 0-0 3, Fleming 3-5 1-2 7, O’Bannon 1-2 0-0 3, Perry 1-1 0-0 2, Graham 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 42-89 18-22 107.

Dallas 20 32 24 23 - 99

New Jersey 33 27 25 22 - 107

3-Point goals-Dallas 9-24 (McCloud 3-11, Brooks 2-2, Jackson 2-4, Kidd 2-6, Dumas 0-1), New Jersey 5-17 (Anderson 2-9, Childs 1-2, O’Bannon 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Brown 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Dallas 46 (L.Williams 8), New Jersey 59 (J.Williams 14). Assists-Dallas 30 (Kidd 12), New Jersey 24 (Anderson 15). Total fouls-Dallas 20, New Jersey 16. Technicals-McCloud. A-13,804 (20,049).

Bucks 113, Trail Blazers 96

Milwaukee

Vin Baker scored the first 12 points of the second half and finished with a career-high 41 as Milwaukee defeated Portland.

PORTLAND (96)

Grant 4-11 0-0 9, C.Robinson 11-23 5-10 29, Dudley 1-3 0-0 2, McKie 3-9 2-2 8, Strickland 5-14 9-13 19, Trent 2-5 1-2 5, Williams 1-3 6-8 8, J.Robinson 6-9 3-3 16. Totals 33-77 26-38 96.

MILWAUKEE (113)

Baker 16-28 9-10 41, G.Robinson 9-16 5-8 23, Benjamin 4-9 1-2 9, Douglas 3-8 8-8 15, Newman 2-5 1-2 5, Keys 3-6 2-2 8, Cummings 4-6 0-2 8, Mayberry 0-1 0-0 0, Conlon 2-4 0-0 4, Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-83 26-34 113.

Portland 21 27 28 20 - 96

Milwaukee 29 28 28 28 - 113

3-Point goals-Portland 4-11 (C.Robinson 2-5, Grant 1-2, J.Robinson 1-3, McKie 0-1). Milwaukee 1-9 (Douglas 1-2, Newman 0-1, Conlon 0-1, G.Robinson 0-2, Keys 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Portland 47 (Williams 8), Milwaukee 57 (Douglas 10). Assists-Portland 14 (Strickland 8), Milwaukee 30 (Douglas 11). Total fouls-Portland 24, Milwaukee 30. A-16,301 (18,633).

Grizzlies 103, 76ers 102 (OT)

Vancouver, British Columbia Blue Edwards’ fadeaway 20-footer at the buzzer in overtime lifted Vancouver over Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (102)

Stackhouse 4-10 0-0 8, Weatherspoon 8-15 4-4 20, Coleman 2-5 2-4 6, Maxwell 6-17 0-0 16, Ruffin 8-16 7-7 27, Wright 6-13 7-8 19, Alston 0-0 0-0 0, Dumas 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 37-79 20-23 102.

VANCOUVER (103)

King 2-6 1-4 5, Avent 3-7 1-2 7, Reeves 3-8 4-6 10, B.Edwards 9-21 1-5 19, Anthony 8-19 14-16 32, Mobley 3-5 0-0 6, D.Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 4-11 1-1 10, Gattison 4-9 0-0 8, Murdock 3-9 0-0 6. Totals 39-96 22-34 103.

Phila. 17 25 23 26 11 - 102

Vancouver 28 27 23 13 12 - 103

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 8-21 (Ruffin 4-7, Maxwell 4-12, Stackhouse 0-2), Vancouver 3-16 (Anthony 2-5, Scott 1-5, B.Edwards 0-5, Murdock 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Philadelphia 65 (Weatherspoon 20), Vancouver 49 (Avent 14). Assists-Philadelphia 25 (Ruffin 9), Vancouver 26 (Anthony 7). Total fouls-Philadelphia 27, Vancouver 20. Technicals- Philadelphia illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Stackhouse, 7:40 third. A-17,870 (19,193).

Lakers 116, Jazz 100

Inglewood, Calif.

Cedric Ceballos scored 28 points and Nick Van Exel added 26 as Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Utah.

UTAH (100)

Malone 6-15 9-13 21, Morris 10-16 3-6 23, Spencer 2-4 2-2 6, Hornacek 4-8 5-6 15, Stockton 2-6 2-2 7, Ostertag 1-3 0-0 2, Eisley 2-4 0-0 4, Keefe 4-7 0-0 8, Carr 1-4 0-0 2, Benoit 1-5 0-0 2, Foster 4-7 2-2 10, Russell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 23-31 100.

L.A. LAKERS (116)

Campbell 2-4 4-4 8, Ceballos 11-14 5-7 28, Divac 3-5 4-6 10, Jones 9-14 6-6 25, Van Exel 10-20 2-3 26, Strong 1-6 0-0 2, Threatt 3-7 0-0 6, Blount 3-4 0-0 6, Lynch 1-3 3-6 5, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Roberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-78 24-32 116.

Utah 32 21 27 20 - 100

L.A. Lakers 31 30 34 21 - 116

3-Point goals-Utah 3-9 (Hornacek 2-3, Stockton 1-3, Morris 0-1, Benoit 0-1, Foster 0-1), Los Angeles 6-10 (Van Exel 4-7, Ceballos 1-1, Jones 1-1, Lynch 0-1). Fouled out-Campbell. Rebounds-Utah 47 (Morris 9), Los Angeles 48 (Divac, Jones 7). Assists-Utah 26 (Stockton 11), Los Angeles 33 (Jones, Van Exel 8). Total fouls-Utah 27, Los Angeles 28. Technicals- Morris. A-16,369 (17,505).

Clippers 94, Suns 88

Los Angeles

Pooh Richardson scored four of his 20 points in the final 2:13 and added a critical steal and rebound in the final minute as Los Angeles dealt Phoenix its third straight loss.

PHOENIX (88)

Barkley 6-15 13-14 26, Green 1-5 5-6 7, J.Williams 0-1 0-2 0, Perry 6-12 2-2 14, Finley 5-14 1-1 11, Tisdale 9-12 4-4 22, Person 3-9 1-1 8, Smith 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 26-30 88.

L.A. CLIPPERS (94)

Murray 3-7 0-0 7, Vaught 7-15 3-4 17, B.Williams 8-17 2-4 18, Richardson 7-14 3-3 20, Sealy 2-7 0-0 4, Barry 5-9 0-0 14, Rogers 1-9 1-4 3, Harvey 1-3 0-0 2, Outlaw 3-5 1-3 7, Dehere 1-4 0-0 2, Piatkowski 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-91 10-18 94.

Phoenix 23 24 21 20 - 88

L.A. Clippers 24 18 27 25 - 94

3-Point goals-Phoenix 2-16 (Barkley 1-3, Person 1-4, Smith 0-1, Perry 0-2, Green 0-2, Finley 0-4), Los Angeles 8-16 (Barry 4-5, Richardson 3-6, Murray 1-2, Dehere 0-1, Rogers 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Phoenix 51 (Barkley 12), Los Angeles 54 (Vaught 16). Assists-Phoenix 10 (Finley 4), Los Angeles 23 (Richardson 9). Total fouls-Phoenix 17, Los Angeles 21. Technicals-Vaught, Phoenix illegal defense. A-8,626 (16,021).

Warriors 122, Timberwolves 119 (OT)

Oakland

Joe Smith hit two free throws with 8 seconds left in overtime and Rony Seikaly had a season-high 31 points as Golden State beat Minnesota.

MINNESOTA (119)

Gugliotta 14-17 7-10 36, Mitchell 3-9 3-4 9, Laettner 9-19 3-4 21, Porter 6-10 1-2 13, Rider 8-19 0-0 17, Rooks 2-7 1-4 5, Garnett 2-6 0-0 4, West 5-9 3-4 13, Bragg 0-0 1-2 1, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 49-97 19-30 119.

GOLDEN STATE (122)

Kersey 2-7 5-6 9, Smith 7-14 10-10 24, Seikaly 9-11 13-15 31, Armstrong 5-7 1-2 14, Sprewell 4-15 5-6 14, Mullin 4-12 5-6 13, Hardaway 6-14 0-0 12, Gatling 2-2 1-2 5. Totals 39-82 40-47 122.

Minnesota 21 27 27 32 12 - 119

G.S. 26 26 30 25 15 - 122

3-Point goals-Minnesota 2-8 (Rider 1-3, Gugliotta 1-1, West 0-1, Allen 0-1, Porter 0-2), Golden State 4-12 (Armstrong 3-3, Sprewell 1-3, Kersey 0-1, Mullin 0-2, Hardaway 0-3). Fouled out-Rider, Laettner, Mitchell. Rebounds-Minnesota 55 (Gugliotta 10), Golden State 54 (Seikaly 11). Assists-Minnesota 27 (Porter 14), Golden State 26 (Hardaway 7). Total fouls- Minnesota 35, Golden State 22. Technicals-Rider 2, Mullin. Ejections-Rider. A-15,025 (15,025).