NBA ROUNDUP : Schrempf Keeps Seattle in Front

It may well have been a preview of the Western Conference playoff finals.

Detlef Schrempf scored five of his season-high 27 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes Thursday night as the SuperSonics, with the best overall and home records in the NBA, added to them by surviving a late Phoenix rally in a 116-106 victory at Seattle.

Schrempf made 13 of 16 shots, including nine in a row at one point. His dunk with 2:16 to play gave the SuperSonics a 107-99 lead, and he followed that with a baseline shot with 1:41 left for a 109-100 advantage.

Charles Barkley led the Suns with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

Phoenix cut most of a 27-point third-quarter deficit by playing better defense and limited the SuperSonics to 38 points in the second half.

New York 123, Minnesota 106--Hubert Davis scored a career-high 32 points at Minneapolis as the Knicks clinched a playoff berth and extended their winning streak to 11 games.

Anthony Bonner matched his season high with 17 points, Derek Harper scored 19 and Patrick Ewing 17 for the Knicks, who shot 62% in a game that included 53 personal fouls, five technical fouls and one flagrant foul on New York.

Boston 123, Washington 117--Dee Brown scored a career-high 38 points and Dino Radja added 20 for the Celtics, who won in overtime at Landover, Md., and snapped a six-game losing streak.

Denver 113, Miami 101--Dikembe Mutombo had 20 points, 16 rebounds and eight of Denver’s 11 blocked shots to pace the Nuggets in a victory at Denver.

San Antonio 107, Sacramento 91--David Robinson scored 38 points and Dale Ellis had 20 to lead the Spurs at Sacramento.

Golden State 114, Milwaukee 112--Avery Johnson hit a driving layup with six seconds to play to lift the Warriors to victory at Oakland.