Chicago Survives In Philly

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Michael Jordan had 38 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago struggled past the 76ers 98-94 Monday night in Philadelphia in the Bulls’ first game without suspended forward Dennis Rodman.

Jordan scored 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Bulls won their fourth straight.

Bulls 98, 76ers 94

Chicago (98) - Kukoc 8-16 3-6 21, Wennington 3-7 1-2 7, Longley 0-4 0-0 0, Jordan 15-32 8-10 38, Harper 2-6 2-4 6, Salley 1-1 0-0 2, Kerr 5-8 1-1 13, Buechler 3-9 0-0 7, Edwards 1-3 2-2 4, Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-86 17-25 98.

Philadelphia (94) - Alston 2-3 0-0 4, Weatherspoon 4-13 6-6 14, Pinckney 2-4 3-4 7, Stackhouse 8-21 14-17 31, Maxwell 5-13 5-8 18, Massenburg 3-5 2-2 8, Ruffin 1-7 0-0 2, Higgins 2-5 0-0 6, Thompson 1-1 0-0 2, Sutton 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-75 30-37 94.

Chicago 22 26 20 30 - 98 Philadelphia 21 25 24 24 - 94

3-Point goals-Chicago 5-18 (Kukoc 2-4, Kerr 2-5, Buechler 1-3, Harper 0-1, Jordan 0-5), Philadelphia 6-22 (Maxwell 3-6, Higgins 2-4, Stackhouse 1-8, Sutton 0-1, Ruffin 0-3). Fouled out-Wennington. Rebounds-Chicago 50 (Jordan 11), Philadelphia 49 (Weatherspoon 13). Assists- Chicago 26 (Kukoc 11), Philadelphia 17 (Ruffin 6). Total fouls-Chicago 27, Philadelphia 21. A-18,168 (18,168).

Jazz 107, Bucks 90 Milwaukee

Jeff Hornacek scored 25 points helping Utah hand frustrated Milwaukee its eighth straight loss.

Utah (107) - Benoit 2-7 0-0 5, Malone 10-17 2-2 22, Spencer 2-2 0-0 4, Hornacek 10-14 4-4 25, Stockton 4-5 4-4 12, Eisley 3-6 0-0 6, Keefe 4-7 5-8 13, Morris 3-4 0-0 7, Ostertag 1-6 1-1 3, Carr 2-9 2-2 6, Foster 2-2 0-0 4, Russell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-80 18-21 107.

Milwaukee (90) - Baker 5-13 3-5 14, Robinson 6-16 7-8 21, Benjmain 2-4 4-4 8, Douglas 4-9 5-10 14, Newman 3-7 1-1 7, Respert 3-11 1-2 8, Mayberry 0-2 0-0 0, Cummings 4-7 0-0 8, Conlon 5-7 0-0 10, Keys 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-76 21-30 90.

Utah 20 29 32 26 - 107 Milwaukee 22 17 26 25 - 90

3-Point goals-Utah 3-8 (Hornacek 1-1, Morris 1-1, Benoit 1-2, Stockton 0-1, Keefe 0-1, Eisley 0-2), Milwaukee 5-20 (Robinson 2-5, Baker 1-2, Douglas 1-3, Respert 1-7, Newman 0-1, Mayberry 0-1, Keys 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Utah 40 (Malone 10), Milwaukee 31 (Benjamin 8). Assists-Utah 32 (Stockton 16), Milwaukee 20 (Douglas 7). Total fouls-Utah 25, Milwaukee 19. Technicals-Milwaukee coach Dunleavy, Cummings, Milwaukee illegal defense. Ejections- Milwaukee coach Dunleavy. A-14,879 (18,633).

Spurs 104, Warriors 98 San Antonio

David Robinson scored 32 points and Avery Johnson had a season-high 17 assists as San Antonio won its 10th straight game.

Golden State (98) - Sprewell 7-15 3-4 17, J.Smith 7-13 1-4 16, Willis 2-5 2-2 6, Coles 5-11 2-2 13, Armstrong 6-13 2-2 14, Kersey 2-4 0-0 4, Seikaly 6-13 6-6 18, Barry 3-6 0-0 6, Marshall 1-3 0-0 2, Churchwell 0-0 0-0 0, DeClerq 1-1 0-0 2, Rozier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-84 16-20 98.

San Antonio (104) - Elliott 8-13 2-3 19, C.Smith 5-10 0-0 10, Robinson 12-24 8-11 32, Del Negro 8-14 0-0 17, Johnson 3-11 0-0 6, Person 4-8 0-0 12, Rivers 3-4 0-0 6, Perdue 0-1 2-2 2, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-85 12-16 104.

Golden State 28 26 25 19 - 98 San Antonio 24 42 26 12 - 104

3-Point goals-Golden State 2-10 (J.Smith 1-1, Coles 1-2, Barry 0-1, Marshall 0-1, Armstrong 0-2, Sprewell 0-3), San Antonio 6-16 (Person 4-7, Del Negro 1-3, Elliott 1-4, Rivers 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Golden State 45 (Willis, Seikaly 7), San Antonio 49 (Robinson 14). Assists-Golden State 24 (Armstrong 7), San Antonio 32 (Johnson 17). Total fouls-Golden State 19, San Antonio 21. A-15,581 (20,662).

Nuggets 122, Raptors 114 Toronto

Antonio McDyess scored 32 points and Denver made 35 of 41 free throws to end an eight-game road losing streak.

Denver (122) - L.Ellis 3-9 0-0 6, McDyess 11-13 10-11 32, Mutombo 5-6 3-6 13, Stith 5-11 12-13 24, Rose 2-6 1-1 5, Abdul-Rauf 9-15 7-8 27, D.Ellis 6-12 2-2 15, Fish 0-0 0-0 0, Overton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-73 35-41 122.

Toronto (114) - Murray 15-25 4-4 40, Tabak 0-5 0-2 0, Miller 7-10 0-2 14, Christie 5-6 0-0 12, Stoudamire 6-17 1-4 14, King 3-3 2-3 8, Earl 2-6 5-6 9, Rogers 6-15 2-3 14, Esposito 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 45-88 14-24 114.

Denver 27 35 24 36 - 122 Toronto 30 29 28 27 - 114

3-Point goals-Denver 5-8 (Abdul-Rauf 2-2, Stith 2-4, D.Ellis 1-2), Toronto 10-24 (Murray 6-12, Christie 2-3, Esposito 1-1, Stoudamire 1-6, Miller 0-1, Rogers 0-1). Fouled out-Christie. Rebounds-Denver 47 (Mutombo 13), Toronto 44 (Miller 9). Assists-Denver 25 (Rose 11), Toronto 32 (Stoudamire 16). Total fouls-Denver 19, Toronto 30. A-20,324 (22,911).