NBA ROUNDUP : Hardaway’s 40 Points Not Enough; 76ers Beat Warriors, 126-116

Tim Hardaway matched his career high by scoring 40 points for the Golden State Warriors Friday night at Philadelphia.

But Charles Barkley made sure the effort was wasted.

Barkley scored 31 points, had 15 rebounds and played good defense as the 76ers beat the Warriors, 126-116, Golden State’s first defeat of the season.

With the victory, the 76ers prevented the Warriors from winning their first four games on the road, a feat not accomplished by the team since the 1972-73 season. At 4-0, Golden State had been the last undefeated NBA team this season.

“We rebounded the ball well,” said Barkley, who made all 15 of his free throws. “They seemed to get a little complacent late in the game and started missing some shots.”

Said Armon Gilliam, who scored 28 points, on 13-of-17 shooting: “Overall we did a good job on the boards. We kept our confidence even though we were losing in the fourth quarter. We thought we could win.”

Hersey Hawkins added 27 points for the 76ers.

Chris Mullin had 17 points and Billy Owens 16 for Golden State.

Golden State held a 110-102 lead with 7:30 left, but the 76ers responded with a 12-1 surge for a 114-111 edge with 3:41 remaining.

“They got a lot of crucial rebounds,” Hardaway said. “They’re a tough team to beat and they took over in the fourth quarter.”

Chicago 108, Dallas 92--Michael Jordan scored 26 points and Scottie Pippen added 23 at Chicago as the Bulls beat the Mavericks for the seventh consecutive time.

The Bulls led, 84-65, at the start of the fourth quarter. Randy White scored eight consecutive points for the Mavericks during a 13-2 run that cut the Bulls’ lead to 86-78 midway through the quarter. But that was the closest the Mavericks got.

Portland 121, Indiana 96--Robert Pack, a free-agent rookie from USC, started a third-quarter surge that propelled the Trail Blazers to victory at Portland.

Pack scored 11 points and had six steals and five assists in 18 minutes. Seven of those points came during a 10-2 run in the last two minutes of the third quarter and helped give the Trail Blazers a 91-74 lead.

Terry Porter scored all of his 20 points in the first half for the Trail Blazers. Jerome Kersey, who sprained his left ankle in the third quarter, had 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Rik Smits led the Pacers with 24 points.

Atlanta 100, Boston 95--Dominique Wilkins scored 36 points to lead the Hawks, who overcame a 17-point first-quarter deficit at Atlanta.

Jon Koncak gave the Hawks the lead for good, 94-92.

Larry Bird missed two three-point attempts and Wilkins added another basket, giving Atlanta a 96-92 lead.

Reggie Lewis led the Celtics with 26 points.

Milwaukee 125, Charlotte 122--Moses Malone scored seven of his 23 points in overtime as the Bucks won at Charlotte, N.C.

Malone scored five points to break a 113-113 tie, helping the Bucks take a 120-115 lead with 2:01 left in overtime. After Johnny Newman’s 18-foot bank shot closed the Hornets to 122-120, Malone made a turnaround jumper to put the Bucks ahead by four with 43 seconds left.

Kenny Gattison scored to pull the Hornets to within 124-122. But Dell Curry, who scored 29 points, missed a 20-foot shot with 0.8 seconds left.

San Antonio 107, Cleveland 101--David Robinson made a basket and four free throws in overtime to lead the Spurs at San Antonio.

Robinson, who scored 31 points, tied the score, 99-99, with a basket, and the Spurs increased the lead to 105-99 in the final minute.

Willie Anderson scored 22 points for the Spurs.