NBA ROUNDUP : Hawks End Magic Streak at Nine Games, 107-105

Jon Koncak made a tiebreaking free throw with 32 seconds to play and forced a key turnover 25 seconds later and the Atlanta Hawks defeated Orlando, 107-105, Saturday night at Atlanta, ending the Magic’s nine-game winning streak.

Shaquille O’Neal had 27 points and 15 rebounds, but his foul sent Koncak to the line after Stacey Augmon made a 12-foot jumper to pull the Hawks even at 105-105.

“Remember, this Jon Koncak is the greatest defensive player in the world. He never fouled me once,” O’Neal said after the game, expressing a little frustration.

Koncak pressured Brian Shaw into losing the ball out of bounds with seven seconds to play, and the Magic fouled Mookie Blaylock with five seconds left. He made one of two free throws before Nick Anderson missed a three-point shot at the buzzer.

Augmon led the Hawks with 21 points.

New York 111, Washington 95--Routed by the Magic the night before, the Knicks got 23 points from Charles Smith and romped at New York against another young team.

The Bullets have lost six of seven games and are 1-4 with Chris Webber, who was acquired Nov. 17 from the Golden State Warriors.

Chicago 125, Boston 109--Scottie Pippen scored 26 points to lead the Bulls at Chicago.

Pippen, who scored nine points on four-of-14 shooting in Friday’s loss to the Hawks--his first single-digit game since the 1992-93 finale--made 11 of 15 shots against the Celtics and held Dominique Wilkins to 12 points.

Utah 112, Dallas 87--Antoine Carr came off the bench to score a season-high 22 points and Karl Malone added 21 at Dallas as the Jazz increased its winning streak over the Mavericks to 15 games.

The Mavericks haven’t beaten the Jazz since Nov. 23, 1991.

Philadelphia 83, Cleveland 78--Clarence Weatherspoon scored 23 points at Cleveland to help the 76ers end the Cavaliers’ four-game winning streak.

The 76ers, who had lost 13 in a row to the Cavaliers, made only 43% of their shots and were outrebounded, 59-31, but the Cavaliers made a season-low 32% of their shots and only 61% of their free throws.

Sacramento 94, New Jersey 89--Mitch Richmond scored 31 points and Walt Williams had 29 at East Rutherford, N.J., as the Kings handed the Nets their fourth consecutive loss.

The Kings are 7-7, their best start since 1982-83, when they played in Kansas City.

Detroit 107, Phoenix 97--Joe Dumars scored 17 points and Grant Hill and Mark Macon led an 11-0 third-quarter run that lifted the Pistons at Auburn Hills, Mich.

The Pistons had maintained a 10-point halftime lead through most of the third quarter before Hill began the burst with a dunk and a layup and Macon made a pair of three-point shots to make the score 87-66.

Indiana 118, Golden State 107--Reggie Miller scored 33 points and Mark Jackson had 22 to lead the Pacers at Oakland.

The Warriors made a season-high 27 turnovers in losing for the sixth time in seven games. Rony Seikaly led the Warriors with 24 points and Chris Gatling had 21.

Seattle 111, Milwaukee 108--Shawn Kemp had 26 points and 15 rebounds and Kendall Gill had a season-high 24 points to lead the SuperSonics at Tacoma, Wash.

Gill and Sam Perkins made one free throw each with 15 and 12 seconds to play for a three-point lead, and the Bucks were unable to get off a shot before the end of the game.

Denver 99, Charlotte 88--Rodney Rogers and Bryant Stith each scored 17 points, including key baskets during a 24-9 run in the third quarter, to lead the Nuggets at Denver.

Center Dikembe Mutombo had 22 rebounds for the Nuggets.