NBA Roundup : Carroll Propels Warriors to Victory Over Rockets

Joe Barry Carroll expects to get the ball when the game is close.

Golden State went to Carroll, who scored 8 of his 28 points in the final four minutes to boost the Warriors to a 111-104 victory over the slumping Houston Rockets Thursday night at Houston.

“I’m an offensive player, so I’m always going to look for my shots,” Carroll said. “In the latter part of the game it became crucial to get the ball inside to me for a good high-percentage shot.”

The Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak and handed Houston its sixth home defeat of the season, one more than the Rockets had all last season.

After trailing the entire second half, Houston scored eight straight points to take a 102-100 lead with 4:13 left. A basket by Carroll tied the score; then he got six more points, and Sleepy Floyd made a three-point shot to secure the victory.

Floyd had 26 points and Chris Mullin 20 for the Warriors.

Houston, playing without Akeem Olajuwon and Robert Reid, was led by newly acquired Dirk Minniefield, who had 20 points.

Indiana 115, Cleveland 94--Ron Anderson came off the bench to score 12 of his 22 points in the second quarter against his former teammates as the Pacers stopped the Cavaliers at Indianapolis.

The Pacers had a 29-26 lead when Anderson got the hot hand, and Indiana’s lead grew to 59-45 at halftime.

Ron Harper scored 23 points for the Cavaliers, who didn’t get closer than 12 points in the second half.

Herb Williams added 18 points for Indiana, which won for the eighth time in 10 home games.

Cleveland played without rookie John (Hot Rod) Williams, its leading scorer, who had a bruised heel.

Utah 103, Dallas 99--Kelly Tripucka scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help the Jazz hold off the Mavericks at Salt Lake City.

With Utah leading, 96-79, with seven minutes left, Mark Aguirre scored 11 points, and Dallas went on a 20-4 run to pull within 100-99 with 50 seconds left. Aguirre had a chance to put Dallas in the lead, but his shot with 18 seconds left rolled off the rim.

The Jazz sealed the victory with three free throws.

Aguirre scored 32 points for the Mavericks, and Rolando Blackman added 15. Thurl Bailey had 16 points for Utah.

Seattle 113, San Antonio 107--Xavier McDaniel scored 33 points, including 13 in a fourth-quarter rally that carried the SuperSonics past the Spurs at Seattle.

Seattle trailed, 85-84, entering the fourth quarter, but McDaniel sank three straight jumpers midway through the period to give the Sonics the lead for good, 97-96.

Rookie guard Johnny Dawkins had 19 points for the Spurs, while Alvin Robertson and Artis Gilmore added 18 apiece. Dale Ellis added 29 for Seattle.

San Antonio, which trailed, 67-59, at halftime, outscored Seattle, 26-17, in the third quarter behind nine points from Dawkins.

Seattle has won three of its last four games, while San Antonio has dropped six of its last seven.