Show D4 The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Wednesday December Focused Jordan Grabs Record Despite a Bizarre Phone Call THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 04 Hutberg Croshere Bohannon Totals MiMINNEAPOLIS chael Jordan's record-settinnight was tarnished by an unsubstantiated tele- 0 0 0 M0 g Percentage FG 0 1 Columbia Z 0 2 0 40 28 109 Miller Jackson Hoiberg 01) Train Rebounds: 4 Blocked shots: 4 Smite 2 McKey Bohannon) Turnovers: 17 (Best 4 Rose 4 A Daw 3 2 Jackson 2 McKev Bohannon Steals: 10(MulUn3 Smite 2 Jackson 2 Row 2 Mchev phone call claiming his mother had been hospital- ized The Minnesota Timber-wolve- s beat the Chicago Bulls for the first time ever Tuesday night ruining Jordan's NBA record-settin788th consecutive double-digi- t scoring game Jordan scored 33 points to eclipse Kareem mark of 787 games with at least 10 points But Stephon Marbury scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to rally the Timber-wolve- s who'had been against Chicago since joining the league in 1989 Jordan scored 17 in the first half to break the record but struggled badly after getting a note at halftime saying his mother Dolores had been rushed to a hospital near Greenville NC The note said a call had come into the Target Center command office from Jordan's brother Larry according to a source who spoke on the condition he not be identified New 25 Jersey Indiana 23 4 7 19 32 A 16 489(16 530) T 1 Officials Tommy Nune Palmer 99-9- g 25 26 Nib three-pointe- rs Violet FT 775 556 (Person Elliott Williams 01 Alexander 02) Team Rebound 7 Blocked shot 8 (D Robinson Duncan 2 Wdhamsi Turnovers 12 (Duncan 4 Johnson 3 Elliott P Robinson Jackson Person Williams) Steals: 5 (Duncan D Robinson Johnson Alexander) FG FT Reb VAN M A A PF Pte Abdr Rhm 03 5 0 24 OO i 34 1 6 6 Thorpe 4 5 14 Mack 1014 2 4 28 Daniels Chilcutt Slater Miller MriVrady Totals FT 735 435 (Stondamiee Tabak 01) Team Rebounds 9 Blocked shots: 9 (Tabak 4 Wallace 2 Miller 2 Christie) Turnover 19 (Stoudamire 4 Miller 3 Slater 2 Tabak 2 Wallace 2 Resperl 2 Gamer Christie Cam by team) Steals: 9 (Christie 2 Stoudamire 1 Slater Camby Miller Tabak Wallace! FG FT Reb M A M A A PF Pis Detroit 34 S 3 1 1016 2 414 FT 857 (hm!s 294 'Kerr 3 8 Jordan Kukoc Burrell 02) Ol Harper Team Rebounds 9 Blocked shots: 4 (Longley 2 Harper Kerr) 13 Longley 3 Jordan 3 Rodman 2 Turnover Kukoc 2 Harper team 2 Steals 8 (Harper 4 Kukoc 2 Rodman Kerr) Technical fouls Coach Jackson 1st FT 484 24 e Officials -- 27 39 201 (19193 Joe Borgia Joe Forte 124 11$ Nolan Fine 29 27 16 23 95 Minnesota 25 22 23 29 99 Officials Richardson (19006) Ronnie Oleaak PHOENIX Cliff Robinson had 12 of his 18 points in the second half steadying Phoenix in the face of Bostons pressure defense in his teams win Rogers Totals FT 250iMctartv24 i 667 Brown Knight Walker Billups Barros Team Rebounds ft 11 shots: 3 (Knight Brown Rogers) Turnovers: 18 Walker 7 McCarty 3 Brown 3 Bowen Knight Minor team) DeClercq Steals: 21 (DeClercq 5 Bowen 3 Mercer 3 Walker 2 Barros 2 McCarty Knight Brown Minor Edney Rogers) Technical fouls None Illegal defense: None FT shall Chapman Bryant Douglas Halev Dare Totals 3241 14 17 FG 395 FT 697 Percentage 3 Point Goals 25(1 (Van Horn 3 Benin! Gill 04 Kittles Team Rebounds- 7 Blocked shot (Cassell) Turnover 18 (Cassell 4 Gill 3 Van Horn 2 Williams 2 Kittles 2 Cage 2 Benoit Edwards team) Steals 8 (Cassell Horn Benoit) Technical foul 2 Cage Coach 2 Douglas Cahpan FT M A 00 00 00 00 2 Van Boston OT APFPts 5 00 0 0 M3 2 4 04 6 2 2 3 04 A 19 023 Officiate 11 I 3 3 2 3 9 2 1 S 19 023j -- Ed F Ken Mauer EAST RUTHERFORD On a night Martin NJ Brodeur went home before the game with the flu the Chicago Blackhawks made his New Jersey Devils teammates look even sicker Eric Daze had two goals and an assist in a four-goa- l second period and the Blackhawks enjoyed their W'einnch Starks CAVALIERS 78 CLEVELAND Totals 16 British 249 24 27 FG 465 FT 619 625 (Johnson Percentage slashing) 37 j First PerM 1 Carotoa Primeau 9 'Kron Penalties Halter Car ) Kapaneni 3 19 Daigneauh Ana tripping) 5 52 Janssens Ana (bokhngi 1103 Burt Car iboktingl 1913 Seeood Period 2 Carolina Kron (Sanderson 0'Netik9 14 Penalties Sacco Ana (board-mg-) 4 25 Nielsen Am 618 Gnrnron Car roughing' 11 20: Ntehen Ana 1120 Leschvsfeyu Car (roughingi (roughing) 1209 Todd Am (tripping 14 19 RyrbeL Ana 16 16 Rytbri Ana (unsportsmanlike (elbowing' 18 40- Leach Car (unsportsmanlike conduct! conduct) 1840: Haller Or (bokhag stick) Shota on goal Anaheim Carolina Opportunities Anaheim 0 of 5 Carolina 0 of 8 GoaHes Anaheim Hebert (26 shots-2Burke saves) Carolina -8 309(15 902) Referee Rob Shick Linesmen Derek AmeiL Gord Broseker PANTHERS 2 SHARKS 2 Goal Blocked Dudlev) t 1911 Anaheim Srfaime 12 (Kr-fy164L Prealtteu Halter Car Mir(bokhng! lUrpa Am (elbrenag) onov Aaa slashing) 13 36 21 24 Ray Whitney two goals but it wasnt enough to interrupt Floridas home ice woes and the Panthers skated to a tie with San Jose SanJose 1 1 lit Florida 92 92 First Period 1 Florida Whitney 14 (Svehla) 6 25 (ppl 2 San Jose Gill 7 (Ragnarason Mar team 7 44 (pp) Penalties Jirvainrvski Fla (interference) 1 25: Matteau SJ (tripping' 4 21 Nolan SJ (misportsmanbke conduct) 5 57 Lindsay Fla (interference) 6 38 Fnesen SJ 1901: Lata SJ Rathje SJ (hooking) 1647 Second Period 3 Florida Whitnev 15 (Carkneri 18 29 Penalttes-ftat- hje SJ l 147 Stunn SJ 4 15 Fla (boWmg stick Granato SJ 17 56 Tbirt Period- -4 San Jose Matteau 4 (Graven Nirbolh) 5 32 Penalties Lam Fla fstashni State FlafboWmg) None Penalties shot 5 (B Williams TRAIL BLAZERS 96 76ERS 86 PORTLAND Ore Brian Grant had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Portland broke away from Philadel- PHIL Thomas Cummings Ratliff Jackson Iverson Davis mvai l Trying to push the pace of the game more than they have in recent weeks the Percentage Goals: lit FG 615 FT 81 24 500 RusaenMEisleyl if Um Team Rebounds: 12 Nuggets cut the lead to 12 A 21538121500) T 2 07 Blocked shot 6 points in the third quarter Officials Greg Willard Tim Donaghy Bernie but the Jazz pulled away and Morris) Fryer 17 (Anderson Turn ever fj Ostertag tV led by as many as 36 StocktoC- Vaughn 3 Russell 2 Malone Hornacek Foster) LAKERS 93 We were clicking thats Steal 6 (Hornacek 2 Carr Skton Oste- rall it was said Carr Our tag Farter) KINGS 80 Technical fouls: None f big guys had it going The tV Elden Campbell whose man all three upstairs fill-igot for Shaquille days as a guys big going Hopefully ONeal might be over had hell choose one of those 23 points and nine rebounds us to for win nights champito lead Los Angeles onship FG FT Reb SACRA A PF Pte The Jazz hadnt scored so Wahad 3 0 many points in a regulation Owens 10 14 3 Stewart 0 victory since beating Golden Richmond 8 State 138-9in 1992 And Johnson 5 Polvmce only twice since then have Salvadori they exceeded 132 in an Rauf 3 Percentage FG 338 FT 80b i overtime game 3 Dehere in a 0 Goals: 417 (LElhi Battie Hendrcksa 2 double-Oloss to Dallas Newman Garris Washington Hurlev 0 in Team 14 1996 in and Rebounds: a Totals' 240 134 2 23 24 80 win over Minnesota earlier H Blocked shot 4 (Garrett Jackson Percentage FG 881 FT 667 Ellis) Goal this season The 1000 vic143 (Johnson RichTurnover 12 (Newman 4 Bathed LEIlis2 mond Owens Dehere Jackson Garris Wolf H Ellis) tories by the way compares Hendrickson Steals: 7 (Jackson 3 Battie 3 Netrman) to 916 losses since entering Team Rebound 7 Technical foul None Blocked shot 2 Salvadori I 5 (Polynice fj the NBA as the New Orleans Illegal defense: Stewart) Jazz in 1974 Turnover 13 (Abdul Wahad 5 Richmond 3 Utah 33 132 -3Johnson 2 Stewart Dehere Hendnckson) Denver 99 1 Steal 13 "You saw the best and 3 Richmond 2 JohnA son 2 Hendnckson 2 Stewart Polvmce 14230 (17171) T 22L worst of it said Hanzlik Officials Bob Hurley) Delaney Ted Bernhardt Technical foub: None Theyre one of the best Woody Mayfield 1) Illegal defense None teams in the league re Utah showed that you have LA Min MA IT 29 2 2 34 Horry to play the game as much and inexperienced as we Fox 36 4 3 with your head as with your are its tough going up 36 3 4 Campbell Jones 34 04 0 4 body When youre as young against a veteran teatji Van Exel 38 11 j ii 3 2 Stockton it 1 9 1 1 136-13- Stewart Waiters Parker -- Totals Goals: 84 FG 392 FT 714 500 (Thomas 4-- 6 San Jose Vernon Ronda Vantnesbrow I of Team Rebounds: 11 Blocked shot 7 (Ratliff 8 Weatherspoon 2 Davis Iverson) Turnover 19 (Iverson 8 Weatherspoon 3 McKie 2 Ratliff 2 Thomas Cummings Jackson Davis) Steal 12 (Weatherspoon 5 Iverson 3 Thomas Cummings Ratliff McKie) Technical foul third Illegal defense Illegal defense: 1 3 Mills Percentage: FG 456 FT 733 286 Anderson of 21 siwta-1) 3 14703 (14703) Referee Paul Devorskt Linesmen Morin Stephane Provost t 1 IIIL STANDINGS EASTERN Jus - 17 26 17 80 16 26 20 13 A 16 283 (17505) T 204 Steve Javte Kevin Fehr Officiate Spooner EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Dtvtsto L YPts GF WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division W 26 19 15 Lea Aisetes -2 2 3 C Johnson 7 (Norstrom Stnrnpei)lM4 ray II (Perreault Blake) 2 Los Angeles Mur19 29 PenaJtiro :59 Odjick Van (trip- LA (booking) StumpeL 15 13 Second Period 3 Los Angetes Coortnafl 3 Vancouver 230 Bure 24 (Meaner) 2 58 5 Los Angeles RointaiDe 'C Johnson Stuapelt 1 fl L SOL 8 2 15 I 17 5 12 18 4 Pte GF GA 54 135 109 39 110 108 35 109 119 28 101 118 Southwest Diriston W L SOL Pte GF GA 23 10 4 50 120 98 22 13 5 49 131 115 22 9 4 48 122 100 Pte LATE GAME 2 52 114 21 10 7 8 42 109 108 17 15 36 104 112 15 19 $ 35 104 111 14 20 5 7 33 101 115 18 13 3 B 91 46 115 98 14 20 100 110 13 19 32 89 103 Division 39 116 110 Anaheim at 1514 6 Chicago at New Jeraey San Jose at Florida Two Lee Angeles Stampel 11 fCJohnron Zmcdeki 17 59 Penalties RobitaiDe LA (trip5 44 Noonan Van (holding 8 39 ping1 Third Period 7 Vancouver Bore 25 15 25 Penalty C Johnson LA 'bolding stick) 1844 Shota ea goal Vancouver Lot 32 Angetes Pewer-phOpportunities Vancouver Oof 3 Los Angeles 0 of 2 Goatiro Vanctwver frbe (32 sbots-2- 7 ovesi JjOS Angetes Poet A 13 137 (16 005) Referee Stephen Waikom Sterne Heyer Baron Parker Lteesaea GA 48 109 CONFERENCE Central 68 115 4 40 6 40 5 S3 18 17 17 16 WESTERN 23 L TPte GF 20 15 11 20 4 26 92 129 points are awarded for a victory one for a shootout loss Tuesdays Gamro Long Bench 4 Houston 3 (SO) Todays Games Las Vegas at Manitoba 3 pm Indianapohs at Cleveland 4 pm Quebec at Orlando 4 pm Milwaukee at Kansas City 5 pm Chicago at Michigan 5 pm Detroit at Grand Rapids 5 pm Cmrmnati at Fort Wayne S:30 pm Houston at Utah 7 pm San Antonio at Long Beach 9 pm NOTE 23 Division 20 12 Pittsburgh Montreal Ottawa Boston Carolina Buffalo 49 107 72 85 12 17 12 8 Bay GA 25 10 W 9 Bill NIIL STANDINGS DMskm Northeast 1 1 26 31 Uken Tampa Philadelphia LeClair 28 12 57 Penalties Myhres Phi major (fighting) 4 12 Lareque Edm major 412 Smyth Edm (holding 7 21 (fighting) Pb major (fighting) 11 44 Myhres Pte Los Angeles FlrW Period Sacramento Philadelphia Washington NY Rangers NY Islanders Florida ) (unsportsmanlike' conduct) misconduct 1144 Brown Edm major 'fighting 11 44 Lareque Edm misconduct 1144 Buchberger Edm (unsportsman-bk- e conduct) 1144 Second Period 2 Edmonton Lindgren 9 (Mamhant Buchhergerl 6 27 3 Philadelphia Nnnimaa2(SvobodaProspaJi 10 26 (ppi Penal-tirWeight Edm double minor 7 23 Buehberger Edm (slashing) 8 39 Svoboda Phi (roughing 1116 Forbes Phi (interference) 1815 Tbiri Period 1 Philadelphia LeHair 29 (Fa Boon Grattoo) Penalties Richardson Phi (roughing) 16: ProspaL Phi (roughing) 5 12 Weight Edm (roughing) 5 12 Smvth Edm (goabe interference) 18 27 Svoboda Phi (interference) 1906 State on goal Philadelphia Ed30 monton Opportunities Philadelphia I of 5 Edmonton 0 of 3 GoaHes (30 shots-2Philadelphia Snow saves) Edmonton Joseph A 17 099(17 099) Referee Lance Roberts Iesmee Swede Knox Randy Mittot IS 25 19 LA CONFERENCE Alberta John LeClair scored two goals as Philadelphia continued its domination of slumping Edmonton Kordic 2 Grizz-Aero249 W 1 1 Rooks Totals New Jersey ping A Rider EDMONTON 44 1 04 Bryant Blount Fisher Percentage FG 444 FT 821 316 (Jones Goals Fox Van Exel Horry Btyant Team Rebounds: 9 Blocked shots 7 (Hony 2 Fox Campbell Jones Bryant Blount) Turnovers: 21 (Fox 6 Campbell 4 Van Exel 3 Jones 2 Bryant 2 Fisher 2 Hony Rooks) Steal 5 (Fox 3 Campbell Jones) Teehnlral foul None Illegal defense: None Team Rebound 7 Blocked shot 12 (Cato 7 Grant Wallace Augmon Rider) Turnover 13 (Rider 3 Williams 3 Wallace 2 MONDAYS 5: Iverson FLYERS 3 OILERS 1 29 Flori- Jose ) 34 Dudley Devils 11 ' - McKie Goal I Oppartottfes-S- afi Goa firs - -2- D-- 1 Weathrspn 5) da Florida - 2 Ward 2 None goal Sm Jose on Philadelphia Portland 18 Continued from i Michel Grafton) scored Overtime pm Jazz Romp Past The Nuggets n Reichelt Rushan Jackson Houston Turnover 19 (B Williams 8 Houston S Johnson 2 Oakley 2 Ward 2 team 2 Starks) Steal 11 (Starks 5 Johnson 2 Oakley Philadelphia Edmonton First Period MIAMI (booking Evans Armstrong None Northeast New Jer- Opportunities Ctecago 2 of 7 New Jersey 1 of 2 CfOalies Chicago (27 shots-2Haritett savrei New Jersey Dunham 24-a ) (000 third A 19 040(19040) Referee-B- rad Watson lznesmew Lonnie Cameron Bred Laaimncb 7 Cato 2 Anderson 2 Grant) 7 (Trent 3 Cato Augmon Steal Rider Williams) Technical foul Wallace 143 second Coach Mike Dunleavy 2 24 third Illegal defense: None 79 16 22 4th Harper A 17248(17248) T- -2 30 Officials Jun Clark Blane Percentage Ward Starks Team Rebounds: 12 Brodeur-Ies- s 18 28 sey Thtrd Period Saadstroa) 0 6 4 0 Harper Price Wilkins spear18 28 18 28 14 2541 124$ pm Game Thursdays at Vancouver 04 04 04 04 New York Orlando B Ward Childs) Technical foul Illegal defense 11 49 4th Dudley 7 52 4th Milk 7 43 4th Illegal defense: 1 FG FT Reb ORLANDO Mis A PF Pta Scott $ I 6 -6 F7r Perind I New Jersey Andreychuk 6 (Gilmoori Sutter 2 ippt 2 Chicago 12 50 'shi Proahie Niedermayw NJ (hockmgi 315 Career Ch (roughing! 626: Johnson Ctu 1135 Zelepukm NJ bonking 15 19 Second Period- -3 Hacago Dare 13 Perron 6 27 4 Chicago Black 7 'Dare Cbebnsi 629 fpp' I Chicago Suter 6 'Amonte Johmoni 11 52 8 Chicago Dare 14 Suter) 16 32 Penal-ti- e Hobk NJ 'boarding' 52 Zetepnj NJ frooghingt 649 Johnson Oa fstariwngt 7 33 Stevens NJ 'slashing! 713 Zhamnov Cfc !roaghing 1649ThoraaNJ(roogtimg) Urreix Ch (roughing) 152ft Pederson NJ (ronghingk 15 20 Leroux-Clmajor fighting) M0 Pb 8 5 2 5 1 H Williams 99 e 1 04 2 Mills Black-hawk- CWrsgo PF A Seikaly Ou tmscondurt Odelein NJ Gtlmour NJ misconduct Shots on goaf Chicago Reb Grant Outlaw (slashing 18 28 FT Houston Ward Dee Ed Middleton toe biggest offensive show this season with a win Tuesday night over the New JerHURRICANES 2 sey Devils MIGHTY DUCKS 1 Maybe they were tired Daze said after the s GREENSBORO NC won their third Sean Burke stopped 25 straight game They played shots and Keith Primeau last night Were playing ended his goalvery solid hockey right now scoring drought as Carolina We came ready to play beat Anaheim Were a little bit surprised An beta f1 by the six goals Carottea 6-- 2 156 Tim Hardaway had 29 points stopping every Cleveland comeback in its tracks and leading Miami to a sixth straight win over Cleveland 17 39 McKav NJ major (fighting) 17 39 Third Period 7 Cheapo Zhamnov 6 (Chelk Amontf 6flfi (pp) 8 New Jersey Pederson 8 (Dearn 14 44 Penalties Gwrrn NJ (unsportsmanlike conduct) 4 50 Stevens N J Thomas NJ misconduct 1202 Oliwa NJ (roughing! 18 09 Cummins Ch 04 7 133-12- 7 B Williams SPURS 124 GRIZZLIES 115 ing! FG M A NY0RK Johnson Oakley HEAT 90 Chicago Explodes Past the associated press foul Illegal defense: 105 MAGIC 79 ORLANDO Fla Larry Johnson had 26 points and John Starks scored 14 of his 16 in the second half as New York held off Orlando -1- Foster VANCOUVER 3rd Flagrant A 14948(18 633) T 223 Officiate Danny Crawford Tom Washington - 17 3 State T 204 Rush Totals -- 98 10 17 19 Dudley 25 32 Phoenix 54 31 23 5 3 240 Schayes Royal Bennie Adams 571 1 8 28 first Reb 6 OO FT 26 29 Childs Nash McCloud Chapman Team Rebound 6 Blocked shots 9 McDyes 3 Robtnson 3 Bry3t ant Turnover 24 (Ceballos 3 Kidd 5 Bryant 5 Nash 2 McDyess 2 McCloud 2 Robinson Chapman MlilC) 7 (Ceballos Steals: 3 Kidd Chapman McCloud) Technical fouls None Illegal defense: None 91 19 16 Milwaukee 27 24 100 FG 532 Percentage 240 Evans Armstrong KNICKS 84 Kantner 249 Dallas i T A 11641(18500) T Officials Ron Garretsoa Thompson Tonights Game Toronto at Washington Philly Illegal defense: Foyle) Seattle Golden Nash McCloud Mihc Totals 98 fourth 22 (Smith 8 Dampier 4 Shaw 8 Coles 3 Delk 2 Spencer Marshall) Steals: II (Marshall 4 Coles 3 Smith 2 Dampier Delk) Technical foul None Illegal defense: 1 McDyess Robinson Kidd Edwards Cage 20 19 FG 484 FT 667 Goals: Ml 091 (Perry Robinson Brandon Allen 04) Team Rebounds 8 1 (Johnson) Blocked shot Turnover 17 (Johnson 4 Robinson 3 Hill 2 Brandon 2 Gilliam 2 Curry 2 Allen Perry) Steal 9 (Robinson 3 Brandon 3 Hill Allen Lang) Technical fouls Illegal defense second: illegal defense 415 third illegal defense 6 15 Turnovers Reb Ceballos NJ Minnesota 99 Chicago 95 New York 84 Orlando 79 Milwaukee 105 Dallas 98 OT Phoenix 100 Boston 90 Utah 132 Denver 99 Percentages Percentage FG 470 FT 500 Goals Marshall 429 (Sham Delk 01) Team Rebounds 8 Blocked shot 9 (Smith 4 Dampier 3 Mar- PHOENIX Gill Van Horn Williams Kittles Casrell Benoit 474 (Ellis Hawkins Spencer Totals Blocked 1X1 Miami 90 Cleveland 78 Team Rebound 12 Blocked shot 6 (Outlaw 3 Seikaly Harper Evans) Turnovers: 19 Seikaly 5 Evans4 Price 3 Outlaw 2 Armstrong 2 Grant Harper Royal) Steals 5 (Evans 2 Grant Harper Armstrong) Technical fouls Outlaw 8 39 3rd Price 707 Payton 24 AnthoCotton Team Rebound 7 Blocked shots 6 (Mcllvaine 3 Perkins Win gate Snow) Turnover 16 (Payton 5 Anthony 3 Schrempf 3 Baker Hawkins felhs Wingate Snow) Steals: 16 (Hawkins 4 Payton 4 Williams 3 Ellis 2 Baker Schrempf Cotton) Technical foul None Illegal defense: None FG FT Reb GOLD ST Marshall Smith Dam pier Shaw Coles Fovle Delk Bams San Antonio 124 Vancouver 115 Portland 96 Philadelphia 86 LA Lakers 93 Sacramento 80 Seattle 101 Golden State 87 Detroit 100 Toronto 95 FT 737 FG 481 Goals: Edney Goal Tuesdays Games 154 3 iii Finally Home Cooking: After playing seven of their last nine games on the road (and going over that span) the Jazz take a few days off and play host to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday in the first of a three-gam- e stretch at the Delta Center In fact the Jazz rarely travel in January They play nine of their 13 games at home and their trips are short ones to Houston Portland Indiana and in a rematch of the NBA Finals Chicago on Super Bowl The 0 Sunday Hawks meanwhile have lost five straight a well as their lead in the Central Division They play the Lakers in Los Angeles on Friday night MichaelV Lewis 19-1- Indiana 109 New Jersey 91 334 6 THEFUTURE 6-- 3 FG 362 FT 806 Goal 235 (Harper Wilkins Price Seikaly Percentages: Minor Bowen c Totals Knight Brown Parentages Hollins Anthony Cotton Snow McCarty DeClercq Bowen INDIANAPOLIS Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin scored 23 points apiece and Indiana broke the game open in the third quarter Sam Cassell led the Nets with 18 points and nine assists Rookie Keith Van Horn had 17 points and 11 rebounds Hue FG 384 FT 818 Goal 556 (Finley 35 Davis Reeves Scott Team Rebounds 12 Blocked shots 9 (Bradlev 7 Reeves Walker) Turnover 16 (Bradley 5 Pack 3 Scott 3 Green 2 Finley Walker Davis) Steals 11 (Finley 3 Bradley 2 Pack 2 Reeves 2 Walker Davis) Technical foul: Illegal defense 7:12 fourth Illegal defense: 1 FG FT fob ny FG 384 19 16 W'mgate BOSTON PACERS 109 NETS 91 818 Percentage Perkins 14 Schrempf Leroy 439 FT 24 250 (James M Person Hawkins Pavion Perkins Ellis Williams Billups Mercer 20 Ron T--2 Nunn 19 18 FG Percentages triple-doubl- Walker Chicago 1 24 I 0 249 Totals OAKLAND Calif Gary Payton recorded his fifth cae reer with 22 points 11 assists and 10 re- - CELTICS 90 1 3 Walker Sohrempf Mrllvaine FG 514 FT 710 Percentage Goals: 090 (Marbury Garnett Carr Porter Team Rebounds 11 Blocked shots- 2 (Garnett 2) Turnovers 15 (Garnett 3 Parks 3 Marbury 3 Carr Roberts West Hammonds Gugiiotta Williams) Steals: 11 (Garnett 3 Marbury 3 Gugiiotta Carr Roberts Porter) 14 1 04 0 0 Davis SEATTLE Baker Totals 44 04 04 Finley Pack Reeves Gugiiotta Porter M DALLAS Parks Carr Marbury Roberts West Mitchell Hammonds Williams 2 Green Scott Bradley SUPERSONICS 101 WARRIORS 87 MINN Garnett 0 MILWAUKEE Glenn Robinson scored six of his 32 points in overtime and Terrell Brandon hit three free throws in the final 118 seconds as Milwaukee handed Dallas a 13th straight loss 789 San Antonio Vancouver Team Rebounds 5 Blocked shots 5 (Hill 2 Stackhouse 2 B Williams) Turnover 14 (Hill 5 B Wilhams 3 Dumars 3 Stackhouse 2 Long) Steal 4 (Stackhouse 2 Hill Long) Technical fouls: Hill 1 36 second Illegal defense 925 second ID 10 52 fourth: 911 fourth 6 16 fourth: Illegal defense 1 0 1 BUCKS 105 MAVERICKS 98 (OT) H Sealy 3 Mayberry 769 (Mack Edwards Daniels Mayberry Chilcutt C Robinson 01) Team Rebounds 3 Blocked shots: 3 (Thorpe Reeves Edwards) Turnovers 6 Thorpe Mack Daniels Mayberry Edwards) Steals 9 2 Daniels 2 Mavbeny 2 Reeves Mack Lvnchi OBannon Totals 04 A 18 962(20 562) 204 Officials Bruce Alexander Scott Wall Percentage FG Goals st 5 04 Rwb Massnbrg Totals Lon TO 14 - h Lynrti C Robinson Montros Dumars Stackhouse J Williams Percentages FG 413 FT 814 Goals 34 500 (Dumars Ferry James 5 Miami Ute eland Edwards 13 29 6 e 3 Anderson Team Rebounds: 5 Blocked shots- 9 (Kemp 3 Ilgauskas 3 Knight 2 Brooks) Turnover 15 (Kemp 3 Anderson 2 2 Knight 2 Scott 2 Ilgauskas Penan Ferry team) Steals: 5 (Anderson 2 Henderson Kemp Knight) Illegal defense: 1 I Christie Sttudanure Tabak Wallace Gamer Respeft B Williams Hill Pmfotatffi FG 565 Goals: FG 395 Goals: 24 Goals: Jackson 24 Resperl Potapenko Brooks Percentages Percentages: 9 2 5 2 1 Knight Scott Totals tam by 22 25 3 44 04 Person 6 Percentages: M0 Kemp Ilgauskas Anderson AUBURN HILLS Mich Grant Hill scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead Detroit Christie 1944 1 PISTONS 100 RAPTORS 95 Abdul-Jab-bar- 's 249 Looking Back: The Nuggets celebrated their 30th anni versary on Tuesday night with ceremonies before the game and at halftime of their 132-9loss to the Jazz at 1 McNichols Arena Born in 1967 as the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association the Nuggets ire this season and threatening to break the record for NBA futility (Philadelphia's season back in 1972-73- ) The crowd of 14230 fans then took great pleasure in seeing some faces of the old days David Dan Issel and Alex English joined the ijelebra- tion as did Fat Lever Wayne Cooper Doug Mqe Allan Bristow and current Denver coaches Bill Hanzlik and TR - 1 Dunn Shame the team suffered its third-worMss since " ' h joining the NBA in 1976 Him: Forward Johnny Newmahliad one Somebody Stop unbelievable second quarter After entering the ame with 10:32 left in the quarter Newman scored 16 straight points for the Nuggets over the next 5:19 while Bryon Russell to tried shots and seven guard him Newman made straight free throws I happened to be in a groove said Newman But Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan substituted Jeff Hor-nacek for Russell and Newman did not score the rest of the v half Familiar Face: Former Jazz guards Jay Humphries watched the game from the press table and stopped by the locker room afterwards to say hey to his old teammates 'l Humphries is working as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers Quarter OFun: The Jazz scored 43 points in 'the third NY of 37 set twice The quarter surpassing their season-higfranchise record is 50 points set against the Nuggets in 0 99 FG 439 FT 462 Percentages: Goafs: 480 (Hardaway MaMills MurLenard jerte 34 Askins dock Tram Rebounds: 10 Blocked toot 4 Brown 3 Mourning) Turnovers: 9 (Hardaway 4 Austin Mourning Murdock Mills) Steals: 6 (Hardaway 2 Lenard 2 Majerte Austin) Technical foul: Hardaway 5 28 3rd Flagrant foul: Mills 8:54 4th Illegal defense: 1 FG FT Reb C1KVE AFFPte Henderson 14 0 2 56 Jack NBA STANDINGS 04 0 0 0 g three-pointe- 417 iMutiinS-- 2 Canswefl Totals snapped a season-lonslump by making nine and scoring a season-high 32 points to pace San Antonio Person who had entered the game with a lowly 22 percent average from range hit his first five shots four of them 610 FT Goals Chuck Person 31 1997 99 90 99 101 s Ijii Could Be Playoff Peek BY BRETT PRETTYMAN the salt lake tribune The International Hockey League playoffs are still three months away But tonights game (7 pm) between the Utah Grizzlies and the Houston Aeros has all the postseason ingredients The teams are not only fighting for the top spot in the competitive Southwest Division but in the entire IHL After Chicago 54 points) the next three best teams in the IHL are the Southwests Houston Utah and Long Beach We are all trying to establish a little supremacy" said Utah Coach Butch Goring whose team plays Friday at Houston This a is a great test to find out where the team is to see if I need to make any more changes The teams have played three times this season with Houston earning a regulation win and a shootout win Each team has beat the other at home On Dec 14 in Texas the Aeros beat up a makeshift Grizzly team In the first game we outplayed them badly the second we should have won and they kicked our butts the last time said Goring In the shellacking Utah used goalies Lee Schill and Philippe DeRouville and each struggled The Aeros will see a different face behind the mask tonight Wade Flaherty named the IHL's goalie of the week Monday will be between the Utah pipes He leads the league with a 169 average and 941 save percentage (26-8-- 2 8-- 3 4 Tuesdays Philadelphia Games Carolina at Edmonton TodayN Garnet Carolina at Pittsburgh 4 pm Ottawa at Buffalo 5 pm NY Rangere at Tampa Bay 5 30 p m Boston at Toronto 5 30 p m St Louis at Detroit 530 pm Montreal at Calgary 6pm Los Angetes at Dallas pm N Y Islanders at Colorado 7 pm Ptntedetptaa at Vancouver 7 pm goals-again- st Grizzlies vs Afcros At the E Center (J f B Faceoff: 7 pm B Radio: KTKK (630) KFNZ (1320) f ' B Records: Utah 4 Houston If 22-9-- 4 23-10-- About tho Grtzzllac Ar$ 2 at home and one game away from tying a franchise record for consecutive home victories Utah is against Houston and was blown out he last time the team's ployed 'Dec 14 at Houston Defenseman Modry could be back after missing eight games die to a 3 Jar-osl- 1 foot injury Utahs next five: Fday at Houston Saturday vs Stin Antonio 5 pm Channel 5 Jan 7 vs Orlando Jaa 9 at las Vegas Jan 10 vs las Vegas About the Aeros: lost to long Beach 3 In a shootout Tuesday With the one point earned In a shootout loss the Aeros move two points ahead of Utah antf long Beach's two points givers them one more than thejGrizz 1 ir But the Grizzlies Wee the reigning MVP of thi IHI Frederic Chabot He has re-- joined the Aeros after starting the season with the NHLs Los Angeles Kings Last season he Stopped Utah and every other team in the league posting a record including seven shutouts But Goring isnt worried about solving Cha- bot this season I always thought we were missing something against them last year said the coach We arent missing it anymore Thats Utah center Kip Miller Hes tied for seventh i in the league in scoring with 17 goals and 28 assists Special teams will be key Houston leads the league killing and is second on the power play with 218 percent success Utah is seventh on the power play antf" 10th fa j)enalty killing -- i j j t j i J t 1 ' J I |