Spurs blow past Lakers

Posted: Monday, March 24, 2003

SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan had 27 points and Tony Parker scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half as the San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles 98-89 Sunday for a four-game regular-season sweep of the Lakers.

The Spurs last swept Los Angeles during the 1993-94 season.

San Antonio took control by making 10 of 15 shots in the third quarter. The Spurs led by as many as 19 points in the quarter as Los Angeles shot 6-for-31.

76ers 112, Raptors 95

TORONTO -- Allen Iverson scored 32 points as the Philadelphia 76ers ended a two-game losing streak.

Iverson, the league's No. 3 scorer, recovered from two subpar games -- he had just five points in Thursday's loss to Detroit and went 9-for-27 from the field in Friday's loss to Atlanta -- to go 14-for-25 from the field. He added seven assists and five steals.

Vince Carter had 22 points on 10-for-13 shooting for the lottery-bound Raptors, who have lost eight of nine.

Magic 96, Heat 74

MIAMI -- Tracy McGrady made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 37 points Sunday as the Orlando Magic won their fourth in a row.

McGrady scored 21 in the first quarter and finished 15-of-27 from the field to go along with seven rebounds and five assists, helping the Magic to their eighth win in 11 games.

McGrady played only 32 minutes, sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Gordan Giricek and Jacque Vaughn each scored 13 for the Magic.

Cavaliers 93, Nets 88

CLEVELAND -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 29 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers overcome an early 13-point deficit.

Ilgauskas shot 13-for-21 as Cleveland snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the third time in 19 games -- with two of those victories coming against New Jersey.

Jason Kidd scored 21 points to lead the Nets, but committed a key turnover and missed a free throw in the final 16 seconds.

Pistons 105, Bulls 82

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Richard Hamilton scored 26 points and Ben Wallace pulled down 20 rebounds as the Pistons improved to 3-0 against the Bulls this season.

The win increased Detroit's Central Division lead to 3 1/2 games over idle Indiana. Chauncey Billups added 16 points for the Pistons, while Cliff Robinson and Mehmet Okur had 13 each.

Eddy Curry led Chicago with 18 and Jamal Crawford added 17. Jalen Rose had six on 3-for-15 shooting, just his second single-digit scoring effort in 101 games with the Bulls.

Warriors 113, Wizards 107

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Gilbert Arenas scored a career-high 41 points and Antawn Jamison added 37 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State spoiled Michael Jordan's last game in Oakland.

Jordan missed two shots down the stretch, committed a turnover with 22 seconds left and was held scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting in the fourth quarter, finishing with 24 points and five rebounds before a sellout crowd of 20,149.

The Wizards dropped 1 1/2 games behind idle Milwaukee for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. Golden State, looking to make the postseason for the first time in nine years, pulled within 2 1/2 games of Houston and Phoenix for the last spot in the West.

Kings 109, Rockets 108

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Chris Webber scored 24 points, and Steve Francis missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Francis had 38 points and nine assists in a virtuoso performance. Webber made two big shots in the closing minutes, but he missed two free throws with 5.1 seconds left -- nearly allowing the Rockets to steal a win in the NBA's toughest road arena.

Mike Bibby scored 23 points and Peja Stojakovic had 21 as the Kings won their fourth straight and their 50th of the season.



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