Anderson Leads Blazers By L.A.

The Portland Trail Blazers ruined the Lakers’ bid for a first-round playoff sweep Wednesday night, burying Los Angeles early with Kenny Anderson’s 17-point first-quarter barrage, then withstanding a remarkable fourth-quarter rally for a 98-90 victory at Portland.

The Blazers pulled to 2-1 in the best-of-5 series, and they can even it by beating the Lakers again Friday.

The Blazers took control of Game 3 from the opening tip, then saw a 31-point third-quarter lead melt to six in the final period.

The Blazers led by 18 in the first quarter, 26 in the second and were up 69-38 after Isaiah Rider sank a 3-pointer with 7:58 left in the third.

Anderson, who had Portland’s only field goal of the fourth quarter, made his first eight field-goal tries and had a career playoff high of 30 points.

Shaquille O’Neal outscored Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis 29-0.

Trail Blazers 98, Lakers 90

L.A. Lakers (90) - Horry 0-2 0-0 0, Campbell 1-5 2-4 4, O’Neal 10-21 9-16 29, Jones 4-9 2-3 11, Van Exel 0-6 0-2 0, Kersey 2-4 4-5 8, Knight 4-5 1-2 9, Bryant 7-13 6-8 22, Fisher 0-1 0-0 0, Scott 2-6 2-2 7, Rooks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 26-42 90.

Portland (98) - C.Robinson 5-11 7-8 18, Wallace 7-13 5-8 20, Sabonis 0-7 0-0 0, Anderson 9-11 9-10 30, Rider 4-15 2-4 12, Dudley 0-3 0-0 0, Trent 4-8 1-3 9, Augmon 0-1 2-2 2, R.Robinson 1-3 1-1 3, Wingfield 0-0 4-4 4. Totals 30-72 31-40 98.

L.A. Lakers 17 19 22 32 - 90

Portland 32 27 25 14 - 98

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 4-16 (Bryant 2-3, Scott 1-2, Jones 1-5, Horry 0-1, Kersey 0-1, Fisher 0-1, Van Exel 0-3), Portland 7-16 (Anderson 3-4, Rider 2-7, Wallace 1-2, C.Robinson 1-3). Fouled out-Sabonis, Dudley. Rebounds-Los Angeles 63 (O’Neal 12), Portland 46 (Dudley 7). Assists-Los Angeles 18 (O’Neal, Van Exel 4), Portland 17 (Anderson 5). Total fouls-Los Angeles 26, Portland 33. Technicals-Los Angeles illegal defense, Dudley, Portland illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Dudley. A-21,538 (21,500).

Bulls 96, Bullets 95

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Michael Jordan brought the Bulls back from a nine-point deficit in the closing minutes before Scottie Pippen sank a driving dunk with 7.4 seconds left, giving Chicago a three-game sweep.

Chicago rallied from a 90-81 deficit to take a 94-93 lead on a jumper by Jordan with 1:12 left. Neither team scored again until Juwan Howard was fouled chasing a rebound, and his two foul shots put Washington up 95-94 at 22.1 seconds.

Jordan then lost the handle on the ball while going up for a shot, but Pippen gained control and drove the baseline for a jam while being fouled by Harvey Grant. He missed the foul shot, then Calbert Cheaney’s 20-footer at the buzzer was an airball.

Chicago (96) - Pippen 8-18 2-3 20, Rodman 6-8 2-3 14, Longley 2-4 0-1 4, Jordan 14-24 0-0 28, Harper 1-5 2-2 5, Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Kukoc 4-7 6-6 16, Kerr 3-6 0-0 7, B.Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Caffey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 12-15 96.

Washington (95) - Howard 7-15 3-3 17, Webber 8-10 2-2 18, Muresan 0-2 2-2 2, Cheaney 3-8 2-4 8, Strickland 9-18 5-7 24, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Murray 8-11 2-2 20, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Legler 0-0 0-0 0, Whitney 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 37-67 16-20 95.

Chicago 22 26 22 26 - 96

Washington 23 23 24 25 - 95

3-Point goals-Chicago 6-21 (Kukoc 2-4, Pippen 2-7, Kerr 1-2, Harper 1-3, Jordan 0-5), Washington 5-9 (Murray 2-3, Whitney 2-3, Strickland 1-1, Webber 0-2). Fouled out-Webber. Rebounds-Chicago 40 (Rodman 10), Washington 37 (Webber 8). Assists-Chicago 12 (Jordan 6), Washington 16 (Strickland 9). Total fouls-Chicago 25, Washington 26. Technicals- Rodman, Longley. A-18,756 (18,756).