Jordan Shines Over Stackhouse

NBA

Michael Jordan showed up rookie Jerry Stackhouse by scoring a season-high 48 points as the Chicago Bulls toyed with Philadelphia before pulling away at Philadelphia.

Jordan, eager to show the fellow North Carolina product there’s still a lot left in his 32-year-old body, tied his old season-best of 45 points when he hit a jumper in the lane with 2:20 left in the third quarter.

Stackhouse attempted to defend Jordan for most of the night and had no real success, getting duped by pump fakes or leaving Jordan with plenty of room to shoot.

Stackhouse was continually frustrated by Jordan’s defense and scored only 13 points on 4-of-11 shooting.

Bulls 120, 76ers 93

CHICAGO (120)

Pippen 7-18 3-4 20, Rodman 2-5 0-0 4, Longley 3-7 0-0 6, Jordan 18-28 7-7 48, Harper 5-7 0-0 11, Wennington 2-7 0-0 4, Kukoc 2-8 11-11 15, Kerr 0-3 0-0 0, Simpkins 3-4 0-0 6, Brown 0-4 0-0 0, Buechler 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 45-96 21-22 120.

PHILADELPHIA (93)

Alston 3-5 0-1 6, Weatherspoon 8-13 4-4 20, Wright 9-16 4-4 22, Stackhouse 4-11 4-4 13, Ruffin 6-12 0-0 15, Maxwell 1-8 2-2 4, Higgins 3-6 0-0 7, Thompson 0-0 1-2 1, Sutton 2-6 0-0 5, Walters 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 15-17 93.

Chicago 29 25 44 22 - 120

Philadelphia 20 27 21 25 - 93

3-Point goals-Chicago 9-16 (Jordan 5-7, Pippen 3-5, Harper 1-2, Kukoc 0-1, Kerr 0-1), Philadelphia 6-20 (Ruffin 3-7, Higgins 1-2, Sutton 1-2, Stackhouse 1-3, Walters 0-1, Maxwell 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 55 (Rodman 16), Philadelphia 42 (Thompson 9). Assists-Chicago 28 (Pippen 10), Philadelphia 21 (Ruffin 11). Total fouls-Chicago 17, Philadelphia 19. Technical-Sutton. A-18,168 (18,168).

Pistons 91, Nets 80

East Rutherford, N.J.

Grant Hill had 26 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists and teammate Allan Houston scored 24 to lift Detroit.

DETROIT (91)

Hill 10-21 6-10 26, Thorpe 2-7 1-4 5, Reid 0-0 0-0 0, Houston 9-17 4-4 24, Hunter 3-10 0-0 9, Mills 7-17 3-4 19, Ratliff 2-6 0-0 4, Dumars 0-0 0-0 0, Macon 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 35-82 14-22 91.

NEW JERSEY (80)

Brown 5-14 3-4 13, Williams 5-16 2-3 12, Bradley 3-10 4-4 10, Edwards 0-6 2-2 2, Anderson 8-16 4-6 21, Fleming 1-7 0-2 2, Perry 0-1 0-2 0, O’Bannon 6-15 3-4 16, Graham 0-4 2-2 2, Dare 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 29-94 20-29 80.

Detroit 22 22 22 25 - 91

New Jersey 20 19 21 20 - 80

3-Point goals-Detroit 7-15 (Hunter 3-6, Houston 2-4, Mills 2-5), New Jersey 2-8 (O’Bannon 1-2, Anderson 1-5, Fleming 0-1). Fouled out-Williams. Rebounds-Detroit 59 (Hill 13), New Jersey 70 (Williams 24). Assists-Detroit 21 (Hill 13), New Jersey 16 (Anderson, Fleming 5). Total fouls- Detroit 27, New Jersey 23. Technicals-Detroit illegal defenses 2. A-17,381 (20,049).

Pacers 103, Timberwolves 94

Indianapolis

Reggie Miller’s 26 points led Indiana to its 10th straight home victory.

MINNESOTA (94)

Gugliotta 8-22 4-6 20, Mitchell 3-6 4-5 10, Laettner 6-10 8-11 20, Rider 4-11 3-3 11, Porter 1-3 0-0 2, West 2-5 0-0 4, Martin 6-13 4-5 18, M.Davis 0-2 3-4 3, Rooks 2-5 2-2 6. Totals 32-77 28-36 94.

INDIANA (103)

McKey 2-9 2-2 6, D.Davis 6-10 5-9 17, Smits 3-12 8-10 14, Miller 10-20 5-6 26, Jackson 3-5 5-7 11, A.Davis 6-9 2-2 14, Workman 3-5 2-2 9, Pierce 1-4 0-0 2, E.Johnson 2-6 0-0 4, Hoiberg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 29-38 103.

Minnesota 20 26 22 26 - 94

Indiana 39 25 23 16 - 103

3-Point goals-Minnesota 2-5 (Martin 2-4, Rider 0-1), Indiana 2-12 (Workman 1-1, Miller 1-6, Pierce 0-1, McKey 0-2, Johnson 0-2).. Fouled out-Smits. Rebounds- Minnesota 53 (Gugliotta 17), Indiana 53 (D.Davis 13). Assists-Minnesota 22 (Laettner 9), Indiana 21 (Jackson 9). Total fouls-Minnesota 29, Indiana 28. Technical-Rider. Flagrant foul-West, Gugliotta. A-16,639 (16,530).

Kings 119, Knicks 111

New York

Mitch Richmond scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and Sacramento broke a six-game road losing streak.

SACRAMENTO (119)

W.Williams 9-16 5-5 26, B.Grant 9-14 7-7 25, Polynice 4-10 1-4 10, Richmond 9-17 9-11 32, Edney 5-13 3-4 15, Houston 2-7 0-0 4, Causwell 0-1 0-0 0, Marciulionis 1-2 3-3 5, Williamson 1-1 0-0 2, Corbin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-81 28-34 119.

NEW YORK (111)

Mason 5-10 5-8 15, Oakley 2-4 3-4 7, Ewing 11-19 6-9 29, Starks 3-5 0-0 8, Harper 5-11 0-0 12, Davis 6-12 2-2 18, Smith 2-3 1-2 5, Christie 4-6 2-4 13, G.Grant 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 40-73 19-29 111.

Sacramento 27 31 31 30 - 119

New York 23 31 28 29 - 111

3-Point goals-Sacramento 11-17 (Richmond 5-5, W.Williams 3-6, Edney 2-3, Polynice 1-2, Marciulionis 0-1), New York 12-22 (Davis 4-8, Christie 3-3, Starks 2-3, Harper 2-6, Ewing 1-1, G.Grant 0-1). Fouled out-Christie. Rebounds-Sacramento 48 (Polynice 11), New York 42 (Ewing 11). Assists-Sacramento 26 (Edney 10), New York 30 (Mason 7). Total fouls-Sacramento 22, New York 24. Technical-New York illegal defense 2. A-19,763 (19,763).

Hawks 108, Celtics 105

Atlanta

Grant Long broke a tie with 2 minutes remaining, then hit two free throws with 4.4 seconds to play to give Atlanta a win.

BOSTON (105)

Fox 6-13 2-2 17, Radja 6-11 7-8 19, Montross 3-3 0-0 6, Brown 2-4 2-2 8, Barros 0-7 0-0 0, Minor 3-5 0-0 6, Wesley 5-11 5-5 16, Ellison 4-6 1-2 9, Williams 3-6 7-8 13, Day 3-8 3-4 11. Totals 35-74 27-31 105.

ATLANTA (108)

Augmon 9-13 3-3 21, Long 8-16 3-5 19, Lang 6-14 0-0 12, Smith 10-17 5-6 27, Blaylock 8-15 0-0 20, Ehlo 1-3 1-2 3, Webb 2-3 0-0 4, Henderson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 45-84 12-16 108.

Boston 25 26 26 28 - 105

Atlanta 30 26 33 19 - 108

3-Point goals-Boston 8-20 (Fox 3-4, Brown 2-3, Day 2-7, Wesley 1-2, Barros 0-4), Atlanta 6-12 (Blaylock 4-5, Smith 2-5, Long 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Boston 49 (Radja 10), Atlanta 37 (Long 8). Assists-Boston 16 (Wesley 7), Atlanta 17 (Blaylock 9). Total fouls-Boston 22, Atlanta 25. A-12,865 (16,365).

Grizzlies 69, Heat 65

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver defeated Miami in the third-lowest scoring NBA game since the inception of the 24-second clock.

MIAMI (65)

Owens 6-17 5-8 17, Willis 3-9 0-0 6, Mourning 5-15 7-9 17, Chapman 1-5 0-0 2, Coles 3-8 0-1 6, Gamble 0-4 0-0 0, Rencher 2-7 0-0 5, Thomas 3-7 1-1 7, Askins 2-3 0-0 4, Lenard 0-2 1-3 1, Myers 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-78 14-22 65.

VANCOUVER (69)

King 3-7 0-0 6, Avent 2-7 0-0 4, Reeves 1-6 0-0 2, B.Edwards 0-7 8-8 8, Anthony 5-12 9-10 21, Gattison 2-6 1-4 5, Scott 3-10 2-3 8, Mobley 3-6 0-2 6, D.Edwards 1-3 0-0 2, Murdock 2-5 3-4 7. Totals 22-69 23-31 69.

Miami 21 20 12 12 - 65

Vancouver 17 15 16 21 - 69

3-Point goals-Miami 1-14 (Rencher 1-4, Askins 0-1, Lenard 0-1, Myers 0-1, Chapman 0-2, Coles 0-2, Gamble 0-3), Vancouver 2-9 (Anthony 2-4, King 0-1, Scott 0-1, Murdock 0-1, B.Edwards 0-2). Fouled out-Coles. Rebounds-Miami 68 (Mourning 17), Vancouver 48 (Avent, Reeves, 7). Assists-Miami 14 (Coles, Gamble, Lenard 3), Vancouver 16 (B.Edwards, Anthony 3). Total fouls-Miami 28, Vancouver 20. Technicals-Coles, B.Edwards, Murdock. A-17,532 (19,193).

Hornets 103, Mavericks 83

Dallas

Larry Johnson scored 20 points in his annual homecoming and Charlotte beat Dallas, holding the Mavericks 57 points below their point total of the previous night.

CHARLOTTE (103)

Johnson 7-14 5-7 20, Curry 7-14 0-0 18, Geiger 4-8 0-1 8, Gill 5-9 2-3 12, Rice 5-13 3-4 13, Adams 4-5 1-2 10, Addison 6-11 4-5 16, Hancock 1-2 0-0 2, Parish 0-0 0-0 0, Zidek 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 40-79 17-24 103.

DALLAS (83)

McCloud 6-16 3-4 18, Jones 2-7 0-0 4, Meyer 4-8 0-0 8, Kidd 5-12 1-2 13, Jackson 6-13 1-4 13, Slater 5-7 1-2 11, Dumas 1-6 1-2 3, Brooks 2-5 0-0 4, Parks 4-7 0-2 8, Davis 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 35-81 8-18 83.

Charlotte 25 27 23 28 - 103

Dallas 22 19 23 19 - 83

3-Point goals-Charlotte 6-16 (Curry 4-6, Adams 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Addison 0-1, Gill 0-2, Rice 0-2), Dallas 5-14 (McCloud 3-7, Kidd 2-4, Jackson 0-1, Dumas 0-1, Brooks 0-1). Fouled out-Jones. Rebounds-Charlotte 47 (Geiger 17), Dallas 55 (Meyer 11). Assists-Charlotte 24 (Johnson 7), Dallas 22 (Kidd 11). Total fouls-Charlotte 23, Dallas 22. A-17,502 (17,502).

Spurs 106, Magic 105

San Antonio

Vinny Del Negro scored 30 points and David Robinson had 27 as San Antonio beat Orlando.

ORLANDO (105)

Scott 9-19 5-5 27, Royal 3-5 0-0 6, Koncak 2-5 0-0 4, N.Anderson 2-13 0-0 4, Hardaway 10-15 10-13 35, Shaw 2-9 2-2 7, Bowie 1-3 0-0 2, Turner 6-9 0-0 16, Vaughn 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 37-84 17-20 105.

SAN ANTONIO (106)

Person 9-16 2-2 25, Perdue 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson 11-24 5-6 27, Del Negro 12-18 4-4 30, Johnson 6-13 1-2 13, Rivers 2-8 0-0 4, Lohaus 1-2 0-0 3, Alexander 0-1 0-0 0, Demps 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-85 12-14 106.

Orlando 30 24 33 18 - 105

San Antonio 33 29 25 19 - 106

3-Point goals-Orlando 14-28 (Hardaway 5-5, Turner 4-5, Scott 4-10, Shaw 1-3, N.Anderson 0-5), San Antonio 8-17 (Person 5-9, Del Negro 2-3, Lohaus 1-1, Rivers 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 44 (N.Anderson 10), San Antonio 50 (Robinson 16). Assists-Orlando 22 (Shaw 7), San Antonio 28 (Johnson 13). Total fouls-Orlando 16, San Antonio 19. Technicals-Shaw, Orlando illegal defense. A-30,256 (35,888).

Trail Blazers 118, Nuggets 117

Denver

Rod Strickland had 26 points and 16 assists as Portland won its third straight.

PORTLAND (118)

C.Robinson 7-16 4-7 21, Grant 3-6 0-0 6, Dudley 2-3 2-2 6, Strickland 9-14 7-10 26, McKie 6-10 0-1 12, B.Williams 5-8 0-1 10, J.Robinson 4-7 3-7 13, Trent 1-1 0-0 2, Sabonis 9-13 3-5 22. Totals 46-78 19-33 118.

DENVER (117)

D.Ellis 9-13 4-5 26, McDyess 3-5 2-2 8, Mutombo 2-3 2-2 6, Abdul-Rauf 8-17 2-2 22, Stith 4-10 3-4 12, L.Ellis 10-17 1-2 22, Rose 4-8 1-2 11, MacLean 0-2 0-0 0, R.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Hammonds 1-1 0-0 2, Overton 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 44-84 17-21 117.

Portland 35 36 23 24 - 118

Denver 28 23 26 40 - 117

3-Point goals-Portland 7-11 (C.Robinson 3-5, J.Robinson 2-3, Strickland 1-1, Sabonis 1-2), Denver 12-20 (D.Ellis 4-6, Abdul-Rauf 4-7, Rose 2-3, Stith 1-1, L.Ellis 1-1, R.Williams 0-1, Overton 0-1). Fouled out-Stith, L.Ellis. Rebounds- Portland 45 (Sabonis 8), Denver 45 (Mutombo 9). Assists- Portland 33 (Strickland 16), Denver 30 (Abdul-Rauf 14). Total fouls-Portland 24, Denver 30. Technicals-L.Ellis, Portland illegal defense 2. Flagrant foul-Mutombo. A-16,913 (17,171).

Rockets 115, Clippers 104

Los Angeles

Clyde Drexler scored 11 of his 30 points in the final 2:05 and Hakeem Olajuwon added 29 points and Houston ended Los Angeles’ four-game winning streak.

HOUSTON (115)

Elie 4-7 7-7 17, Brown 5-7 0-0 10, Olajuwon 8-24 13-15 29, Drexler 8-16 11-12 32, Smith 1-6 0-0 3, Cassell 3-10 4-4 11, Bryant 3-7 2-3 8, Chilcutt 1-2 0-0 3, Recasner 1-2 0-0 2, Breaux 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-81 37-41 115.

L.A. CLIPPERS (104)

Murray 3-5 0-0 7, Vaught 7-13 4-6 19, Williams 9-15 0-0 19, Richardson 4-15 0-2 11, Sealy 10-16 7-8 27, Dehere 1-8 3-4 6, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0, Barry 3-5 1-2 8, Piatkowski 3-6 1-1 7, Harvey 0-3 0-0 0, Outlaw 0-0 0-0 0, Tower 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-88 16-23 104.

Houston 30 28 21 36 - 115

L.A. Clippers 20 18 34 32 - 104

3-Point goals-Houston 10-17 (Drexler 5-6, Elie 2-2, Chilcutt 1-1, Cassell 1-3, Smith 1-4, Recasner 0-1), Los Angeles 8-19 (Richardson 3-4, Williams 1-1, Murray 1-2, Vaught 1-2, Barry 1-3, Dehere 1-5, Piatkowski 0-2). Fouled out-Sealy. Rebounds-Houston 58 (Olajuwon 17), Los Angeles 48 (Vaught 10). Assists-Houston 17 (Elie, Olajuwon 4), Los Angeles 21 (Richardson 5). Total fouls-Houston 19, Los Angeles 30. Technicals-Houston illegal defense, Los Angeles illegal defense. A-13,485 (16,021).

Raptors 106, Bullets 100

Toronto

Rookie point guard Damon Stoudamire had 29 points and 11 assists as Toronto snapped a five-game losing streak.

WASHINGTON (100)

Howard 9-20 4-7 22, Wallace 1-6 7-10 9, Muresan 11-17 3-4 25, Eackles 3-8 5-6 13, B.Price 4-9 1-2 11, M.Price 2-4 0-0 5, Legler 4-11 0-0 11, McIlvaine 0-4 0-0 0, McCann 1-3 0-0 2, Curry 0-4 2-2 2, Butler 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 35-89 22-31 100.

TORONTO (106)

Rogers 1-2 3-4 5, Massenburg 3-9 6-9 12, Miller 9-16 3-7 21, Anderson 5-10 4-4 14, Stoudamire 12-22 2-2 29, Robertson 1-3 2-2 4, Pinckney 2-4 0-0 4, Murray 6-9 1-2 14, Tabak 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 40-78 22-32 106.

Washington 23 24 29 24 - 100

Toronto 33 27 27 19 - 106

3-Point goals-Washington 8-23 (Legler 3-8, B.Price 2-4, Eackles 2-5, M.Price 1-3, Wallace 0-1, Curry 0-2), Toronto 4-9 (Stoudamire 3-4, Murray 1-1, Robertson 0-1, Anderson 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 57 (Wallace 12), Toronto 54 (Massenburg 11). Assists- Washington 18 (Howard 6), Toronto 25 (Stoudamire 11). Total fouls-Washington 22, Toronto 26. A-25,432 (34,215).

Malone contract extended

Karl Malone signed a two-year contract extension with the Jazz Saturday morning. Sources say it is worth $18-20 million.

The 32-year-old Malone, already under contract through 1997-98, will be nearly 37 when the rich extension expires after the 1999-2000 season.

Malone, 32, is in his 11th season with the Jazz.