NBA ROUNDUP : Malone, Stockton Lead Jazz to Victory

Karl Malone had 33 points and 16 rebounds and John Stockton had 30 points and 16 assists Monday night to lead the Utah Jazz to a 106-93 victory over the Washington Bullets at Salt Lake City.

The Jazz led 50-44 at halftime as both teams shot poorly. Utah outscored Washington, 16-7, to start the second half to take a 66-51 lead. Stockton had five points during the run, Malone had four and Bob Hansen made a three-point shot.

Ledell Eackles led the Bullets with 24 points, but Washington’s two leading scorers, Jeff Malone and Bernard King, finished with four and seven points, respectively. Malone averaged 27.5 points as the Bullets won five of their first six games, and King averaged 18 points.

The Bullets scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter to close to 79-70 with 9:45 remaining, but that was as close as they got.

Atlanta 112, Orlando 104--Dominique Wilkins scored 34 points and Moses Malone had 28 to lead the Hawks in front of 15,077 at the Orlando Arena.

Atlanta led, 102-99, with 2:15 left, then outscored the Magic, 10-5, to win their second consecutive game.

Orlando had several chances in the final minutes, but missed eight layups in the fourth quarter.