Mavericks Contribute To Suns’ Slide

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Tony Dumas scored a career-high 39 points and Jason Kidd had his sixth career triple-double as the Dallas Mavericks beat the shorthanded Phoenix Suns 140-130 in overtime Friday night in Phoenix.

Kidd finished with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 16 assists and forced overtime at 124-124 after grabbing an offensive rebound, sinking an off-balance shot and falling to the floor with 2.2 seconds remaining.

Phoenix, which dressed the league-minimum eight players for the third consecutive game and was without Charles Barkley, got a career-high 35 points from Elliot Perry.

DALLAS (140)

McCloud 3-9 4-4 10, Jones 10-14 2-2 22, Meyer 2-5 1-1 5, Jackson 8-16 4-5 21, Kidd 9-14 14-14 33, Dumas 15-19 3-4 39, Slater 0-2 0-0 0, Parks 1-2 0-0 2, Hodge 1-1 0-0 2, Brooks 0- 0-0 0, Davis 2-3 2-3 6. Totals 51-85 30-33 140.

PHOENIX (130)

Finley 9-18 7-8 27, Green 7-14 2-3 16, Kleine 7-9 1-2 15, Carr 2-8 1-2 5, Perry 13-22 8-9 35, Person 2-9 0-1 4, Tisdale 8-14 6-8 22, Smith 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 50-98 25-33 130.

Dallas 31 32 26 35 16 - 140

Phoenix 28 29 43 24 6 - 130

3-Point goals-Dallas 8-20 (Dumas 6-9, Kidd 1-3, Jackson 1-5, McCloud 0-3), Phoenix 5-17 (Finley 2-3, Smith 2-4, Perry 1-2, Green 0-2, Carr 0-2, Person 0-4). Fouled out- Carr, Perry. Rebounds-Dallas 47 (Jones 13), Phoenix 46 (Green 16). Assists-Dallas 37 (Kidd 16), Phoenix 31 (Perry 13). Total fouls-Dallas 26, Phoenix 28. Technicals-Green, Dallas illegal defense 2. A-19,023 (19,023).

Knicks 105, Celtics 92

Boston Patrick Ewing scored 37 points as New York beat Boston and ended Dana Barros’ NBA record streak of 89 games with a 3-point basket.

Barros missed all eight of his 3-point attempts, including five in the final minute.

NEW YORK (105)

Mason 9-15 3-7 21, Oakley 1-2 0-0 2, Ewing 15-26 7-8 37, Starks 4-10 3-4 12, Harper 7-13 2-2 17, C.Smith 3-8 0-1 6, Grant 1-5 2-2 4, Davis 1-4 0-0 2, Christie 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 43-86 17-24 105.

BOSTON (92)

Radja 10-20 4-6 24, Fox 6-15 0-0 14, Montross 3-6 0-0 6, Brown 2-5 0-1 6, Barros 2-12 4-4 8, Day 2-9 6-6 10, E.Williams 1-5 3-4 5, Ellison 4-6 0-1 8, Wesley 2-8 0-0 5, Minor 2-4 2-2 6, D.Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-90 19-24 92.

New York 30 26 28 21 - 105

Boston 23 28 26 15 - 92

3-Point goals-New York 2-8 (Harper 1-1, Starks 1-4, Davis 0-1, Grant 0-2), Boston 5-24 (Brown 2-2, Fox 2-6, Wesley 1-2, Minor 0-1, Day 0-4, Barros 0-9). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 54 (Ewing 13), Boston 57 (Montross, Radja 11). Assists-New York 22 (Starks 7), Boston 18 (Barros 6). Total fouls-New York 25, Boston 24. Technical-Mason. A-18,624 (18,600).

76ers 107, Nets 80

East Rutherford, N.J.

New Jersey had the lowest scoring first half in franchise history in a loss to Philadelphia.

The Nets, who missed 22 of their first 25 shots, scored just 27 points in the first two quarters.

PHILADELPHIA (107)

Alston 10-14 3-4 23, Weatherspoon 5-6 1-1 11, Wright 4-7 0-0 8, Stackhouse 3-6 4-6 10, Ruffin 4-10 2-3 10, Maxwell 8-16 3-5 21, Higgins 3-8 4-4 11, Sutton 5-9 0-0 11, Thompson 0-4 2-2 2, Walters 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 42-82 19-25 107.

NEW JERSEY (80)

Brown 2-12 2-2 6, Gilliam 6-16 6-6 18, Bradley 2-6 0-0 4, Edwards 2-6 0-0 4, Anderson 6-11 5-10 19, O’Bannon 2-6 2-4 6, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Childs 2-7 1-2 5, Fleming 3-5 0-0 6, Dare 1-1 0-2 2, Graham 2-6 2-3 6, Perry 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-83 18-29 80.

Philadelphia 23 25 21 38 - 107

New Jersey 14 13 27 26 - 80

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 4-9 (Maxwell 2-4, Higgins 1-2, Sutton 1-2, Ruffin 0-1), New Jersey 2-13 (Anderson 2-3, Fleming 0-1, Perry 0-1, Edwards 0-2, Childs 0-3, Graham 0-3). Fouled out-Thompson. Rebounds-Philadelphia 61 (Alston, Weatherspoon 9), New Jersey 49 (Williams 8). Assists-Philadelphia 22 (Ruffin 6), New Jersey 18 (Edwards, Anderson Childs 4). Total fouls-Philadelphia 30, New Jersey 25. Technicals-Philadelphia illegal defense. A-15,492 (20,049).

Bullets 117, Kings 88

Landover, Md.

Gheorghe Muresan had 18 points and 16 rebounds and Juwan Howard scored a season-high 29 as Washington sent Sacramento to its sixth straight road loss.

SACRAMENTO (88)

Grant 6-14 5-6 17, Williams 4-10 0-0 9, Polynice 3-7 3-5 9, Richmond 2-11 0-1 4, Edney 1-4 2-2 4, Causwell 5-8 2-3 12, Houston 1-3 2-2 4, Corbin 2-2 0-0 4, Marciulonis 3-6 4-6 12, Williamson 1-6 0-2 2, Hurley 2-2 2-2 7, Simmons 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-75 22-31 88.

WASHINGTON (117)

Howard 12-16 5-5 29, Wallace 1-6 2-2 5, Muresan 8-15 2-4 18, Eackles 4-7 0-0 8, B.Price 3-6 2-2 9, M.Price 2-8 4-4 9, McCann 3-6 3-3 9, McIlvane 3-5 3-4 9, Legler 5-7 0-0 13, Curry 0-1 2-2 2, Butler 1-1 4-7 6. Totals 42-78 27-33 117.

Sacramento 12 27 22 27 - 88

Washington 21 25 34 37 - 117

3-Point goals-Sacramento 4-10 (Marciulonis 2-3, Williams 1-1, Hurley 1-1, Williamson 0-1, Richmond 0-4), Washington 6-14 (Legler 3-4, M.Price 1-3, B.Price 1-4, Wallace 1-1, Eackles 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Sacramento 45 (Polynice 7), Washington 50 (Muresan 16). Assists-Sacramento 19 (Hurley 6), Washington 21 (B.Price 8). Total fouls-Sacramento 30, Washington 27. Technicals-Howard. A-18,756 (18,756).

Magic 93, Bucks 88

Orlando, Fla.

Dennis Scott scored a season-high 37 points and Anfernee Hardaway had 30 as Orlando rallied to remain unbeaten at home by defeating Milwaukee.

Glenn Robinson had 16 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and had 11 rebounds for Milwaukee, which lost its fourth straight. Vin Baker had 29 points and 11 rebounds.

MILWAUKEE (88)

Robinson 13-24 5-6 31, Baker 12-21 5-6 29, Benjamin 0-2 0-0 0, Newman 3-7 1-2 8, Douglas 0-2 0-0 0, Cummings 2-7 2-2 6, Reynolds 3-8 0-0 6, Mayberry 1-2 0-0 3, Conlon 0-2 3-4 3, Keys 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-76 16-20 88.

ORLANDO (93)

Scott 11-16 9-10 37, Royal 1-3 0-0 2, Koncak 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 4-10 4-6 13, Hardaway 9-17 9-10 30, Shaw 3-10 2-2 9, Vaughn 1-2 0-0 2, Bowie 0-3 0-0, Turner 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 24-28 93.

Milwaukee 26 24 16 22 - 88

Orlando 24 19 22 28 - 93

3-Point goals-Milwaukee 2-14 (May 1-2, Newman 1-3, Baker 0-1, Douglas 0-1, Reynolds 0-3, Robinson 0-4), Orlando 11-24 (Scott 6-8, Hardaway 3-6, Anderson 1-4, Shaw 1-4, Turner 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Milwaukee 49 (Robinson, Baker 11), Orlando 36 (Anderson 6). Assists-Milwaukee 22 (Douglas 9), Orlando 20 (Hardaway 5). Total fouls-Milwaukee 21, Orlando 22. Technicals-Newman, Dopuglad, Milwaukee illegal defense, Anderson. A-17,248 (17,248).

Nuggets 90, Cavaliers 83

Denver

Dale Ellis scored 20 points and Bryant Stith made three key plays in the final 2 minutes, leading Denver to a victory over Cleveland.

CLEVELAND (83)

Mills 5-10 2-2 13, Ferry 7-13 0-0 15, Cage 5-6 0-0 10, Brandon 6-20 3-5 15, Phills 7-17 0-0 17, Majerle 3-8 0-0 7, Sura 2-5 0-0 4, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0, Lang 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 35-79 7-9 83.

DENVER (90)

D.Ellis 6-10 5-6 20, McDyess 5-7 0-0 10, Mutombo 3-6 7-8 13, Abdul-Rauf 5-13 0-0 12, Stith 5-12 2-2 12, L.Ellis 3-5 4-6 10, Rose 3-5 0-0 6, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, MacLean 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 33-65 19-23 90.

Cleveland 21 22 19 21 - 83

Denver 23 22 23 22 - 90

3-Point goals-Cleveland 6-19 (Phills 3-4, Mills 1-2, Majerle 1-3, Ferry 1-6, Brandon 0-4), Denver 5-12 (D.Ellis 3-5, Abdul-Rauf 2-6, Williams 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 37 (Cage 11), Denver 45 (Mutombo 9). Assists-Cleveland 24 (Brandon 8), Denver 24 (AbdulRauf 6). Total fouls-Cleveland 25, Denver 16. Technicals- Denver illegal defense. A-16,670 (17,171).

Spurs 101, Jazz 94

Salt Lake City

David Robinson scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Chuck Person, starting for the injured Sean Elliott, added 16 as San Antonio defeated Utah.

Jeff Hornacek led Utah with 29 points.

SAN ANTONIO (101)

Person 6-14 1-2 16, Perdue 4-4 2-4 10, Robinson 8-17 12-12 28, Del Negro 3-14 3-3 9, Johnson 4-10 5-6 14, Alexander 1-2 3-4 5, Rivers 1-5 4-6 7, Anderson 2-2 0-0 4, Lohaus 2-5 0-0 6, Herrera 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 32-77 30-37 101.

UTAH (94)

Benoit 3-8 0-0 6, Malone 9-24 5-9 23, Spencer 1-2 0-0 2, Horancek 10-17 7-7 29, Stockton 4-11 0-0 9, Eisley 0-1 4-4 4, Ostertag 1-2 0-0 2, Carr 1-4 0-0 2, Keefe 5-8 0-0 10, Foster 3-8 1-2 7. Totals 37-85 17-22 94.

San Antonio 23 27 25 26 - 101

Utah 24 22 21 27 - 94

3-Point goals-San Antonio 7-17 (Person 3-7, Lohaus 2-5, Rivers 1-3, Johnson 1-2), Utah 3-12 (Hornacek 2-4, Stockton 1-4, Benoit 0-1, Malone 0-1, Keefe 0-1, Foster 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 56 (Robinson 15), Utah 49 (Malone 11). Assists-San Antonio 18 (Johnson 8), Utah 31 (Stockton 15). Total fouls-San Antonio 24, Utah 28. A-19,911 (19,911).

Warriors 104, Grizzlies 95

Vancouver, B.C.

Rony Seikaly hit three key baskets and five foul shots down the stretch as Golden State defeated Vancouver.

Seikaly finished with 19 points and 16 rebounds battling rookie Bryant Reeves, who had 14 points, in the paint.

GOLDEN STATE (104)

Kersey 1-5 4-4 6, Smith 5-13 3-5 13, Seikaly 6-12 7-11 19, Sprewell 10-19 4-7 25, Armstrong 4-8 1-1 11, Gatling 3-7 0-0 6, Hardaway 4-12 1-2 12, Mullin 3-5 0-0 6, Marshall 1-3 0-0 2, Barry 0-1 0-0 0, Rozier 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 39-90 20-30 104.

VANCOUVER (95)

King 3-7 1-2 7, Avent 2-7 1-1 5, Reeves 5-10 4-5 14, B.Edwards 6-9 6-8 20, Anthony 5-9 3-6 14, Mobley 4-4 1-4 9, Gattison 8-11 1-2 17, Moten 3-7 1-2 7, Murdock 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-68 18-30 95.

Golden State 22 28 24 30 - 104

Vancouver 18 27 25 25 - 95

3-Point goals-Golden State 6-20 (Hardaway 3-7, Armstrong 2-4, Sprewell 1-5, Marshall 0-1, Kersey 0-1, Mullin 0-2), Vancouver 3-10 (B.Edwards 2-4, Anthony 1-3, Moten 0-1, Murdock 0-2). Fouled out-Reeves, Smith. Rebounds- Golden State 58 (Seikaly 16), Vancouver 46 (Reeves, Gattison 6). Assists-Golden State 24 (Hardway 8), Vancouver 28 (Anthony 13). Total fouls-Golden State 26, Vancouver 27. Technicals-Hardaway, Golden State illegal defense 2, Moten 2. Ejections-Moten. A-16,581 (19,193).

Lakers 101, Rockets 100

Inglewood, Calif.

Vlade Divac scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles beat Houston.

Divac put the Lakers ahead 100-97 with a short hook over Hakeem Olajuwon with 50 seconds remaining, then made a free throw for Los Angeles’ final point with 38 seconds to go.

Sam Cassell led Houston with 27 points and Olajuwon had 24.

HOUSTON (100)

Brown 3-6 2-4 8, Elie 6-8 0-0 14, Olajuwon 9-19 6-12 24, Drexler 4-15 2-2 11, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Cassell 9-18 5-5 27, Bryant 6-7 4-4 16, Recasner 0-2 0-0 0, Chilcutt 0-0 0-0 0, C.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 19-27 100.

L.A. LAKERS (101)

Campbell 2-6 0-0 4, Lynch 5-9 4-6 14, Divac 6-11 12-15 25, E.Jones 9-18 2-3 23, Van Exel 10-19 0-0 20, Peeler 3-11 0-0 7, Strong 1-2 0-0 2, Threatt 3-7 0-0 6, Blount 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-84 18-24 101.

Houston 20 33 30 17 - 100

L.A. Lakers 34 19 30 18 - 101

3-Point goals-Houston 7-19 (Cassell 4-7, Elie 2-3, Drexler 1-7, Olajuwon 0-1, Smith 0-1), Los Angeles 5-14 (E.Jones 3-5, Divac 1-1, Peeler 1-4, Threatt 0-1, Van Exel 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 43 (Elie, Olajuwon 8), Los Angeles 55 (Divac 11). Assists-Houston 28 (Cassell 10), Los Angeles 27 (Van Exel 11). Total fouls- Houston 19, Los Angeles 23. A-17,505 (17,505).

Orlando’s Grant on injured list

The Magic placed forward Horace Grant on the injured list with a stress fracture in his lower left leg that will sideline him at least five games.

The Magic activated forward Jeff Turner, who had been on the injured list since Nov. 9 with a knee injury.

NBA fines Rodman

Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls was fined $5,000 for verbally abusing the referees and failing to leave the court in a timely fashion after his ejection in the final minute of the third quarter of the Bulls’ 113-87 victory over Seattle Wednesday night. The ejection also carries an automatic $1,000 fine.

Sonics-Knicks rescheduled

The Seattle SuperSonics-Knicks game that was snowed out in New York last Sunday has been rescheduled for April 8. The Monday game will begin at 9:30 a.m.