Nba

Pistons 95, Hornets 93 Charlotte, N.C.

Detroit won in Charlotte for the first time in nearly four years Thursday night as Grant Hill scored 20 of his 21 points in the final 18 minutes.

DETROIT (95)

Thorpe 2-7 3-4 7, Hill 9-15 3-4 21, Reid 3-3 1-2 7, Houston 11-18 3-6 26, Hunter 5-9 0-0 12, Dumars 2-6 3-4 8, Macon 0-1 0-0 0, Ratliff 1-2 0-0 2, Mills 4-8 3-3 12, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-69 16-23 95.

CHARLOTTE (93)

Johnson 7-16 7-11 21, Curry 5-12 2-2 13, Geiger 6-12 2-3 14, Rice 4-15 2-2 12, Gill 8-14 1-2 19, Adams 3-5 4-4 12, Hancock 0-2 0-2 0, Parish 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-78 18-26 93.

Detroit 21 20 20 34 - 95

Charlotte 19 25 19 30 - 93

3-Point goals-Detroit 5-13 (Hunter 2-3, Mills 1-2, Houston 1-3, Dumars 1-4, Ratliff 0-1), Charlotte 7-24 (Gill 2-4, Adams 2-4, Rice 2-7, Curry 1-5, Geiger 0-1, Johnson 0-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Detroit 46 (Hill 12), Charlotte 48 (Geiger 10). Assists-Detroit 19 (Hill 7), Charlotte 21 (Adams 7). Total fouls-Detroit 23, Charlotte 19. A-24,042 (23,698).

Hawks 87, Raptors 79 Toronto

Mookie Blaylock scored 24 points and Atlanta held Toronto to its lowest offensive output of the season.

ATLANTA (87)

Augmon 6-11 3-4 15, Long 3-5 4-4 11, Lang 4-7 3-4 11, Smith 4-16 3-3 11, Blaylock 8-15 1-2 24, Henderson 2-4 0-0 4, Ehlo 3-8 0-0 7, Bullard 0-2 0-0 0, Webb 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 32-72 14-17 87.

TORONTO (79)

Rogers 5-9 0-0 10, Massenburg 1-5 0-0 2, Miller 6-11 1-1 13, Robertson 3-8 0-0 6, Stoudamire 6-15 5-7 18, Anderson 3-12 0-0 6, Tabak 2-3 0-0 4, Pinckney 2-4 4-4 8, Murray 5-9 1-1 12, Earl 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 11-13 79.

Atlanta 11 25 27 24 - 87

Toronto 21 9 21 28 - 79

3-Point goals-Atlanta 9-17 (Blaylock 7-9, Long 1-1, Ehlo 1-1, Webb 0-1, Smith 0-5), Toronto 2-12 (Murray 1-2, Stoudamire 1-4, Robertson 0-2, Anderson 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atlanta 37 (Long 11), Toronto 53 (Rogers, Massenburg, Tabak 7). Assists-Atlanta 21 (Blaylock 7), Toronto 23 (Stoudamire 9). Total fouls-Atlanta 20, Toronto 26. Technicals-Smith, Henderson, Anderson, Toronto illegal defense. A-19,868 (34,215).

Pacers 96, Bucks 88 Indianapolis

Reggie Miller scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half as Indiana beat Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE (88)

Robinson 7-19 1-1 15, Baker 10-18 2-4 23, Benjamin 5-10 2-2 12, Newman 2-4 1-1 5, Douglas 6-10 1-2 13, Keys 1-2 0-0 2, Mayberry 1-4 0-0 2, Reynolds 4-6 0-0 8, Cummings 3-6 2-2 8, Conlon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 9-12 88.

INDIANA (96)

McKey 6-12 2-2 15, D.Davis 9-13 3-7 21, Smits 9-15 2-2 20, Miller 6-11 10-10 24, Jackson 1-9 1-2 3, A.Davis 0-2 2-2 2, Workman 3-5 0-0 7, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Pierce 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 35-73 22-27 96.

Milwaukee 20 26 25 17 - 88

Indiana 22 18 28 28 - 96

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 1-10 (Baker 1-2, Newman 0-1, Keys 0-1, Mayberry 0-1, Reynolds 0-1, Robinson 0-4), Indiana 4-13 (Miller 2-4, McKey 1-2, Workman 1-2, Johnson 0-2, Jackson 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Milwaukee 42 (Baker 10), Indiana 44 (Smits 12). Assists-Milwaukee 19 (Douglas 7), Indiana 23 (Jackson 12). Total fouls-Milwaukee 26, Indiana 16. Technicals-A.Davis. A-15,759 (16,530).

Suns 111, Warriors 106 Oakland, Calif.

A.C. Green had 17 points as Phoenix broke a four-game losing streak.

PHOENIX (111)

Finley 6-13 0-0 12, Green 7-10 1-2 17, Kleine 4-8 0-0 8, Carr 5-9 3-4 14, Perry 6-14 7-10 20, Person 6-12 3-3 18, Tisdale 5-15 0-0 10, T.Smith 4-8 4-5 12. Totals 43-89 18-24 111.

GOLDEN STATE (106)

Kersey 4-7 2-4 10, J.Smith 8-21 10-10 28, Seikaly 4-10 0-0 8, Armstrong 6-12 0-0 13, Sprewell 8-18 6-6 23, Mullin 5-11 2-2 12, Hardaway 0-9 4-4 4, Gatling 1-3 1-2 3, Barry 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 38-94 25-28 106.

Phoenix 29 24 24 34 - 111

Golden State 22 25 28 31 - 106

3-Point goals-Phoenix 7-11 (Person 3-4, Green 2-3, Perry 1-1, Carr 1-2, Finley 0-1), Golden State 5-16 (J.Smith 2-2, Armstrong 1-1, Barry 1-1, Sprewell 1-5, Mullin 0-3, Hardaway 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 47 (Green 10), Golden State 64 (J.Smith 13). Assists-Phoenix 24 (Perry 8), Golden State 26 (Hardaway 6). Total fouls-Phoenix 22, Golden State 22. Technical-Gatling. A-15,025 (15,025).

Clippers 109, Timberwolves 89 Los Angeles

Loy Vaught had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles rolled to its fourth straight victory.

MINNESOTA (89)

Gugliotta 4-10 2-2 10, Mitchell 5-7 11-12 21, Laettner 7-17 10-11 24, West 1-6 2-3 4, Porter 1-9 1-3 3, Rider 6-17 2-3 15, Rooks 3-6 2-4 8, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Bragg 0-1 0-2 0, Davis 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-75 30-40 89.

L.A. CLIPPERS (109)

Murray 5-10 4-4 17, Vaught 9-12 0-2 18, Williams 3-4 0-0 6, Richardson 3-7 2-4 8, Sealy 7-13 2-2 16, Rogers 1-5 4-6 6, Outlaw 1-1 3-6 5, Dehere 5-9 5-7 15, Barry 5-8 0-0 13, Harvey 1-3 3-4 5, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0, Tower 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-72 23-35 109.

Minnesota 21 24 24 20 - 89

L.A. Clippers 26 33 16 34 - 109

3-Point goals-Minnesota 1-12 (Rider 1-4, Gugliotta 0-1, West 0-1, Laettner 0-2, Porter 0-4), Los Angeles 6-11 (Murray 3-3, Barry 3-5, Richardson 0-1, Dehere 0-2). Fouled out- Vaught. Rebounds-Minnesota 45 (Gugliotta 9), Los Angeles 55 (Vaught 12). Assists-Minnesota 9 (Porter 5), Los Angeles 20 (Dehere 5). Total fouls-Minnesota 26, Los Angeles 29. A-5,774 (16,021).