Michael Jordan scored 27 points as the five-time NBA champion Chicago Bulls routed Olympiakos of Greece 104-76 in the final of the McDonald's Championship on Saturday.
NBA teams are 16-0 in the 10-year-old tournament and the Bulls - without injured Scottie Pippen and ailing Dennis Rodman - played like it mattered in a game that attracted more than 1,000 media members.Bill Wennington added 12 points for the Bulls and had nine rebounds. Lithuanian Arturas Kar-ni-sovas - voted the best player in Europe last season - led Olympiakos with 19 points.
Heat 119, Nets 108
At Miami, Todd Day scored 22 points and Tim Hardaway added 20 as Miami beat New Jersey before fewer than 2,000 fans at Miami Arena.
With the Florida Marlins playing the first game of the World Series up the road at Pro Player Stadium, there were more than 13,000 empty seats.
Eric Murdock added 19 points for the Heat (3-1). Keith Van Horn, the No. 2 pick in the NBA draft, led the Nets (2-2) with 26 points.
Spurs 95, Rockets 90
At San Antonio, Tim Duncan, the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, had 17 points and 16 rebounds in San Antonio's win over Houston.
Avery Johnson led the Spurs (5-0) with 24 points. Kevin Willis had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets (2-2), Hakeem Ola-ju-won added 13 points and Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler each had 12.
Bucks 118, Celtics 96
At Green Bay, Wis., former Wisconsin-Green Bay star Jeff Nordgaard scored 13 points as Milwaukee routed Boston.
Ray Allen led the Bucks (4-0) with 19 points, including 13 in the first quarter, while Terrell Brandon added 17 and Glenn Robinson 15.
76ers 89, Warriors 86
At Norfolk, Va., Derrick Coleman had 20 points and 11 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers' victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Allen Iverson and Jerry Stackhouse each had 18 points for the 76ers (2-3) and Clarence Weatherspoon had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Magic 83, Pistons 77
At Memphis, Tenn., Penny Hardaway scored 19 points and Horace Grant added 17 Saturday night as Orlando defeated Detroit Pistons.
The Magic, who led by as many as 22 in the first half, scored the game's final 13 points to overcome a 7-point Piston lead with just under seven minutes left.
Lakers 117, Cavaliers 107
At Kansas City, Mo., Shaquille O'Neal had 34 points and nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
O'Neal, who was 15-for-17 from the floor and 4-for-6 from the line, had 15 points in the second quarter and 17 in the third. Eddie Jones Jones, Nick Van Exel and Sean Rooks each added 11 points for the Lakers (3-1).
Kings 98, Grizzlies 81
At Vancouver, British Columbia, Billy Owens scored 18 points as Sacramento beat Vancouver for its third straight preseason victory.
Lawrence Funderburke, who spent the last three seasons in Europe, added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Kings (3-2). Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the Grizzlies (2-3) with 23 points.