Playing on his old home court, Gary Payton scored 22 points and made the go-ahead basket Sunday night as the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 100-98 in an exhibition game at Oregon State University.
Payton, who played for Oregon State from 1987-90 and remains the school's all-time leading scorer, had his jersey, No. 20, retired in a halftime ceremony.Portland guard Isaiah Rider missed the Blazers' bus from Portland and was not at the game. He attended the team shootaround on Sunday morning, but Blazers officials had no word on his whereabouts during the game.
Portland got 20 points each from Kenny Anderson and Clifford Robinson. Aaron McKie added 17 points and Arvydas Sabonis had 16.
Mavericks 88, Cavaliers 86
At Mexico City, Jim Jackson scored 22 points and hit a game-clinching free throw with six seconds left to lead the Dallas Mavericks to an exhibition victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The victory before 18,108 fans in the Palacio de los Deportes gave the Mavericks the title in a four-team, two-day tournament in North America's largest city.
Jackson and Cleveland's Terrell Brandon led all scorers with 22 points apiece. Dallas's George McCloud added 18 and Cleveland's Chris Mills 20.
Celtics 109, Bullets 103
At Boston, Dana Barros hit five 3-pointers during his 17-point second quarter, leading Boston to victory over the injury-depleted Washington Bullets in the final exhibition game for both teams.
Barros finished with a game-high 23 points and Eric Williams scored 18 for the Celtics (3-5). Calbert Cheaney led the Bullets with 19 points and Dwayne Morton had 17.
The Bullets (3-5) dressed nine players, but seven others were out with injuries or illness.
Pistons 101, Nuggets 94
At Auburn Hills, Mich., Joe Dumars scored 11 of his 19 points in the last three minutes to lead the Detroit Pistons to a preseason victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Stacey Augmon added 17 points and Lindsay Hunter had 16, both off the bench. Dale Ellis led all scorers with 22 points, and LaPhonso Ellis added 16 for the Nuggets.
Pacers 102, Spurs 80
At Indianapolis, Dale Davis had 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeated the injury-depleted San Antonio Spurs in the final exhibition game for both teams.
Indiana (5-3) broke the game open in the third quarter when San Antonio (2-6) went nearly seven minutes without a field goal. The Pacers led 54-49 at halftime, then outscored the Spurs 10-2 at the start of the half.
Grizzlies 80, Raptors 77
At Calgary, Alberta, rookie Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 15 points to lead Vancouver in a preseason game that saw the Raptors lose rookie Marcus Camby to a sprained ankle.
Camby, the second overall pick in the draft, came down hard on his left leg after making a shot late in the third quarter. Raptors officials would not say if Camby's injury was the result of a slippery court surface that was brought in from the University of Alberta.
Play was stopped for nearly 45 minutes early in the game after Grizzlies guard Greg Anthony took a spill. Crews used resin, cellophane wrap and duct tape trying to repair patches on the court, which contained a silicone base that was leaking up between the boards and creating an icy sheen in spots, said Grizzlies general manager Stu Jackson.
Damon Stoudamire led the Raptors with 18 points, all in the first three quarters.