The Portland Trail Blazers accomplished one of the rarest feats in the NBA - beating the Bulls in Chicago.
Arvydas Sabonis scored 21 points and matched his career-high with 20 rebounds as the Blazers stunned the Bulls 106-101 Wed-nes-day night.It was only the Bulls' third home loss this season and seventh in their last 118 regular-season games at the United Center.
"The win is important for us, especially against Chicago, which is such a good team," Sabonis said. "It's important for me, for my kids to know in the years to come we beat them."
The Trail Blazers blew a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter but recovered with some clutch 3-point shooting by Damon Stoudamire, Isiah Rider and Rasheed Wallace to end Chicago's eight-game winning streak.
"I don't think we stole anything," said Stoudamire, who had 24 points and 11 assists in his fifth game since joining the Trail Blazers in a trade from Toronto. "This is what I've been working for my whole NBA career. We're a young team and growing together and have a chance for success in the future."
Michael Jordan scored 33 points for Chicago but missed 17 of 26 shots from the field.
"We didn't shoot the ball particularly well," he said. "They just shot it better than we did."
CELTICS 111, KINGS 94: Kenny Anderson, playing his first home game since joining the Celtics, had 21 points and nine assists to lead Boston over Sacramento.
Antoine Walker scored 25 points to lead the Celtics, who acquired Anderson from Toronto in a seven-player deal on Feb. 18. Billy Owens had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings, who lost their fourth straight.
MAGIC 100, MAVERICKS 79: Bo Outlaw scored a career-high 29 points in Orlando's defeat of Dallas.
Outlaw also had 11 rebounds as the Magic dominated the visiting Mavericks on the boards 47-29. It was the Magic's fifth straight victory and the Mavericks' fifth straight loss.
Derek Harper scored 18 points for Orlando, while Michael Finley led Dallas with 16.
CAVALIERS 106, GRIZZLIES 101: Rookie Cedric Henderson scored a career-high 30 points to lead Cleveland over Vancouver.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 22 points and Brevin Knight had 17 assists for the Cavaliers.
Bryant Reeves' 29 points led the Grizzlies, who lost their fifth straight and fell to 3-25 on the road.
HORNETS 98, PISTONS 88: Glen Rice scored 33 points to lead Charlotte past Detroit.
The Hornets finished a 10-day road trip at 3-3. The Pistons, led by Grant Hill's 27 points, lost for the fifth time in seven games.
LAKERS 96, PACERS 89: Shaquille O'Neal scored 24 points, and Eddie Jones and Derek Fisher had 20 apiece as Los Angeles won at Indiana.
The Pacers cut an 11-point deficit to four with 2:27 left. But Indiana couldn't get any closer, and Fisher's 21-footer with 59 seconds remaining clinched the victory for the Lakers.
Rik Smits led Indiana with 19 points. Mark Jackson added 18 and Dale Davis had 14 points and 16 rebounds.
HAWKS 112, NUGGETS 88: Alan Henderson continued to excel in his new starting role, scoring 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting in Atlanta's rout at Denver.
Christian Laettner, now Henderson's backup, and Steve Smith each added 18 points for the Hawks, who won their third straight.
Anthony Goldwire scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who have lost nine in a row to drop to 5-51 this season.
CLIPPERS 117, 76ERS 108: Eric Piatkowski scored 24 of his career-high 27 points in the second half as Los Angeles snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Bill Fitch became the second-most winning coach in NBA history with his 939th career victory. Fitch, who moved past Red Auerbach on the list, trails career leader Lenny Wilkens of the Atlanta Hawks by 164 wins.
Derrick Coleman tied a season-high with 25 points for the Sixers, who failed in their bid to win three consecutive road games for the first time since 1994.