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4C Saturday, April 4, 1998 The Greenville News Carolina's Scott is player of the year Hornets avenge earlier loss to Pacers i fix in Hfeyii.V "I I Jenkins (Blackville-Hilda), Jearod Amaker (North), Anthony Mack (Elloree), Shermaine Elmore (St. George), Joshua Pope (Green Sae Floyds), Jimmy Williams (Hannah-Pamplico), Jason Lawson (Scott's Branch), John Williams (Choppee). GIRLS AAAA: Casey Gregg (Wilson), Yoneko Allen (Laurens). Christy Blackwell (Laurens). Jennifer Williams (Orangeburg-Wilkinson), Charece Williams (Irmo).

K'Shaki Short (Spring Valley). Felicia Bell (Lower Richland), Nikki Reddick (Hartsville), Wilma Simpson (Summerville), Tasha Stinson (Northwestern), April Mitchell (Byrnes), Pheobe Clark (S. Florence), Chrissy Floyd (Laurens), Angela Jorgan (Northwestern), Tash Cook (Orangeburg-Wilkinson), Keshia Bryant (Summerville). AAA: Shaunzinski Gortman (Keenan), Leigh Amnions (Camden), Crishna Hill (Wade Hampton), Ja'Net Vicks (Riverside), Felicia Hallums (Berea), Heather Crowe (Wren), Marea' Daniels (Holy Hill Roberts). Robyn Wright (Holly Hill Roberts), Renata Phillips (Clover), Iris Latta (York), Koretta Johnson (Myrtle Beach), Jessica Ridgill (Manning), Angie McLeod (Battery Creek), Angela Bates (Beaufort), Tammie Robinson (Dreher), Camilla Jenkins (Eau Claire).

AA: Krystal Scott (Carolina). Jessie Pomeroy (West-Oak), Tom Leopard (Ninety Six), Melanie Murray (Columbia), Sharon Batson (Batesburg-Lees), Mon-ique Crittington (Wade Hampton), Tanisha Ladson (Garrett), Buffy Graves (Mullins), April Simpson (Pendleton), Katrina Neal (Carolina), Rikiea Henley (Saluda). LaQuinta English (Columbia), Tonya Davis (Emerald), Melissa Myers (Hampton), Allison West (Bishop England), Nicole Simmons (Lincoln). Amanda Henderson (Indian Land), Bridget Phillips (ML Pleasant), Bunchie Whitfield (Ware Shoals), Nicole Harrison (Wagner-Salley), Rachel Moore (Landrum), Aisha Leggette (Pleasant Hill), Ametheyst Generette (Ruffin), Shawanna Cook (Green Sea Floyds), Kayla Bristow (McBee), Feilisha Warren (Estill), Lucinda Stokes (Scott's Branch), Shalana Wate (Tamassee-Salem), Soccoro Dennis (McCormick), Stephanie Pulding (Elloree), Henrietta Branson (Lake View), Shanika Crank (Green Sea Floyds). By Willie T.

Smith III Charlotte Bureau CHARLOTTE In between the Charlotte Hornets Honeybees donning boxing gloves and the crowd booing Reggie Miller, a good basketball game broke out in the Charlotte Coliseum Friday night. While the sellout crowd of 24,042 came to the game between the Hornets and Indiana Pacers hoping to see the home team exact revenge for Miller's cheap shot that decked Charlotte center Vlade Di-vac in a game between the teams one week ago, nothing like that happened. Instead, the Hornets chose to get even with the Pacers by claiming a 96-89 victory. "It was a key for us to come out big tonight," said Charlotte center Matt Geiger. "They had beat us pretty bad (a week ago).

A lot of the media hyped the game, but we just wanted to win." The win, which improved Charlotte's record to 47-26, didn't come without drama. The Hornets, who trailed by as many as 17 in the second quarter, rebounded to pull within nine at the half (56-49). Charlotte continued to chip away in the third period, behind the play of point guard David Wesley, center Matt Geiger and forward Glen Rice. The Hornets outscoring the Pacers 23-10 during the first nine minutes to claim a 72-66 advantage. Although Charlotte never managed to completly shake the Pacers, it led for all but 45 seconds the rest of the way.

The Hornets turned the tide with excellent defense. After receiving what appeared to be a never-ending supply of open shots in the first two periods, virtually everything the Pacers attempted was challenged. Due to Charlotte's defensive ef fort, the Pacers connected on a meager 36.9 percent (31 of 84) of their field goal attempts. They were even worse in the second half, making only 24.3 of their attempts. Although Miller finished with 19, he made only five of 14 field goals.

His backcourt mate, Mark Jackson failed to score, missing each of his 11 attempts. He was inaccurate on all of his five second half attempts. "I think the third quarter was the big turnaround in the ballgame," said Pacers forward Dale Davis, a former Clemson standout. "We were up nine at halftime and we sat back and allowed the Hornets to get back into the game." For the second consecutive night the Hornets had three players finish with doubledoubles. Anthony Mason had 18 points and 13 rebounds, Geiger scored 15 and grabbed 10 boards and Divac contributed 22 points and 11 rebounds.

In addition, Wesley dished out a career-high 15 assists and Rice had 20 points. While the game was far from the brawl that some fans may have anticipated, it did have its moments. Divac and Davis had a third quarter shoving match that resulted in double technicals and Mason had a couple of teeth knocked out, thanks to Indiana forward Derrick McKey. Charlotte head coach Dave Cow-ens also got into the act, getting ejected from the game by referee Joe Crawford with 2:36 to play in the fourth quarter after being hit with his second technical of the game. It marked his first ejection as an NBA head coach.

"I go back a long way with Joe Crawford as a player," said Cowens. "He's been around a long time. He's one of our best referees in the league. But, if you happen to get on the bad side of him on a particular night, he doesn't hesitate to throw Staff Reports Carolina's Krystal Scott was named state AA girls player of the year in conjunction with the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association's all-state teams.

Scott was one of five Greenville County girls player and five Greenville county boys players named to the squad. Other girls selected were Scott's Carolina teammate, Katri-na Neal, in AA, and Wade Hampton's Crishna Hill, Riverside's Ja'Net Vicks and Berea's Felicia Hallums in AAA. All-state boys honorees from Greenville County were Carolina's Wayne Clark and Blue Ridge's Bert Epting in AA and Mann's Charles Sullivan, Greenville's Chuck Rayford and Berea's Willie Brown in AAA. Landrum's Richard Vernon was named Class A boys player of the year. The AAAA state champion Laurens girls had three all-state players: Yoneko Allen, Christy Blackwell and Chrissy Floyd.

(First player listed in each classification is player of the year). BOYS AAA Aaron Lucas (Richland NE), Calvin Singleton (Lakewood), Edward Scott (Lower Richland), Damien Kmloch (N. Charleston), Dustin Braddick (N. Charleston), Framecio Little (Westside), Clay Hug-gins (Hanna), Albert Garrett (Laurens), Vernon Benjamin (Rock Hill), Chad Kirk (Northwestern), Michael Tyler (S. Aiken), Tony Kitchings (S.

Aiken), Lonnie Johnson (Lexington), Jeff Roland (W. Florence), Nai-ja Taylor (Hartsville), Frankie McCullum (S. Florence). AAA: Travis Robbins (Clover), Charles Sullivan (Mann), Jerome Harper (Keenan), Terrence Hamilton (Dillon), Anthony Daise (Thurmond), Charles White (Holly Hill Roberts). Kevin Sanders (Wren), Zand Mitchell (Hilton Head), Chuck Rayford (Greenville), Randall State (Lake City), Brian Branham (Fairfield Central), David Caldwell (Newberry), Willie Brown (Berea), Dedric Anderson (York), Therial Davis (Georgetown), Darren Greene (Middleton).

AA: Julius Flegler (Hemingway), Robbie Seabrook (Garrett Tech), Charlie Gray (Hampton), Tim Perry (Edisto), O.J. Miller (Andrew Jackson), Charles Carter (Ninety Six), Wayne Clark (Carolina), Derek Watson (Palmetto), Qinton Legette (Andrews), David Nelson (Hanahan), Jason Randall (Barnwell), Marshall Donaldson (Swansea), Cornelius McPherson (Bishopville), Victor Sutton (Chapin), Bert Epting (Blue Ridge), Odis Williams (Liberty). Richard Vernon (Landrum), Josh Pryor (Land-rum), Torrey Murray (McCormick), Tyris Lee (Ridge Spring-Monetta), Marion Tallord (Great Falls), Ant-wan Robinson (Lewisville), Demond Bracey (Be-thune), Jeremiah Coleman (Timmonsville), Terrance CHUCK BURTON The Associated Press Driving by: Charlotte Hornets center Vlade Divac (12) drives past Indiana Pacers' Antonio Davis, right, in the first quarter at the Charlotte Coliseum on Friday. Weakened Raptors fall Soccer in streets makes local debut GIRLS SOCCER Bishop England 3, Hillcrest 2 Goals: Counts (BE), Talbert (BE), Epstein (BE), Cain (H), Stewart (H). Record: Hillcrest 8-4.

GOLF Hillcrest 170, Berea 188 at Fox Run: 1. Dustin Willis (H) 40, 2. Harju (H), Moore (H) 43. Record: Hillcrest 1-8. TODAY'S SCHEDULE BASEBALL Emerald at Clinton, 12 noon Wade Hampton Tournament at Wade Hampton BOYS SOCCER Bishop England at Wade Hampton, 2 BOYS TENNIS Chattanooga Tournament GIRLS SOCCER Bishop England at Wade Hampton, 12 noon TRACK Queen City Relays in Charlotte, NC, 10 a.m.

Coaches Classic at USC, 9 a.m. existence of the program. Carolyn McKenzie, president of Soccer In The Streets, said, "Greenville was chosen because of Hiram Springle. Hiram has worked so hard. He has a program that has been consistently implemented over the years.

He is so commited to the children. With that kind of committment, you just can't go unnoticed." The program will kick off at 11 a.m. today with registration, a formal program and a skills training clinic. Coaches and trainers from the community's larger soccer clubs representing St. Giles, Upstate Girls Soccer Association, Downtown Soccer Association and Goldens Strip will also attend to aid in the clinic.

Volunteer coaches and trainers will work with teams over a two month period with at least five training sessions and the players will meet again May 30 for Soccer 101 Graduation. A mini-clinic conducted by the South Carolina Olympic Development team will be held the following week. A Six-a-Side recreation league will be staged during the summer, and Soccer In The Streets will conclude with a tournament Aug.t 20. Springle Springle expects 200 kids for today's celebration at the Southside football field. UCBA SE Products Boys Consolation 82 24 UCBA (82): Sullivan 24, Copeland 19.

Brancey 19, While 16. Thompson 6. SOUTHEASTERN PRODUCTS (24): Harris 6, Meyers 6, Rollins 4, Goare 2, Kalatges 2, Aldebol 2, Burgess 2. Half: UCBA 51-13. 'Meeting in the morning at 10:00 at Eastside HS for anyone interested in helping with the tournament.

Open Consolation, All-Stars vs. King Valley. Closed Consolation, Megna vs O'Neal 1 C-Girls Consolation, Foothills vs. Lady Saints Boys Consolation. Corp.

Realty vs. UCBA Women's Open Championship, Low-Country vs. WCCP Closed Championship, Greenville Fire Dept. vs. City of Greenville Public Works C-Girls Championship, Rage vs.

Upstate Sonics Boys Championship, Sonics vs. Dick James you out. It's probably not the first time he's thrown me out of a ball-game." INDIANA (89): Mullin 5-9 2-2 14, D.Davis 6-9 1-3 13, A.Davis 2-10 3-6 7, Jackson 0-11 0-0 0, Miller 5-14 6-6 19, McKey 2-6 2-2 6, Best 6-17 5-5 19, Rose 5-7 1-1 11, Croshere 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-84 20-25 89. CHARLOTTE (96): Mason 8-16 2-3 18, Rice 8-18 2-5 20, Geiger 7-10 1-2 15, Phills 4-10 1-2 9, Wesley 2-8 1-4 6, Divac 8-9 6-9 22, Curry 2-5 0-0 4, as Wizards Bulls Timberwolves 107 93 CHICAGO Michael Jordan had 41 points and became the third player in NBA history to reach 29,000 career points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-93 Friday night for their 11th straight victory.

MINNESOTA (93): Garnett 7-19 1-215, Mitchell 9-15 5-6 24, Roberts 1-21-2 3, Marbury 1-9 1-2 4, Peeler 7-1 10-018, Parks 4-7 3-611, Porter 6-1 1 0-0 14, R. Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 37-79 11-18 93. CHICAGO (107): Pippen 7-15 3-6 18, Kukoc 5-14 3-3 13, Rodman 4-7 2-211, Harper 2-7 2-3 6, Jordan 16-25 7-8 41, Burrell 2-10 0-0 4, Brown 1-2 0- 0 2, Kerr 2-6 2-2 7, Wennington 0-2 0-0 0, Buechler 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 41-92 19-24 107.

Minnesota 27 22 17 27- 93 Chicago 22 23 33 29-107 3-Point goals-Minnesota 8-14 (Peeler 4-5, Porter 2-3, Mitchell 1-3, Marbury 1-3), Chicago 6-23 (M.Jordan 2-6, Buechler 1-2, Rodman 1-3, Pippen 1- 4, Kerr 1-4, Kukoc 0-1, Harper 0-1, Burrell 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Minnesota 47 (Garnett 8), Chicago 58 (Rodman 16). Assists-Minnesota 26 (Marbury 9), Chicago 24 (Pippen 8). Total fouls-Minnesota 21 Chicago 1 7.

(24,1 1 9). Trail Blazers Mavericks 109 102 PORTLAND, Ore. Rasheed Wallace scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 109-102 win. SuperSonics Grizzlies 138 98 VANCOUVER, British Columbia Hersey Hawkins scored a LATE BOXES San Antonio 103, Miami 89 MIAMI (89): Maierle 3-11 6-7 13, Strickland 6- 18 4-8 16, Causwell 1-2 0-0 2, Lenard 5-15 4-5 15, Hardaway 6-16 7-7 21, Mills 1-6 2-2 4, Barry 1-2 0-0 3, Conlon 1-3 6-6 3-7 0-2 7, Walters 0-0 0-0 0, Lang 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-80 29-37 89.

SAN ANTONIO (103): Duncan 11-20 0-0 22, Robinson 8-17 5-10 21, Perdue 6-8 2-3 14, Jackson 5-9 2-2 15, Del Negro 4-11 1-3 9, Geary 2-5 1-3 6, Williams 4-7 4-6 12, Herrera 2-2 0-0 4, Rose 0-0 0-0 0, Burton 0-1 0-0 0, Lohaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-80 15-27 103. Miami 25 20 19 25- 89 San Antonio 28 23 21 31-103 3-Point goals-Miami 6-24 (Hardaway 2-7, Barry 1-1, Murdock 1-1, Lenard 1-5, Maierle 1-7, Mills 0-3), San Antonio 4-11 (Jackson 3-7, Geary 1-2, Duncan 0-1, Burton 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Miami 46 (Strickland 9), San Antonio 65 (Duncan, Robinson 14).

Assists-Miami 18 (Hardaway 7), San Antonio 29 (Robinson 9). Total fouls-Miami 27, San Antonio 27. Technicals-Strickland, Hardaway, Perdue, Rose. A-1 4,833 Seattle 107, Dallas 86 DALLAS (86): Finley 5-14 0 0 10, Green 7-9 7-8 21, Bradley 6-10 1-1 13, Davis 3-10 0-0 6, Reeves 1-6 5-6 7, Muursepp 3-6 0-0 6, Strickland 5-13 2-2 16, Reapert 2-9 0-0 5, Riley 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-80 15-17 86.

SEATTLE (107): Baker 3-8 1-2 7, Schrempf 7- 12 2-4 16, Mcllvaine 0-3 0 0 0, Hawkins 4-8 2-4 12, Payton 7-18 7-8 22, Kersey 5-11 2-3 12, Ellis 5-11 0-0 12, Perkins 2-4 2-2 8, Anthony 5-9 0-0 13, Wingate 2-2 1-2 5, Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-87 17-25 107. Dallas 20 22 21 23- 86 Seattle 22 27 29 29-107 3-Point goals-Dallas 5-18 (Strickland 4-6, Respert 1-6, Reeves 0-1, Finley 0-2, Davis 0-3), Seattle 10-26 (Anthony 3-5, Hawkins 2-3, Perkins 2-3, Ellis 2-5, Payton 1-8, Schrempf 0-1, Kersey 0-1). Fouled out-Reeves. Rebounds-Dallas 53 (Green 9), Seattle 51 (Schrempf 8).

Assists-Dallas 24 (Respert 8), Seattle 29 (Payton, Ellis, Anthony 6). Total fouls-Dallas 25, Seattle 19. Armstrong 1-1 0-0 2, Maxwell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-78 13-25 96. Indiana 21 35 19 14-89 Charlotte 24 23 31 18-96 3-Point goals-Indiana 7-20 (Miller 3-7, Best 2-3, Mullin 2-4, Croshere 0-1, McKey 0-1, Jackson 0-4), Charlotte 3-13 (Rice 2-6.

Wesley 1-2, Maxwell 0-1, Curry 0-1, Phills 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 46 (D.Davis 9), Charlotte 62 (Mason 13). Assists-lndiana 20 (Jackson 5), Charlotte 28 (Wesley 15). Total fouls-Indiana 24, Charlotte 24.

A.Davis, Charlotte coach Cowens 2, Divac. snap streak season-high 29 points as the Seattle SuperSonics won their first road game in almost a month. LATEST LINE NBA Favorite Points Underdog MIAMI 3 NEW JERSEY 254 SAN ANTONIO HV4 PHOENIX Oft Charlotte New York Golden State Portland NBA STANDINGS I EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pet GB 52 22 .703 41 33 .554 11 37 36 .507 1414 37 37 .500 15 37 37 .500 15 33 41 .446 19 28 46 .378 24 x-Miami New York New Jersey Orlando Washington Boston Philadelphia Central Division y-Chicago y-lndiana y-Charlotte Atlanta Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Toronto 57 17 51 23 .770 .689 6 9 47 26 .644 44 29 .603 12 42 32 .568 15 34 41 32 41 .453 23 .438 24 15 58 .205 41 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Pet GB 55 18 .753 51 23 .689 4 38 36 .514 17 37 37 .500 18 19 55 .257 36 16 56 .222 38 9 65 .122 46 y-Utati y-San Antonio y-Minnesota y-Houston Dallas Vancouver Denver Pacific Division y-Seattle 55 18 54 20 .753 y-LA Lakers y-Phoenix y-Portland Sacramento Golden State LA Clippers y-clinched playoff berth. .730 1 ,658 7 .556 14 48 25 40 32 26 47 .356 29 16 58 .216 39 16 58 .216 39 x-clinched division. Thursday's Games Indiana 111, Minnesota 108 New York 81, A.

Clippers 70 LA. Lakers 1 1 7, New Jersey 1 06 Golden State 104, Houston 94 San Antonio 103, Miami 89 Seattle 107, Dallas 86 Friday's Games Washington 120, Toronto 112 Philadelphia 93, LA. Clippers 78 Charlotte 96, Indiana 89 Atlanta 107, Houston 87 LA. Lakers 105, Cleveland 93 Boston 101, Detroit 100 Chicago 107, Minnesota 93 Utah 97, Denver 75 Portland 109. Mavericks 102 Seattle 138.

Vancouver 98 Milwaukee at Sacramento (n) Saturday's Games New York at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Sunday's Games All Times EDT Orlando at Washington, 1 p.m.

LA. Lakers at Detroit, 1 p.m. A. Clippers at Cleveland, 1 :30 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Utah at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. New York at Boston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Seattle at Denver, 9 p.mr The Associated Press WASHINGTON Even the Washington Wizards, who have made a habit of losing to the NBA's worst teams, weren't about to succumb to a Toronto Raptors team missing two starters. TORONTO (112): McGrady 5-11 2-2 12, Slater 3-6 3-8 9, Camby 9-16 3-4 21, Brown 11-18 2-2 30, Billups 2-9 0-1 4, Trent 5-11 1-2 11, Wallace 7-12 5-6 19, Williams 3-5 0-0 6, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-88 16-25112. WASHINGTON (120): Webber 7-17 5-10 19, Howard 8-14 4-7 20, Davis 4-7 1-1 9, Cheaney 7-14 1-2 15, Strickland 9-19 4-6 22, Murray 7-14 2-2 19, Wallace 3-6 1-4 7, Whitney 0-2 4-4 4, Grant 0-0 0-2 0, Ham 0-3 0-0 0, Shammgod 1-1 3-4 5.

Totals 46-97 25-42 120. Toronto 19 34 25 34-112 Washington 26 30 29 35-120 3-Point goals-Toronto 6-12 (Brown 6-9, McGrady 0-1, Billups 0-2), Washington 3-8 (Murray 3-5, Webber 0-1, Cheaney 0-1, Whitney 0-1). Fouled out-Billups. Rebounds-Toronto 53 (Trent 10), Washington 67 (Webber, Wallace 13). Assists-Toronto 18 (Brown 6), Washington 24 (Strickland 11).

Total fouls-Toronto 32, Washington 22. Technicals-Strickland. A-1 8,324 OTHER GAMES: 76ers Clippers 93 78 PHILADELPHIA Allen Iverson had 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 93-78 Friday night. L.A. CLIPPERS (78): Murray 4-15 5 6 13, Wright 3-7 0-0 6, Austin 2-12 2-5 6, Robinson 5-12 0-0 13, Martin 1-2 2-2 4, Vrankovic 3-5 3-8 9, Richardson 4-10 3-6 12, Smith 5-10 3-5 13, Closs 0- 6 0-0 0, Collins 1-4 0-0 2.

Totals 28 83 18-32 78. PHILADELPHIA (93): Thomas 3 6 1 2 7, Coleman 7-22 7-7 21, Ratliff 6-15 1-1 13, McKie 3-7 1- 1 7, Iverson 10-20 1-2 21, Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Snow 2-5 2-2 6, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, J.Smith 2-7 2-2 6 Parker 1-3 3-3 5, Stewart 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 37-93 19-22 93. LA. Clippers 17 14 20 27-78 Philadelphia 21 27 24 21-93 3-Point goals-Los Angeles 4-11 (Robinson 3-3, Richardson 1-2, Murray 0-3, C.Smith 0-3), Philadelphia 0-5 (Coleman 0-2, Iverson 0-2, Parker 0-1).

Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Los Angeles 67 (Vrankovic 15). Philadelphia 61 (Coleman 12). Assists-Los Angeles 17 (Richardson 5 Philadelphia 22 (Iverson 7). Total fouls-Los Angeles 20, Philadelphia 27.

A-1 4,240 Hawks Rockets 107 87 ATLANTA Mookie Blaylock and Alan Henderson scored 22 points apiece and Eldridge Recasner matched his season-high with 21 as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Houston Rockets 107-87 Friday night. HOUSTON (87): Elie 3-8 1-2 7, Willis 2 6 1-2 5, Olajuwon 5-8 5-8 15, Drexler 2-10 2-2 7, Maloney 2-7 1- 2 6, Johnson 2-5 2-5 7, Barkley 2-4 7-9 11, Price 2- 4 0-0 5, Harrington 1-5 6-6 8, Davis 4-7 2-2 13 Stevens 1-4 1-2 3, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26 68 28-40 87. ATLANTA (107): Brown 3-9 0-0 6, Henderson 7-12 8-1 1 22, Mutombo 2-7 4-4 8, Corbin 3-12 0-1 7, Blaylock 10-21 0-0 22, Recasner 7-12 3-3 21, Miller 4 5 4 8 12, Crawford 0 2 4-4 4, Barry 1-1 0-0 3, Anderson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-82 23-31 107.

Houston 17 18 23 29- 87 Atlanta 25 24 23 35-107 3 Point goals-Houston 7-16 (Davis 3-3, Pnce 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Drexler 1-3, Maloney 1-4, Elie 0-2, Barkley 0-2), Atlanta 8-14 (Recasner 4-6, Blaylock 2 4, Barry 1-1, Corbin 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Houston 44 (Olajuwon 7), Atlanta 62 (Mutombo 14). Assists-Houston 16 (Elie, Barkley 4), Atlanta 16 (Blaylock 5). Total fouls-Houston 25, Atlanta 25.

Technicals-Barklev Drexler, Atlanta illegal defense. Lakers Cavaliers 105 93 CLEVELAND Coming off a 50-point game, Shaquille O'Neal scored 26 points against a tiny Cleveland lineup diminished by suspensions as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cavaliers 105-93 Friday night. LA. LAKERS (105): Fox 2-5 2-2 8, Bennett 10-12 1-1 21, O'Neal 11-23 4-7 26, Fisher 0-3 4-4 4, Jones 7-14 4-4 20, Van Exel 5-8 0-0 12, Bryant 3-8 0-0 7, Campbell 3-5 1-1 7, Barry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-7816-19 105.

CLEVELAND (93): Person 3-7 2 2 10, Henderson 3-5 1-1 7, llgauskas 8-19 0-0 16, Knight 3-10 3-4 9, Sura 3-11 3-4 11, Anderson 11-15 6-6 30, Ferry 2-7 2-2 6, Thomas 1-1 0-1 2, Brooks 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-78 17-2093. A. Lakers 25 27 25 28-105 Cleveland 21 26 17 29- 93 3-Point goals-Los Angeles 7-14 (Jones 2-3, Fox 2-4, Van Exel 2-5, Bryant 1-2), Cleveland 6-14 (Anderson 2-2, Person 2-4, Sura 2-4, Ferry 0-4). Fouled out-Knight.

Rebounds-Los Angeles 49 (O'Neal 11), Cleveland 37 (llgauskas 12). Assists-Los Angeles 29 (Van Exel 6). Cleveland 26 (Sura 13). Total fouls-Los Angeles 22, Cleveland 22. Celtics Pistons 101 100 AUBURN HILLS, Mich.

Antoine Walker made a 19-foot jumper at the buzzer to complete Boston's comeback from an 18-point, fourth quarter deficit as the Boston defeated the Detroit Pistons 101-100 Friday night. BOSTON (101): McCarty 5-9 0-0 10, Walker 13-23 4-7 31, DeClercq 5-8 0-0 10, Minor 1-4 0-0 2, Anderson 0-5 2-2 2, Barros 4-8 0-0 9, Mercer 8-16 0-0 16, Tabak 2-5 2-2 6, Knight 0-1 4-4 4, Hanson 0- 1 0-0 0, Edney 1-2 0-0 2, D.Jones 3-4 0-0 9. Totals 42-86 12-15 101. DETROIT (100): Hill 1-4 0-0 2, Reid 1-21-2 3, B. Williams 13-20 3-3 29, Dumars 6-12 4-5 20, Hunter 4-13 0-011, Stackhouse 5-10 6-7 16, J.Williams 5-7 1- 4 11, Mahorn 0-0 0-0 0.

Sealy 1-5 2-2 4, Pollard 2- 4 0-0 4. Totals 38-77 17-23 100. Boston 14 28 26 33-101 Detroit 24 27 29 20-100 3-Point goals-Boston 5-12 (Jones 3-4, Walker 1-2, Barros 1-3, McCarty 0-1, Minor 0-1, Mercer 0-1), Detroit 7-16 (Dumars 4-8, Hunter 3-7, Stackhouse 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Boston 44 (Walker 12), Detroit 48 (J.Williams 9).

Assists-Boston 28 (Anderson 11), Detroit 24 (Dumars, Hill 7). Total fouls-Boston 22, Detroit 16. Jazz Nuggets 97 75 SALT LAKE CITY Karl Malone scored 22 points and Jeff Hornacek added 15 as the Utah Jazz defeated Denver 97-75 for their ninth consecutive win over the Nuggets. DENVER (75): L.Ellis 8-17 1-2 17, Fortson 5-14 7-8 17, Garrett 1-5 4-4 6, Alexander 1-8 2-2 5, Goldwire 1-7 2-2 4, Newman 4-10 3-4 12, Jackson 2-11 0-0 4, Batlie 1-2 0-0 2, Wolf 1-2 0-0 2, Stith 1-6 4-4 6. Totals 25-82 23-26 75.

UTAH (97): Keefe 1-7 2-2 4, Malone 9-17 4-7 22, Foster 2-5 1-2 5, Hornacek 5-7 5-5 15, Stockton 2-4 1-1 6, Eisley 1-2 3-4 5. Ostertag 3-4 0-1 6, Anderson 5 8 2-4 12. Russell 3-5 4-4 11, Morris 4-6 2-3 11, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-65 24-33 97. Denver 20 19 22 14-75 Utah 21 26 28 22-97 3-Point goals-Denver 2-10 (Newman 1-1, Alexander 1-3, Goldwire 0-1, Stith 0-1, L.

Ellis 0-2, Jackson 0-2), Utah 3-6 (Stockton 1-1, Russell 1-2, Morris 1-2, Anderson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Denver 47 (L.Ellis 13), Utah 52 (Ostertag 8). Assists-Denver 12 (Alexander, Jackson 4), Utah 29 (Eisley 9). Total fouls-Denver 25, Utah 22.

Technicals-Nuggets illegal defense 2. A-1 9,911 By Chris McMahon Staff Writer Hiram Springle has taken great strides in introducing soccer to Greenville's inner-city and today he will accept one of his biggest challenges as Soccer In The Streets national program makes its debut at Southside High School. Soccer In The Streets is an Atlanta-based nationwide non-profit agency that develops soccer, educational and life-skills programs for children in public housing and low income communities. "It offers kids an opportunity to get involved in a non-traditional sport," said Springle. "They will have a chance to work with people in an environment where they are learning teamwork, team skills and some things that that can take far beyond soccer." Springle has been involved in soccer for a dozen years and is the driving force of the inner-city program that has touched more than 100 kids in Greenville the past two years.

His target areas include Jesse Jackson Town-homes, Piedmont Manor, West-view Homes, Oakview Homes, Highland Square and Fleetwood Manor. Greenville was one of 13 cities selected this year for Soccer In The Streets. Overall, 55 cities in the United States have been awarded chapters in eight-year 1 i Sonics 71 S.C. Bulls 66 SONICS (71): Ruby 15, Flucker 14, Howard 9, Harvey 8, Smith 6. Gracley 5, Rains 4, Craig 3.

S.C. BULLS (66): Watson 17, Bah 11, Clark 6, Carter 6, Speaks 6. Brown 5. Davis 2. Half: Sonics 33-31.

Dick James 76 Rising Stars 72 "C'Boys DICK JAMES (76): Sowe 21, Vernon 14, Campbell 11, Brareale 8. McCombs 8, Hughes 6, Houston 4, Lavett 2. RISING STARS (72): Bojang 24. Craft 8, Williams 8, Tant 7, Powers 6, Patrick 4, Wilson 4. Hall: Dick James 28 20.

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