Jordan Pilots Bulls To 12th Straight Win
NBA
The Chicago Bulls blew past the New York Knicks with a 19-2 third-quarter run on the way to their 12th straight victory, 99-79 Tuesday night in New York.
Michael Jordan had 33 points in 36 minutes, the eighth straight game in which he’s put up 30 or more. He’s averaging 38.5 during his current streak.
Jordan’s last visit to Madison Square Garden was a night to remember. In just his fifth game back from retirement, he burned the Knicks for 55 points, the most he’s scored in any game since resuming his career last March.
Bulls 99, Knicks 79
Chicago (99) - Pippen 7-16 5-6 19, Rodman 2-3 1-2 5, Longley 7-11 0-0 14, Jordan 13-23 4-5 33, R.Harper 4-9 0-0 11, Kerr 2-6 0-0 6, Kukoc 0-5 1-2 1, Caffey 1-5 2-2 4, Wennington 1-3 0-0 2, Buechler 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Simpkins 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 38-88 15-19 99.
New York (79) - Mason 3-8 1-2 7, Oakley 2-3 2-3 6, Ewing 5-17 0-0 10, Starks 6-9 2-2 15, D.Harper 0-6 2-2 2, Grant 2-3 0-0 5, Davis 4-7 2-4 11, Smith 2-2 2-2 6, Christie 1-2 0-0 2, M.Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Ward 4-5 0-0 9, H.Williams 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 32-68 11-15 79.
Chicago 28 20 28 23 - 99
New York 20 19 17 23 - 79
3-Point goals-Chi 8-23 (Jordan 3-4, R.Harper 3-7, Kerr 2-5, Buechler 0-1, Pippen 0-3, Kukoc 0-3), NY 4-15 (Grant 1-1, Ward 1-2, Starks 1-3, Davis 1-4, Christie 0-1, H.Williams 0-1, D.Harper 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chi 51 (Rodman 13), NY 43 (Ewing 9). Assists-Chi 23 (Pippen 6), NY 21 (Ewing 5). Total fouls-Chi 17, NY 21. Technicals-Rodman, Ewing. A-19,763 (19,763).
Jazz 96, Blazers 72
Salt Lake City
Utah outscored Portland 30-8 in the second quarter and went on to hold the Trail Blazers to the lowest point total in team history.
Karl Malone had 29 points and 11 rebounds to lead the way.
Spokane’s John Stockton collided at midcourt with teammate David Benoit at the 8:35 mark of the third quarter. The right side of his upper lip was bleeding as he left the court, but he returned with 11:18 left in the game with five stitches in the lip and finished with five points and 14 assists.
Portland (72) - Grant 4-10 0-0 9, Williams 1-10 1-2 3, Dudley 4-9 4-4 12, McKie 4-10 1-5 13, Strickland 6-14 6-6 18, Trent 2-3 0-0 4, Sabonis 1-3 0-2 2, J.Robinson 3-10 0-2 8, R.Robinson 1-3 0-0 2, Wingfield 0-1 0-0 0, Spencer 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 26-73 17-25 72.
Utah (96) - Benoit 2-5 0-0 4, Malone 11-20 7-10 29, Spencer 1-2 0-0 2, Hornacek 10-18 0-0 23, Stockton 2-3 1-2 5, Eisley 1-6 0-1 2, Carr 5-10 1-1 11, Keefe 0-3 1-2 1, Foster 7-9 0-0 14, Russell 2-2 1-1 5, Ostertag 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-78 11-17 96.
Portland 24 8 23 17 - 72
Utah 22 30 13 31 - 96
3-Point goals-Por 3-12 (J.Robinson 2-5, Grant 1-2, McKie 0-1, Strickland 0-1, Sabonis 0-1, R.Robinson 0-1, Wingfield 0-1), Utah 3-8 (Hornacek 3-4, Stockton 0-1, Eisley 0-1, Benoit 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Por 48 (Dudley 16), Utah 50 (Malone 11). Assists-Por 15 (Strickland 8), Utah 29 (Stockton 14). Total fouls-Por 22, Utah 24. Technicals- J.Robinson, Carr, Hornacek, Keefe. A-19,911 (19,911).
Hawks 84, Cavaliers 72
Cleveland
Craig Ehlo scored nine of his 11 points in the fourth quarter and Atlanta held Cleveland to 13 in the final period to win its ninth consecutive game.
Atlanta (84) - Augmon 4-10 5-5 13, Long 3-6 4-5 10, Andrew Lang 2-4 0-0 4, Smith 9-16 1-1 20, Blaylock 7-13 5-5 23, Webb 0-2 0-0 0, Ehlo 5-7 0-0 11, Henderson 1-3 1-2 3, Bullard 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 16-18 84.
Cleveland (72) - Mills 1-12 2-2 4, Ferry 7-14 2-2 17, Cage 4-6 0-1 8, Phills 4-13 2-2 11, Brandon 7-23 3-3 17, Sura 2-4 0-0 4, Majerle 1-7 0-0 2, Antonio Lang 3-5 3-5 9. Totals 29-84 12-15 72.
Atlanta 23 12 24 25 - 84
Cleveland 21 23 17 11 - 72
3-Point goals-Atl 6-18 (Blaylock 4-9, Ehlo 1-3, Smith 1-4, Long 0-1, Bullard 0-1), Cle 2-19 (Ferry 1-4, Phills 1-5, Mills 0-1, Majerle 0-4, Brandon 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Atl 41 (Long 10), Cle 51 (Cage 16). Assists-Atl 21 (Blaylock 10), Cle 22 (Brandon 11). Total fouls-Atl 19, Cle 18. Technical-Atl illegal defense, Cle illegal defense 2. A-16,503 (20,562).
Raptors 86, Nets 79
Toronto
Reserve forward Tracy Murray scored 16 points, including two fourth-quarter 3-pointers as Toronto matched its best defensive effort of the season in a victory over New Jersey.
New Jersey (79) - Brown 5-9 1-1 11, Gilliam 5-15 4-4 14, Bradley 8-12 4-4 20, O’Bannon 0-2 0-0 0, Childs 3-9 3-4 10, Dare 1-1 0-0 2, Fleming 3-12 3-4 9, Perry 1-1 0-0 2, Gill 4-12 3-3 11, Graham 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-74 18-20 79.
Toronto (86) - Anderson 4-9 0-2 8, Massenburg 4-11 3-4 11, Miller 5-9 3-4 13, Robertson 2-3 0-0 4, Stoudamire 4-18 3-6 11, Pinckney 4-7 2-2 10, Murray 5-13 2-2 16, Rogers 3-4 0-0 6, Tabak 3-6 1-2 7. Totals 34-80 14-22 86.
New Jersey 24 24 19 12 - 79
Toronto 28 16 26 16 - 86
3-Point goals-NJ 1-7 (Childs 1-4, Bradley 0-1, Gill 0-2), Tor 4-12 (Murray 4-6, Anderson 0-1, Robertson 0-1, Stoudamire 0-4). Fouled out-Brown. Rebounds-NJ 53 (Gilliam 10), Tor 47 (Massenburg 8). Assists-NJ 16 (Brown 5), Tor 25 (Stoudamire 11). Total fouls-NJ 22, Tor 20. Technicals- Bradley, Miller, Tor illegal defense 5. A-20,915 (22,911).
Magic 105, 76ers 90
Orlando, Fla.
Shaquille O’Neal scored 20 points and Dennis Scott had five 3-pointers as Orlando stayed unbeaten at home with a rout of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia (90) - Weatherspoon 2-12 12-14 16, Alston 4-9 1-2 9, Thompson 3-8 0-0 6, Stackhouse 4-17 2-3 12, Ruffin 8-18 3-4 23, Maxwell 7-14 3-3 19, Higgins 2-4 0-0 5, Sutton 0-1 0-0 0, Dumas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-84 21-26 90.
Orlando (105) - Scott 7-14 0-0 19, Wolf 3-6 0-0 6, O’Neal 9-13 2-6 20, Haradway 6-12 4-4 16, Anderson 7-15 0-0 17, Shaw 3-4 0-0 7, Turner 0-3 0-0 0, Vaughn 2-6 2-4 6, Bowie 5-7 2-2 14, Royal 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 42-82 10-16 105.
Philadelphia 20 19 28 23 - 90
Orlando 24 24 27 30 - 105
3-Point goals-Phi 9-20 (Ruffin 4-7, Stackhouse 2-6, Maxwell 2-6, Higgins 1-1), Orl 11-28 (Scott 5-10, Anderson 3-9, Bowie 2-2, Shaw 1-1, Turner 0-1, Armstrong 0-2, Hardaway 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Phi 54 (Thompson 18), Orl 51 (O’Neal 10). Assists-Phi 17 (Ruffin 7), Orl 28 (Hardaway, Shaw 8). Total fouls-Phi 16, Orl 18. A-17,248 (17,248).
Pacers 117, Suns 102
Indianapolis
Reggie Miller scored a season-high 40 points in Indiana’s demolition of Phoenix, handing new coach Cotton Fitzsimmons his third defeat in four games.
Phoenix (102) - Finley 5-11 2-2 12, Barkley 8-18 3-4 20, Green 1-4 0-0 2, Person 4-9 1-2 10, K.Johnson 4-8 9-10 17, Perry 5-8 1-1 11, Wood 0-2 0-0 0, Carr 4-11 0-0 8, Tisdale 7-12 2-2 16, Kleine 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 40-85 20-23 102.
Indiana (117) - McKey 2-8 3-4 7, D.Davis 6-14 4-5 16, A.Davis 6-9 4-10 16, Miller 12-16 10-12 40, Jackson 2-5 0-0 5, Ferrell 4-5 0-0 8, Workman 1-6 0-0 2, E.Johnson 3-6 1-2 8, Pierce 2-5 3-3 7, Caldwell 2-5 2-4 6, Hoiberg 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-80 27-40 117.
Phoenix 26 21 26 29 - 102
Indiana 31 33 31 22 - 117
3-Point goals-Pho 2-8 (Barkley 1-1, Person 1-3, Finley 0-1, Green 0-1, Carr 0-2), Ind 8-16 (Miller 6-8, E.Johnson 1-1, Jackson 1-2, McKey 0-1, Ferrell 0-1, Workman 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Pho 44 (Barkley 15), Ind (D.Davis 11). Assists-Pho 20 (K.Johnson, Perry, Carr 5), Ind 23 (Jackson 9). Total fouls-Pho 25, Ind 24. Technicals-Pho coach Fitzsimmons, Miller. Flagrant fouls-Green. A-16,509 (16,530).
Mavericks 111, Kings 109
Sacramento, Calif.
Jason Kidd made two key free throws with 29 seconds left and finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Dallas’ defeat of Sacramento.
Dallas (111) - McCloud 3-10 2-2 10, Jones 5-10 2-2 12, Meyer 2-5 2-4 6, Jackson 12-20 3-5 30, Kidd 8-19 12-16 29, Dumas 4-5 4-4 13, Davis 5-10 1-4 11, Brooks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 26-37 111.
Sacramento (109) - W.Williams 6-10 0-0 12, Grant 11-22 2-4 24, Polynice 7-12 0-0 14, Richmond 10-21 13-15 36, Edney 2-7 2-2 7, Marciulionis 0-6 1-2 1, Smith 2-2 2-3 6, Hurley 1-2 0-0 3, Corbin 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 41-86 22-28 109.
Dallas 35 26 21 29 - 111
Sacramento 27 23 25 34 - 109
3-Point goals-Dal 7-19 (Jackson 3-6, McCloud 2-7, Dumas 1-2, Kidd 1-4), Sac 5-14 (Richmond 3-8, Hurley 1-2, Edney 1-3, Marciulionis 0-1). Fouled out-Jones. Rebounds-Dal 49 (Meyer, Kidd 10), Sac 53 (Grant 16). Assists-Dal 23 (Kidd 10), Sac 22 (Edney 7). Total fouls-Dal 26, Sac 29. Technicals- Jackson, McCloud, Marciulionis, Sac illegal defense. A-17,317 (17,317).