NBA ROUNDUP : Weatherspoon, Woolridge Withstand the Knicks, 99-92

When it came time to make the crucial shots, Clarence Weatherspoon and Orlando Woolridge came through.

Weatherspoon and Woolridge each made a tough jump shot as the shot clock expired in the final 1:18 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 99-92 victory over the New York Knicks Sunday night at New York.

Jeff Hornacek had 23 points, Tim Perry 18 and Weatherspoon 17 as the 76ers won at Madison Square Garden for the first time since March 1, 1990.

It was only the fifth home loss of the season for the Knicks, who were led by Patrick Ewing with 36 points and a season-high 21 rebounds. The Knicks scored only 15 points in the fourth quarter--none in the final 3:30--and made only 37% of their shots.

“It’s as good of a win as we’ve had all season long,” 76er Coach Fred Carter said.

It was the second loss in a row at home for the Knicks. John Starks had 20 points and Charles Oakley had 14 points and eight rebounds, ending his streak of 16 consecutive games with at least 10 rebounds.

The 76ers ended a four-game losing streak.

The Knicks didn’t trail from early in the first quarter until 8:35 remained, when Eric Leckner dunked to give the 76ers an 80-79 lead. The Knicks held a small lead for the next seven minutes, but Weatherspoon made consecutive shots from the corner--the second with one second left on the shot clock--to put the 76ers ahead, 93-92, with 1:18 left.

Miami 113, Washington 80--Glen Rice scored 17 of his 21 points in the first quarter and Steve Smith had a career-high 15 assists at Miami, ending the Heat’s seven-game losing streak.

Heat Coach Kevin Loughery won his 600th game, and it came against the team he played for and once coached.

Smith, averaging only 5.3 assists, had 12 by halftime and finished two short of the franchise mark of 17 set by Sherman Douglas in 1990.

The 33-point victory margin was the Heat’s largest of the season.