PHOENIX, Arizona -- The Phoenix Suns jumped ahead on a barrage of 3-pointers, then used the rebounding of A.C. Green and Charles Barkley to beat the Seattle SuperSonics, 111-93.
For the second time in as many meetings with the Sonics, the Suns hit a franchise-high 12 shots from beyond the arc, all but three in the first half.
Then Barkley scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Suns build on an 82-72 lead. Gary Payton scored 16 for Seattle, and Shawn Kemp had 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Hornets 106, Pistons 93. In Auburn Hills, Muggsy Bogues and Hersey Hawkins, each with 18, were among seven Charlotte players in double figures Wednesday night as the Hornets defeated Detroit 106-93, handing the Pistons their fifth straight loss.
Alonzo Mourning had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who dominated from start to finish. Detroit never got closer than 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Rookie Grant Hill, returning to the lineup after missing three games with flu and a left foot injury, led the Pistons with 21 points.
Magic 120, Nuggets 96. In Orlando, Florida, Shaquille O'Neal had 24 points as the Orlando Magic remained unbeaten at home with a rout of the Denver Nuggets.
O'Neal scored 6 points to start a 22-6 run that gave Orlando an 89-56 lead with just over a minute to play in the third quarter of a game the Magic dominated from the early minutes.
Reserves Anthony Bowie had a season-high 21 points, Dennis Scott added 16, including four 3-pointers, Anthony Avent had 11 points to go with 11 rebounds and Brian Shaw had 10.
Jazz 103, Timberwolves 95. In Minneapolis, Karl Malone scored 31 points and Utah held Minnesota to just eight baskets over the final 16:46 to earn their fifth straight road victory. Malone had 21 in the second half. He had 8 straight points to start the fourth quarter as Utah turned a 75-67 lead into an 81-67 advantage.
Isaiah Rider had 24 points to lead Minnesota, and Christian Laettner added 16.
Pacers 81, Hawks 79. In Indianapolis, Reggie Miller and Derrick McKey scored 12 points each as the Indiana Pacers fended off a Hawks rally to win.
Indiana led by as many as 7 points in the fourth quarter but could not pull away from the Hawks. Mookie Blaylock, who led Atlanta with 23 points, scored 11 in the final period.
With 29 seconds remaining, Blaylock missed a jumper from the top of the key that would have tied it, and the Pacers took control. The Hawks got the ball back with six seconds remaining, but Craig Ehlo's off-balance jumper missed as time expired.
Cavaliers 95, Nets 88, 2 OT. In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Tyrone Hill made a dunk off an inbounds play with three-tenths of a second left in the first overtime to tie the game and take the air out of the New Jersey Nets as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted a double-overtime win.
The victory was the Cavaliers' fourth straight and eighth in 11 games.
The Nets were walking off the court at the end of the first overtime, thinking they had an 84-82 victory when the officials put three-tenths of a second back on the clock after a shot by Hill went out of bounds.
The Cavaliers ran an inbounds play from the right sideline and Hill slam-dunked a pass from Chris Mills in one motion to tie the game. Cleveland, which got 20 points from John Williams, then dominated the second overtime.
Bucks 99, 76ers 96. In Milwaukee, Rookie Glenn Robinson scored a season-high 32 points and Milwaukee withstood a late 12-0 Philadelphia run as the Bucks beat the 76ers.
Spurs 122, Celtics 110. In San Antonio, David Robinson scored 32 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter before fouling out, to lead the San Antonio Spurs over the Boston Celtics.
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Roy Tarpley is in trouble again, this time suspended for one game without pay by the Dallas Mavericks for cursing at coach Dick Motta after he was pulled from a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Tarpley was to sit out Thursday's home game against Boston.
For the second time in as many meetings with the Sonics, the Suns hit a franchise-high 12 shots from beyond the arc, all but three in the first half.
Then Barkley scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Suns build on an 82-72 lead. Gary Payton scored 16 for Seattle, and Shawn Kemp had 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Hornets 106, Pistons 93. In Auburn Hills, Muggsy Bogues and Hersey Hawkins, each with 18, were among seven Charlotte players in double figures Wednesday night as the Hornets defeated Detroit 106-93, handing the Pistons their fifth straight loss.
Alonzo Mourning had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who dominated from start to finish. Detroit never got closer than 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Rookie Grant Hill, returning to the lineup after missing three games with flu and a left foot injury, led the Pistons with 21 points.
Magic 120, Nuggets 96. In Orlando, Florida, Shaquille O'Neal had 24 points as the Orlando Magic remained unbeaten at home with a rout of the Denver Nuggets.
O'Neal scored 6 points to start a 22-6 run that gave Orlando an 89-56 lead with just over a minute to play in the third quarter of a game the Magic dominated from the early minutes.
Reserves Anthony Bowie had a season-high 21 points, Dennis Scott added 16, including four 3-pointers, Anthony Avent had 11 points to go with 11 rebounds and Brian Shaw had 10.
Jazz 103, Timberwolves 95. In Minneapolis, Karl Malone scored 31 points and Utah held Minnesota to just eight baskets over the final 16:46 to earn their fifth straight road victory. Malone had 21 in the second half. He had 8 straight points to start the fourth quarter as Utah turned a 75-67 lead into an 81-67 advantage.
Isaiah Rider had 24 points to lead Minnesota, and Christian Laettner added 16.
Pacers 81, Hawks 79. In Indianapolis, Reggie Miller and Derrick McKey scored 12 points each as the Indiana Pacers fended off a Hawks rally to win.
Indiana led by as many as 7 points in the fourth quarter but could not pull away from the Hawks. Mookie Blaylock, who led Atlanta with 23 points, scored 11 in the final period.
With 29 seconds remaining, Blaylock missed a jumper from the top of the key that would have tied it, and the Pacers took control. The Hawks got the ball back with six seconds remaining, but Craig Ehlo's off-balance jumper missed as time expired.
Cavaliers 95, Nets 88, 2 OT. In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Tyrone Hill made a dunk off an inbounds play with three-tenths of a second left in the first overtime to tie the game and take the air out of the New Jersey Nets as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted a double-overtime win.
The victory was the Cavaliers' fourth straight and eighth in 11 games.
The Nets were walking off the court at the end of the first overtime, thinking they had an 84-82 victory when the officials put three-tenths of a second back on the clock after a shot by Hill went out of bounds.
The Cavaliers ran an inbounds play from the right sideline and Hill slam-dunked a pass from Chris Mills in one motion to tie the game. Cleveland, which got 20 points from John Williams, then dominated the second overtime.
Bucks 99, 76ers 96. In Milwaukee, Rookie Glenn Robinson scored a season-high 32 points and Milwaukee withstood a late 12-0 Philadelphia run as the Bucks beat the 76ers.
Spurs 122, Celtics 110. In San Antonio, David Robinson scored 32 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter before fouling out, to lead the San Antonio Spurs over the Boston Celtics.
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Roy Tarpley is in trouble again, this time suspended for one game without pay by the Dallas Mavericks for cursing at coach Dick Motta after he was pulled from a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Tarpley was to sit out Thursday's home game against Boston.
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