Sun Sets On Spurs’ Long Run

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Michael Finley got a defensive rebound, made a free throw, stole the ball and made a breakaway dunk in the final 20 seconds Tuesday night as Phoenix beat San Antonio 111-104 to end the Spurs’ 17-game winning streak.

Charles Barkley, who had 28 points and 11 rebounds, made a 3-pointer with 54 seconds remaining for a 105-99 Phoenix lead that put the Suns within reach of their first win over the Spurs this season

Chuck Person scored 18 points for the Spurs, getting the last on a 3-pointer with 40 seconds to go.

Suns 111, Spurs 104

San Antonio (104) - Elliott 8-16 1-1 19, Smith 4-8 0-0 8, Robinson 10-16 8-12 28, Del Negro 6-10 2-2 15, A.Johnson 3-12 0-0 6, C.Person 6-15 0-0 18, Perdue 1-1 0-0 2, Rivers 3-4 0-0 6, Alexander 1-2 0-0 2, Herrera 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-84 11-15 104.

Phoenix (111) - Finley 9-19 8-12 26, Barkley 9-15 9-9 28, J.Williams 4-9 3-4 11, W.Person 7-12 3-6 22, K.Johnson 7-13 3-6 17, Manning 2-5 0-0 4, Green 1-1 0-0 2, Perry 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 39-78 27-39 111.

San Antonio 26 27 27 24 - 104

Phoenix 27 24 28 32 - 111

3-Point goals-San Antonio 9-22 (C.Person 6-12, Elliott 2-6, Del Negro 1-3, Alexander 0-1), Phoenix 6-15 (W.Person 5-8, Barkley 1-3, Finley 0-2, Perry 0-2). Fouled out-C.Person. Rebounds-San Antonio 41 (Robinson 11), Phoenix 56 (J.Williams 12). Assists-San Antonio 31 (A.Johnson 17), Phoenix 23 (K.Johnson 12). Total fouls-San Antonio 27, Phoenix 15. Technicals-Barkley, Manning, K.Johnson, Finley, San Antonio illegal defense 2. A-19,023 (19,023).

Bulls 110, Heat 92 Miami

Dennis Rodman had 13 rebounds, eight points and no head-butts in a generally well-behaved return from a six-game suspension as Chicago beat Miami.

Rodman, suspended for butting a referee March 16, returned sporting a new red hairdo. He was held out of the starting lineup by coach Phil Jackson and entered the game to cheers and jeers with 4:02 left in the opening period.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen each scored 32 points for Chicago.

Chicago (110) - Pippen 11-18 9-15 32, Kukoc 5-13 4-7 17, Wennington 1-3 1-2 3, Jordan 11-23 8-8 32, Harper 2-6 1-2 5, Rodman 4-5 0-0 8, Kerr 0-2 0-0 0, Salley 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 0-2 1-2 1, Caffey 1-1 2-2 4, Buechler 2-4 0-0 6, Simpkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-81 26-38 110.

Miami (92) - Williams 1-5 0-0 3, Thomas 5-8 1-1 11, Mourning 7-12 10-14 24, Chapman 5-15 1-2 12, Hardaway 7-14 1-1 16, Askins 1-7 0-0 3, Gatling 8-11 2-6 18, Lenard 2-8 0-0 4, Corbin 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 36-80 16-26 92.

Chicago 26 28 24 32 - 110

Miami 23 19 24 26 - 92

3-Point goals-Chicago 8-18 (Kukoc 3-6, Jordan 2-3, Buechler 2-3, Pippen 1-3, Harper 0-1, Kerr 0-2), Miami 4-23 (Williams 1-2, Askins 1-4, Hardaway 1-5, Chapman 1-7, Lenard 0-5). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 57 (Rodman 13), Miami 52 (Mourning 13). Assists-Chicago 23 (Harper 6), Miami 15 (Hardaway 8). Total fouls-Chicago 25, Miami 24. Technicals-Williams, Miami illegal defenses 2, Mourning. Flagrant fouls-Askins. A-15,200 (15,200).

Hawks 109, Celtics 89 Atlanta

Steve Smith scored 22, topping the 20-point mark for the sixth time in eight games as Atlanta earned its sixth straight victory over Boston.

Boston (89) - Fox 1-10 2-2 4, Williams 4-12 2-4 10, Lister 1-2 0-0 2, Minor 9-15 0-0 18, Wesley 5-8 1-2 11, Barros 4-9 1-2 12, Ellison 2-3 2-2 6, Day 4-8 0-0 10, Burrough 3-4 0-1 6, Brown 3-11 0-0 6, Hamilton 0-1 2-4 2, Mundt 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-85 10-17 89.

Atlanta (109) - Augmon 4-11 2-2 10, Long 4-5 6-6 14, Laettner 9-12 1-1 19, Smith 8-16 6-7 22, Blaylock 6-14 0-0 17, Ehlo 1-6 0-0 3, Henderson 5-9 1-2 11, Jordan 0-1 4-4 4, Norman 2-2 0-0 5, Boyce 0-1 0-0 0, Rooks 2-2 0-0 4, Bullard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-80 20-22 109.

Boston 24 18 20 27 - 89

Atlanta 35 25 25 24 - 109

3-Point goals-Boston 5-20 (Barros 3-7, Day 2-4, Fox 0-2, Wesley 0-2, Brown 0-5), Atlanta 7-18 (Blaylock 5-12, Ehlo 1-2, Norman 1-1, Bullard 0-1, Smith 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Boston 49 (Lister 7), Atlanta 47 (Laettner 12). Assists-Boston 16 (Wesley 4), Atlanta 15 (Blaylock 6). Total fouls-Boston 19, Atlanta 14. A-12,303 (16,378).

Raptors 104, Clippers 103 (OT) Toronto

Oliver Miller just missed a triple-double with 18 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocked shots, and sent the game into overtime on a short jumper with 0.1 seconds left as Toronto beat Los Angeles.

L.A. Clippers (103) - R.Rogers 3-12 3-6 10, Vaught 8-15 2-3 18, Roberts 5-14 0-0 10, Sealy 6-18 2-2 14, Richardson 4-11 0-0 10, Harvey 1-2 0-0 2, Outlaw 4-8 4-6 12, Dehere 5-12 5-5 19, L.Murray 1-1 0-0 2, Barry 3-10 0-0 6. Totals 40-103 16-22 103.

Toronto (104) - T.Murray 11-23 4-4 30, C.Rogers 9-11 2-8 20, Miller 8-17 2-7 18, Christie 1-4 1-1 3, Stoudamire 11-27 4-4 29, Robertson 1-1 0-0 2, Earl 0-1 0-0 0, King 1-1 0-0 2, Whitfield 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-86 13-24 104.

L.A. Clippers 27 26 19 25 6 - 103

Toronto 25 16 36 20 7 - 104

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 7-23 (Dehere 4-8, Richardson 2-5, R.Rogers 1-6, Sealy 0-1, Barry 0-3), Toronto 7-15 (T.Murray 4-8, Stoudamire 3-6, Christie 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 66 (Vaught 14), Toronto 58 (Miller 15). Assists-Los Angeles 28 (Dehere 7), Toronto 30 (Stoudamire 12). Total fouls-Los Angeles 19, Toronto 20. Technicals-Barry, Stoudamire. A-21,135 (22,911).

Knicks 90, Pacers 86 Indianapolis

Anthony Mason scored 23, including two crucial baskets in the final minute, and Patrick Ewing scored 11 of his 21 in the fourth quarter as New York defeated Indiana.

New York (90) - Mason 9-12 5-7 23, Oakley 5-7 5-6 15, Ewing 8-15 5-5 21, Starks 2-7 0-0 5, Harper 3-9 1-1 9, H.Davis 1-5 1-1 3, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Reid 3-6 4-4 10, Ward 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-67 21-24 90.

Indiana (86) - McKey 8-14 2-2 18, D.Davis 5-9 2-6 12, Smits 9-17 4-6 22, Miller 3-12 5-9 11, Jackson 2-4 0-0 5, A.Davis 0-3 1-2 1, Best 2-5 0-0 4, Pierce 2-5 0-0 6, Schintzius 0-1 0-0 0, Ferrell 3-5 1-1 7. Totals 34-75 15-26 86.

New York 25 15 26 24 - 90

Indiana 22 20 23 21 - 86

3-Point goals-New York 3-9 (Harper 2-4, Starks 1-3, H.Davis 0-2), Indiana 3-14 (Pierce 2-3, Jackson 1-2, McKey 0-1, Smits 0-1, Best 0-1, Miller 0-6). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New York 42 (Mason 10), Indiana 47 (A.Davis 9). Assists-New York 21 (Harper 6), Indiana 21 (Jackson 8). Total fouls-New York 22, Indiana 27. Technicals-Ewing, Smits, Miller, Indiana illegal defense. Flagrant fouls-Oakley, Harper. A-16,726 (16,530).

Hornets 102, Lakers 97 Charlotte, N.C.

Charlotte snapped Los Angeles’ four-game road winning streak as Glen Rice scored 27 and Del Curry added 23.

L.A. Lakers (97) - M.Johnson 0-4 10-11 10, Campbell 3-9 2-2 8, Divac 5-11 2-3 12, Jones 3-12 2-2 9, Van Exel 4-13 3-4 13, Peeler 1-7 2-2 4, Ceballos 14-22 6-8 35, Threatt 2-6 2-2 6, Lynch 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-86 29-34 97.

Charlotte (102) - L.Johnson 4-13 5-6 13, Geiger 4-14 2-2 10, Parish 2-6 0-0 4, Rice 10-19 5-5 27, Anderson 5-11 2-2 14, Myers 2-3 2-2 6, Curry 9-12 2-2 23, Goldwire 1-1 0-2 3, Hancock 1-4 0-0 2, Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-83 18-21 102.

L.A. Lakers 26 29 18 24 - 97

Charlotte 28 25 25 24 - 102

3-Point goals-Los Angeles 4-20 (Van Exel 2-8, Ceballos 1-3, Jones 1-4, Peeler 0-2, Threatt 0-2, M.Johnson 0-1), Charlotte 8-16 (Curry 3-4, Rice 2-4, Anderson 2-5, Goldwire 1-1, L.Johnson 0-1, Myers 0-1). Fouled out-Anderson. Rebounds- Los Angeles 46 (Ceballos 11), Charlotte 61 (Parish 14). Assists- Los Angeles 20 (M.Johnson 10), Charlotte 29 (Anderson 9). Total fouls-Los Angeles 19, Charlotte 21. Technicals-Peeler, Geiger, L.Johnson, Charlotte illegal defense. A-24,042 (23,698).

Bucks 105, Pistons 98 Milwaukee

Milwaukee won for the first time in a month, ending a franchise-record 15-game losing streak with a comeback victory over playoff-bound Detroit.

Detroit (98) - Hill 8-15 8-12 24, Thorpe 6-9 2-5 14, Reid 1-2 0-0 2, Dumars 3-11 0-0 9, Houston 11-16 2-2 29, Ratliff 1-1 0-2 2, Hunter 5-7 0-0 11, Mills 0-8 0-0 0, Curry 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 38-73 12-21 98.

Milwaukee (105) - Baker 8-13 9-14 25, Robinson 5-16 0-0 11, Cummings 4-10 1-2 9, Douglas 6-12 2-2 19, Newman 3-7 0-0 6, Conlon 1-1 0-0 2, Benjamin 6-7 0-0 12, Mayberry 2-3 0-0 4, Respert 2-3 0-0 5, Keys 3-7 3-4 12. Totals 40-79 15-22 105.

Detroit 28 28 25 17 - 98

Milwaukee 31 20 24 30 - 105

3-Point goals-Detroit 10-23 (Houston 5-6, Dumars 3-10, Curry 1-1, Hunter 1-3, Mills 0-3), Milwaukee 10-22 (Douglas 5-9, Keys 3-5, Respert 1-1, Robinson 1-5, Newman 0-1, Mayberry 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Detroit 41 (Mills 7), Milwaukee 49 (Baker 9). Assists-Detroit 23 (Dumars 7), Milwaukee 24 (Robinson 6). Total fouls-Detroit 22, Milwaukee 17. A-16,112 (18,633).

Kings 104, Mavericks 97 Dallas

Sacramento broke a tie by outscoring Dallas by 14 in the first 6:18 of the fourth quarter to strengthen its hold on a playoff spot.

Sacramento (104) - Causwell 1-3 2-2 4, Grant 11-20 3-5 25, Polynice 5-7 0-0 10, Richmond 4-11 7-7 17, Edney 4-5 0-0 9, Hurley 1-6 0-0 2, Owens 4-10 4-4 12, Smith 6-7 3-5 15, Marciulionis 3-5 2-4 10. Totals 39-74 21-27 104.

Dallas (97) - McCloud 9-21 3-6 26, Jones 3-11 0-1 6, Williams 2-6 1-2 5, Kidd 5-15 4-4 15, Jackson 8-18 5-7 25, Brooks 0-2 2-2 2, Harris 4-7 0-0 9, Meyer 1-1 0-0 2, Parks 0-3 2-2 2, Wood 0-1 0-0 0, Dumas 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 34-93 18-26 97.

Sacramento 26 27 18 33 - 104

Dallas 25 19 27 26 - 97

3-Point goals-Sacramento 5-11 (Marciulionis 2-3, Richmond 2-5, Edney 1-1, Hurley 0-1, Owens 0-1), Dallas 11-29 (McCloud 5-12, Jackson 4-8, Harris 1-1, Kidd 1-2, Jones 0-1, Parks 0-2, Dumas 0-3). Fouled out-Jones. Rebounds- Sacramento 52 (Smith 10), Dallas 56 (Williams 12). Assists- Sacramento 23 (Hurley 6), Dallas 24 (Kidd 12). Total fouls- Sacramento 23, Dallas 28. Technicals-Owens, Sacramento illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Richmond. A-15,194 (17,502).

Nuggets 86, Timberwolves 78 Denver

Don MacLean and Dale Ellis combined for 39 points off the bench as Denver blew a 16-point first-half lead but rallied past Minnesota.

Minnesota (78) - Garnett 6-9 0-0 12, Gugliotta 5-9 4-4 15, Lang 5-16 1-2 11, Porter 5-9 0-0 11, Rider 6-13 5-7 17, Mitchell 1-4 4-4 6, Webb 0-4 0-0 0, Riley 2-3 1-2 5, West 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 30-68 16-21 78.

Denver (86) - L.Ellis 5-12 2-4 12, McDyess 5-11 2-2 12, Mutombo 3-6 4-6 10, Rose 2-8 0-0 4, Stith 2-6 1-1 5, D.Ellis 6-12 1-2 15, MacLean 10-19 4-4 24, Overton 1-2 0-0 2, Grant 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 35-78 14-19 86.

Minnesota 12 22 30 14 - 78

Denver 24 21 23 18 - 86

3-Point goals-Minnesota 2-9 (Gugliotta 1-1, Porter 1-4, Webb 0-1, West 0-1, Garnett 0-2), Denver 2-10 (D.Ellis 2-5, L.Ellis 0-1, Rose 0-2, MacLean 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 43 (Garnett 11), Denver 48 (Mutombo 18). Assists-Minnesota 13 (Gugliotta, Porter 3), Denver 17 (Rose 4). Total fouls-Minnesota 16, Denver 18. Technical- Denver illegal defense. A-15,042 (17,171).

Trail Blazers 101, Grizzlies 85 Portland, Ore.

Portland won its fifth straight game and sent Vancouver to its 23rd consecutive loss.

Vancouver (85) - Wilkins 2-4 0-0 5, Amaya 2-5 3-4 7, Reeves 6-13 1-2 13, B.Edwards 0-9 2-2 2, Anthony 6-10 2-4 16, Scott 2-4 2-2 6, Mobley 1-3 0-2 2, Murdock 1-5 0-0 3, Moten 1-8 5-6 7, Avent 4-9 2-2 10, King 3-6 4-4 12, Manning 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 29-82 21-28 85.

Portland (101) - C.Robinson 7-14 3-5 19, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Sabonis 5-12 3-5 14, McKie 7-10 2-2 17, Strickland 3-9 0-0 6, Dudley 3-5 2-2 8, Wingfield 4-8 1-2 10, R.Robinson 2-5 0-0 5, J.Robinson 5-7 0-0 11, Trent 2-4 3-4 7, Spencer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-78 14-20 101.

Vancouver 16 20 25 24 - 85

Portland 29 31 22 19 - 101

3-Point goals-Vancouver 6-14 (King 2-4, Anthony 2-4, Wilkins 1-2, Murdock 1-3, Moten 0-1), Portland 7-20 (C.Robinson 2-5, Wingfield 1-1, J.Robinson 1-2, McKie 1-2, Sabonis 1-3, R.Robinson 1-3, Strickland 0-4). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Vancouver 42 (Avent 8), Portland 62 (Sabonis 13). Assists-Vancouver 19 (Anthony 6), Portland 24 (Strickland 10). Total fouls-Vancouver 20, Portland 25. Technicals-Amaya. A-19,868 (21,401).

Rockets 112, Warriors 106 Oakland, Calif.

Sam Mack had a career-high 38 points and injury-riddled Houston used a late spurt to end a seven-game losing streak.

Houston (112) - Brown 6-12 4-5 16, Horry 1-10 3-4 5, Bryant 8-13 2-8 18, Mack 10-20 12-13 38, K.Smith 2-5 0-0 5, Recasner 5-8 2-2 13, Chilcutt 1-3 2-2 4, Breaux 4-5 0-0 9, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Booker 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 39-78 25-34 112.

Golden State (106) - Kersey 5-10 2-2 13, J.Smith 8-14 2-4 18, Willis 5-11 1-2 11, Armstrong 7-13 8-9 23, Sprewell 7-15 3-4 17, Marshall 4-5 0-0 10, Coles 5-12 1-2 12, Rozier 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 42-82 17-23 106.

Houston 22 29 31 30 - 112

Golden State 23 28 26 29 - 106

3-Point goals-Houston 9-21 (Mack 6-10, Breaux 1-1, Recasner 1-2, J.Smith 1-4, Chilcutt 0-1, Horry 0-3), Golden State 5-13 (Marashall 2-2, Kersey 1-1, Armstrong 1-2, Coles 1-5, Sprewell 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 46 (Horry 13), Golden State 48 (Willis 12). Assists-Houston 27 (Horry 6), Golden State 22 (Kersey, Armstrong, Coles 5). Total fouls-Houston 22, Golden State 29. A-15,025 (15,025).