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Willie Anderson hit two free throws with 17.4 seconds left after a basket by Elden Campbell was waved off, and Nick Van Exel missed a jumper at the buzzer as Miami beat the Los Angeles Lakers 98-97 Friday night.

Voshon Lenard paced Miami with 25 points. Tim Hardaway and Jamal Mashburn added 21 each. Mashburn, who fouled out with 1:51 to play, also had eight rebounds and seven assists.

Campbell led the Lakers with 24 points and 12 rebounds and Van Exel had 20 points and 11 assists.

A jump hook by Campbell put Los Angeles up 97-93 with 1:22 to go, and a 3-pointer by Hardaway, one of 15 by Miami, made it 97-96 with 48.8 seconds left. The Lakers then squandered two chances to build on their lead.

Michael Jordan vs. Reggie Miller was no contest as Jordan scored 36 points and helped hold Miller to 18 as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers 117-98.

Jordan shot 11 of 25 from the field and hit 13 of 14 free throws as he topped the 30-point mark for the 38th time this season, including 11 of his last 15 games.

Miller, meanwhile, had little room to shoot against Jordan and was 5 of 17 from the field, including 2 for 10 from 3-point range.

Glen Rice scored 27 points and Vlade Divac hit four key free throws in the final 4 minutes to lead the Charlotte Hornets to their ninth win in 11 games, 102-97 over the Toronto Raptors. The victory put the Hornets (44-24) 20 games over .500 for the first time in club history.

Spurs’ Smith a no-show

San Antonio Spurs forward Charles Smith failed to show up at Arco Arena in Sacramento for Friday night’s game against the Kings.

Spurs spokesman Tom James said Smith did not take the team flight to Sacramento after a loss Thursday at Phoenix. By game time Friday, the Spurs had not been in contact with the veteran forward.

Smith has seen limited action this season. He played in the team’s first four games, then missed the next 59 due to osteoarthritis in his right knee.

Globetrotters get some Magic

Magic Johnson will play for the Harlem Globetrotters in a game against a team of college all-stars on April 19.

The 11-time NBA All-Star will join the Globetrotters for the game in Phoenix, which will be played without the team’s usual assortment of routines and gimmicks. The game is part of the Nike Desert Classic, a showcase for college players who are eligible for this year’s NBA Draft.