NBA ROUNDUP : Ewing Ejected Early; Knicks Fall to Pacers

When Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks and Detlef Schrempf of the Pacers were ejected for fighting after 14 minutes Wednesday night at Indianapolis, the Indiana Pacers led, 38-28.

Without their big man, the Knicks cut the deficit, but in the stretch there was nobody to take his place and the Pacers pulled out a 110-107 victory.

Two minutes into the second quarter, Ewing hit Schrempf in the head with his elbow. Schrempf pushed Ewing and the two started punching. Although no blows landed, both players were ejected.

Ewing wouldn’t discuss the incident, but Knick Coach Pat Riley said: “Patrick said he was provoked.”

The Pacers didn’t get the lead for good until Chuck Person made two free throws with 96 seconds left to make it 106-104.

Reggie Miller had 31 points and Micheal Williams had 18 assists as the Pacers ended a four-game losing streak. Mark Jackson led the Knicks with 21 points.

Miami 107, Detroit 102--Bimbo Coles and Grant Long each made two free throws in the closing seconds at Miami to preserve the victory. Isiah Thomas scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.

Chicago 117, Charlotte 95--Michael Jordan is playing less and enjoying it more. Jordan had 35 points in 33 minutes at Charlotte and the Bulls won their fourth in a row. Jordan has averaged 32 points in Chicago’s 12 consecutive victories over the Hornets.

Boston 117, Phoenix 111--The Celtics, playing their third road game in four nights, and without ailing center Robert Parish, built an early lead and hung on at Phoenix.

Larry Bird had 27 points for the Celtics, who led by 14 points going into the last quarter.

Philadelphia 121, Orlando 100--Hersey Hawkins shot the 76ers into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 43-point performance at Orlando, Fla.

Hawkins was 13 for 22 for the 76ers, who have won five in a row.

Utah 98, New Jersey 92--The Nets rallied from a 19-point deficit to take an 89-88 lead with 4:13 left at East Rutherford, N.J, but went scoreless for the next four minutes.

Karl Malone led the Jazz with 35 points and 14 rebounds.

Washington 119, Minnesota 114--With five players missing because of injuries, the Bullets relied on a rookie from Coppin State to win in overtime at Minneapolis. Larry Stewart had 16 points, four of them at the start of overtime, and nine rebounds to help Washington end its five-game losing streak.