Nba

Michael Jordan had 36 points and 11 rebounds Thursday and the Chicago Bulls used a 20-1 run in the second quarter to avenge their worst loss of the season as they beat the New York Knicks 107-86 at Chicago.

If the Bulls needed any more inspiration, Scottie Pippen was back after missing five games with a sore ankle. Pippen wasn’t much of a factor, though, as he picked up two quick fouls and didn’t score until 10:29 remained in the fourth period. He had six points and six rebounds.

Bulls 107, Knicks 86

New York (86) - Reid 3-7 4-4 10, Mason 2-11 2-4 6, Ewing 9-19 2-4 20, D.Harper 4-9 3-6 13, Starks 3-14 1-2 8, Anderson 2-6 5-5 10, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Ward 4-7 0-0 10, Grant 0-3 0-0 0, Grandison 2-5 3-4 7, Lohaus 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-85 20-29 86.

Chicago (107) - Pippen 2-4 2-2 6, Kukoc 5-11 1-2 12, Longley 2-9 0-0 4, R.Harper 2-3 1-4 5, Jordan 14-24 7-7 36, Wennington 4-4 2-2 10, Simpkins 1-3 6-8 8, Kerr 3-7 2-2 10, Buechler 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 0-0 2-2 2, Salley 4-7 4-6 12. Totals 38-74 27-35 107.

New York 25 16 19 26 - 86

Chicago 29 32 18 28 - 107

3-Point goals-New York 6-20 (Ward 2-4, D.Harper 2-5, Anderson 1-2, Starks 1-7, Ewing 0-1, Grant 0-1), Chicago 4-15 (Kerr 2-3, Jordan 1-4, Kukoc 1-6, Pippen 0-1, R.Harper 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 45 (Ewing 8), Chicago 63 (Jordan 11). Assists-New York 21 (Starks 5), Chicago 22 (Kukoc, Jordan 5). Total fouls-New York 25, Chicago 27. Technicals- D.Harper, Pippen, Chicago illegal defense. A-23,802 (21,771).

Suns 104, Warriors 96

Phoenix

Charles Barkley scored just two of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, but they came after a key offensive rebound as Phoenix held off Golden State’s rally.

Barkley had seven of his nine rebounds in the final period, one of them on a missed free throw by Danny Manning with 39 seconds left. He was fouled on the play and made both free throws, giving the Suns a 101-94 lead.

Golden State’s Rony Seikaly, who tore a tendon in his left thumb against Houston, was placed on the injured list.

Golden State (96) - Kersey 3-9 5-7 11, J.Smith 5-12 2-2 12, Willis 10-21 1-2 21, Sprewell 5-15 7-8 21, Armstrong 9-19 5-5 25, Marshall 2-5 0-0 4, Coles 0-6 2-2 2, DeClercq 0-4 0-0 0, Rozier 0-1 0-0 0, Barry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-93 22-26 96.

Phoenix (104) - Bennett 0-3 0-0 0, Barkley 9-17 4-7 22, Williams 4-8 2-2 10, Finley 4-12 2-2 10, Johnson 7-13 3-3 17, Manning 9-17 3-4 21, Perry 3-7 5-7 12, Green 1-3 0-0 2, Person 3-4 0-0 6, Kleine 1-2 2-2 4, Coker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-86 21-27 104.

Golden State 25 11 35 25 - 96

Phoenix 29 32 23 20 - 104

3-Point goals-Golden State 6-17 (Sprewell 4-6, Armstrong 2-6, Barry 0-1, Marshall 0-1, DeClercq 0-1, Coles 0-2), Phoenix 1-5 (Perry 1-2, Barkley 0-1, Finley 0-1, Person 0-1). Fouled out-Smith. Rebounds-Golden State 58 (Willis 16), Phoenix 56 (Williams, Barkley 9). Assists-Golden State 14 (Armstrong 5), Phoenix 33 (Johnson 15). Total fouls-Golden State 29, Phoenix 18. Technicals-Coles, Kersey, Johnson. A-19,023 (19,023).

Cavaliers 98, Rockets 85

Houston

Terrell Brandon scored 27 points to lead Cleveland to its third straight victory.

Hakeem Olajuwon missed his second consecutive game with tendinitis in both knees. The Rockets also were without guards Clyde Drexler, Mario Elie and Sam Cassell, all of whom are recovering from surgery.

Cleveland (98) - Mills 7-14 3-3 17, Ferry 2-4 0-0 5, Cage 1-2 0-0 2, Majerle 2-4 4-4 8, Brandon 9-15 8-10 27, Phills 7-10 0-2 14, Hill 7-7 3-3 17, Sura 2-3 4-5 8, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Lang 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-59 22-27 98.

Houston (85) - Horry 3-6 0-1 7, Brown 2-4 4-4 8, Bryant 2-7 3-4 7, Mack 6-12 0-0 13, Smith 2-7 3-4 7, Recasner 2-2 0-0 5, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Breaux 3-10 3-3 9, Moore 6-12 2-2 17, Booker 0-2 4-4 4, Chilcutt 3-4 0-0 8, Totals 29-66 19-22 85.

Cleveland 26 28 16 28 - 98

Houston 22 23 16 24 - 85

3-Point goals-Cleveland 2-10 (Ferry 1-2, Brandon 1-2, Phills 0-1, Majerle 0-2, Mills 0-3), Houston 8-18 (Moore 3-5, Chilcutt 2-3, Recasner 1-1, Mack 1-2, Horry 1-4, Booker 0-1, Breaux 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 34 (Cage 8), Houston 33 (Horry 7). Assists-Cleveland 31 (Ferry 7), Houston 22 (Horry, Smith 5). Total fouls-Cleveland 20, Houston 20. A-16,285 (16,285).

Nets 97, Nuggets 89

East Rutherford, N.J.

Chris Childs had 21 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists as New Jersey blew an 18-point third-quarter lead but came back to beat Denver.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who disclosed before the game that he received death threats because of his national anthem controversy, played only 6 minutes before leaving early in the second quarter with a contusion on his left foot.

Denver (89) - L.Ellis 5-14 2-4 12, McDyess 9-17 2-2 20, Mutombo 6-12 2-2 14, Stith 2-9 2-2 6, Rose 3-10 3-4 9, AbdulRauf 0-1 0-0 0, D.Ellis 6-11 0-0 15, Hammonds 2-4 2-2 6, Overton 2-4 2-3 7, R.Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-82 15-19 89.

New Jersey (97) - Brown 5-10 4-4 14, Gilliam 9-16 7-7 25, Bradley 4-15 4-4 12, O’Bannon 2-8 0-0 4, Childs 5-11 9-13 21, J.Williams 4-9 5-8 13, Fleming 1-2 0-0 2, Reeves 3-6 0-0 6, Dare 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-79 29-36 97.

Denver 21 18 30 20 - 89

New Jersey 27 26 18 26 - 97

3-Point goals-Denver 4-10 (D.Ellis 3-3, Overton 1-1, Rose 0-1, L.Ellis 0-2, Stith 0-3), New Jersey 2-5 (Childs 2-4, Reeves 0-1). Fouled out-Mutombo. Rebounds-Denver 50 (McDyess 12), New Jersey 54 (Bradley 12). Assists-Denver 14 (Rose 7), New Jersey 20 (Childs 11). Total fouls-Denver 21, New Jersey 18. Technical-Hammonds. A-15,467 (20,029).