Hill’s Triple-Double Leads Pistons Past Slumping Suns

NBA

Grant Hill’s triple-double led the Detroit Pistons over the visiting Phoenix Suns 118-115 Wednesday night.

Charles Barkley scored 45 points.

Pistons 118, Suns 115

Phoenix (115) - Bennett 1-1 0-0 2, Barkley 17-29 6-6 45, Williams 3-7 2-2 8, Finley 8-16 3-4 21, Johnson 10-24 4-5 25, Person 4-10 0-0 9, Perry 2-2 0-0 5, Green 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-90 15-17 115.

Detroit (118) - Hill 6-16 6-7 18, Thorpe 8-12 7-8 23, Reid 3-4 0-0 6, Houston 10-17 4-4 30, Dumars 8-14 4-4 24, Ratliff 1-2 0-0 2, Hunter 2-3 0-0 6, Mills 3-9 1-1 8, Curry 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 41-77 23-26 118.

Phoenix 28 31 23 33 - 115

Detroit 29 30 21 38 - 118

3-Point goals-Phoenix 10-20 (Barkley 5-6, Finley 2-4, Perry 1-1, Johnson 1-4, Person 1-5), Detroit 13-26 (Houston 6-9, Dumars 4-9, Hunter 2-3, Mills 1-4, Hill 0-1). Fouled out- Williams. Rebounds-Phoenix 44 (Barkley 11), Detroit 42 (Hill 17). Assists-Phoenix 25 (Johnson 12), Detroit 29 (Hill 11). Total fouls-Phoenix 21, Detroit 17. Technicals-Phoenix coach Fitzsimmons, Barkley. A-17,443 (21,454).

Bulls 103, Bullets 86

Chicago

Michael Jordan scored 37 points to lead Chicago over Washington.

Washington (86) - Howard 7-16 3-6 17, Wallace 2-5 0-0 4, Muresan 8-17 1-2 17, Cheaney 5-12 2-2 13, B.Price 2-6 2-2 7, Whitney 5-8 0-0 11, Eackles 4-8 6-6 15, McIlvaine 0-0 0-0 0, Butler 1-4 0-0 2, McCann 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 14-18 86.

Chicago (103) - Kukoc 6-10 4-4 16, Rodman 1-4 1-6 3, Longley 7-13 2-2 16, Harper 4-7 1-1 9, Jordan 12-25 11-12 37, Kerr 2-6 0-0 5, Edwards 3-8 0-0 6, Buechler 4-6 0-0 8, Salley 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 40-83 20-27 103.

Washington 21 24 22 19 - 86

Chicago 29 22 34 18 - 103

3-Point goals-Washington 4-10 (Eackles 1-2, Cheaney 1-2, B.Price 1-3, Whitney 1-3), Chicago 3-11 (Jordan 2-6, Kerr 1-2, Kukoc 0-1, Rodman 0-1, Buechler 0-1). Fouled out-Wallace. Rebounds-Washington 42 (Muresan 9), Chicago 55 (Rodman 14). Assists-Washington 17 (B.Price 7), Chicago 18 (Jordan 5). Total fouls-Washington 25, Chicago 19. A-23,652 (21,771).

Hornets 91, Jazz 85 Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte blew a 14-point lead before rallying to beat Utah.

Utah (85) - Malone 7-17 6-11 20, Benoit 4-8 0-0 9, Spencer 5-6 0-1 10, Stockton 2-10 2-2 6, Hornacek 8-15 0-0 18, Eisley 1-4 2-2 4, Morris 0-3 2-2 2, Carr 3-6 1-2 7, Keefe 2-4 0-0 4, Foster 2-2 0-0 4, Russell 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 34-75 14-22 85.

Charlotte (91) - Johnson 8-17 4-8 22, Geiger 4-11 3-7 11, Parish 2-4 0-0 4, Rice 6-9 0-3 13, Goldwire 4-10 0-0 11, Zidek 1-2 1-2 3, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Curry 4-7 3-3 13, Myers 2-4 4-8 8, Addison 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 34-70 15-31 91.

Utah 18 23 22 22 - 85

Charlotte 28 26 18 19 - 91

3-Point goals-Utah 3-13 (Hornacek 2-4, Benoit 1-2, Morris 0-1, Stockton 0-3, Eisley 0-3), Charlotte 8-18 (Goldwire 3-6, Curry 2-3, Johnson 2-4, Rice 1-3, Adams 0-1, Myers 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Utah 48 (Malone 12), Charlotte 53 (Geiger 12). Assists-Utah 27 (Stockton 17), Charlotte 28 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Utah 24, Charlotte 22. Technicals- Malone, Utah illegal defense 3, Charlotte illegal defense 2. A-24,042 (24,042).

Knicks 106, Timberwolves 82

Minneapolis

Patrick Ewing scored 21 points as New York defeated Minnesota

New York (106) - Mason 7-13 4-6 18, Reid 2-4 3-4 7, Ewing 7-9 7-7 21, H.Davis 4-9 3-4 13, Harper 4-9 0-1 9, Williams 3-7 0-0 6, Starks 8-15 2-6 20, Ward 2-5 0-0 5, Anderson 1-3 0-0 3, Grandison 2-2 0-0 4, Grant 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-76 19-28 106.

Minnesota (82) - Garnett 9-21 5-6 23, Gugliotta 0-13 0-0 0, Riley 3-7 1-3 7, Rider 4-13 0-0 9, Webb 2-6 3-3 7, Mitchell 5-7 4-5 14, Bragg 0-3 0-0 0, West 3-9 0-0 6, Porter 4-7 3-3 12, M.Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Martin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-88 16-20 82.

New York 25 32 28 21 - 106

Minnesota 16 31 19 16 - 82

3-Point goals-New York 7-12 (Starks 2-2, H.Davis 2-4, Harper 1-1, Ward 1-3, Anderson 1-2), Minnesota 2-8 (Rider 1-2, Porter 1-2, Gugliotta 0-2, Webb 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 55 (Mason 20), Minnesota 50 (Garnett 9). Assists-New York 30 (Harper 7), Minnesota 29 (Porter 9). Total fouls-New York 26, Minnesota 21. Technicals-Harper, Minnesota illegal defense 2. A-13,483 (19,006).

Celtics 110, 76ers 100

Boston

Todd Day scored 23 points and Boston scored 14 of the game’s final 17 points.

Philadelphia (100) - Alston 0-3 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 6-13 4-5 16, Pinckney 3-4 4-4 10, Maxwell 5-19 7-10 21, Stackhouse 11-22 6-9 28, Massenburg 4-8 4-5 12, Ruffin 5-12 0-0 11, Higgins 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-85 25-33 100.

Boston (110) - Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Fox 8-11 3-5 21, Montross 3-3 3-4 9, Wesley 5-14 7-7 20, Minor 6-16 0-1 12, Day 7-21 6-7 23, Williams 1-5 2-3 4, Barros 5-12 3-3 15, Burrough 0-1 0-2 0, Lister 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 37-89 26-34 110.

Philadelphia 24 31 24 21 - 100

Boston 27 29 23 31 - 110

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 5-25 (Maxwell 4-12, Ruffin 1-6, Higgins 0-2, Stackhouse 0-5), Boston 10-27 (Wesley 3-8, Day 3-8, Fox 2-4, Barros 2-6, Minor 0-1). Fouled out- Weatherspoon. Rebounds-Philadelphia 58 (Pinckney 14), Boston 60 (Montross, Minor 9). Assists-Philadelphia 18 (Maxwell 8), Boston 19 (Wesley 8). Total fouls-Philadelphia 30, Boston 28. Technicals-Massenburg, Boston illegal defense 2. A-17,676 (18,624).

Kings 104, Bucks 95

Sacramento, Calif.

Mitch Richmond scored 25 points as Sacramento defeated Milwaukee.

Milwaukee (95) - Robinson 8-18 8-10 25, Baker 7-18 5-6 19, Benjamin 3-8 2-2 8, Newman 4-10 1-1 10, Douglas 6-11 0-0 12, Cummings 0-1 0-0 0, Mayberry 1-2 0-2 2, Conlon 4-5 4-6 12, Keys 3-6 0-0 7, Respert 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 20-27 95.

Sacramento (104) - Owens 1-3 0-0 2, Grant 8-16 4-6 21, Polynice 4-11 0-2 8, Richmond 8-17 7-8 25, Hurley 1-7 0-0 2, Smith 5-5 3-4 13, Williamson 3-8 4-4 10, Edney 5-17 6-6 19, Gamble 1-5 0-0 2, Causwell 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 36-90 26-32 104.

Milwaukee 26 22 27 20 - 95

Sacramento 23 31 25 25 - 104

3-Point goals-M 3-12 (Newman 1-2, Robinson 1-3, Keys 1-3, Baker 0-1, Douglas 0-1, Mayberry 0-1, Respert 0-1), S 6-16 (Edney 3-8, Richmond 2-5, Grant 1-1, Hurley 0-1, Gamble 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-M 51 (Benjamin 18), S 60 (Smith 11). Assists-M 19 (Douglas 7), S 21 (Hurley 6). Total fouls-M 26, S 22. A-17,317 (17,317).