NBA ROUNDUP : Abdul-Rauf Fabulous in Nugget Rout

If this keeps up, everyone will start skipping practice.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, fined by the Denver Nuggets for missing Thursday’s workout, scored 31 points as a reserve--including five three-pointers--as the Nuggets won their fourth in a row, beating the Washington Bullets, 111-89, Saturday night in Denver.

Abdul-Rauf’s exploits overshadowed the reunion of three-fifths of Michigan’s Fab Five--Jalen Rose, Chris Webber and Juwan Howard.

Rose had a career-high 14 points for Denver. Webber had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Howard had only four points for the Bullets.

“You know how they say when you’re in a zone,” Abdul-Rauf said. “This was one of those games.

“It feels good. It’s been a long time since I’ve played this many minutes. My shots were falling and guys were looking for me.”

Milwaukee 106, Chicago 103--Rookie Glen Robinson’s three-point play with 5.3 seconds remaining lifted the Bucks to a victory over the Bulls in Milwaukee, snapping a nine-game losing streak.

It was the first game-winning play for Robinson, the top pick in the June draft. He finished with 18 points in his first game against the team he rooted for while growing up in Gary, Ind.

B.J. Armstrong had 21 points for the Bulls.

Orlando 109, Atlanta 98--Shaquille O’Neal dominated at both ends of the floor, scoring 33 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to lead the league’s hottest team, the Magic, to a triumph over the Hawks in Orlando.

The victory was the 13th in 14 games for Orlando, which improved the league’s best record to 15-3.

Mookie Blaylock led the Hawks with 15 points.

San Antonio 108, Houston 96--Avery Johnson led a balanced Spur attack with 24 points and Chuck Person hit six of nine three-point shots in a victory over the Rockets in Houston.

San Antonio played without Dennis Rodman, who was removed from the team’s suspended list Saturday but did not suit up.

Hakeem Olajuwon led the Rockets with 20 points. David Robinson scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds for the Spurs.

Dallas 99, Charlotte 86--Jamal Mashburn scored 31 points and Jim Jackson added 20 as the Mavericks beat Charlotte for their ninth victory of the season--a total they didn’t reach until April 5 last season.

Coach Dick Motta moved into third place on the NBA’s all-time victory list with 865, breaking a tie with Jack Ramsay.

Alonzo Mourning had 20 points and Larry Johnson 19 to pace the Hornets.

Sacramento 106, Golden State 94--Brian Grant scored 23 points, including 11 of Sacramento’s final 20 points, as the Kings handed the Warriors their fifth consecutive loss.

Mitch Richmond led the Kings with 24 points.

Tim Hardaway had 23 points to pace the Warriors, who scored only one point in the final 3:42.

New York 107, Philadelphia 103--Patrick Ewing hit two crucial hook shots down the stretch, finishing with a season-high 28 points and 15 rebounds in the Knicks’ victory in New York.

Clarence Weatherspoon had 29 points to lead Philadelphia.

Indiana 117, Miami 103--Hot-shooting Reggie Miller tied his season high with 33 points as the Pacers earned their fifth consecutive victory in beating Miami Heat in Indianapolis.

Glen Rice led Miami with 21 points.

Cleveland 87, Detroit 79--Chris Mills scored 17 points, including the final five of the clinching 13-3 run, as the Cavaliers beat the injury-riddled Pistons in Cleveland.

Detroit, which lost its sixth consecutive road game, had only nine players--and only one of its top five scorers--in uniform. Lindsey Hunter (broken ankle) and Oliver Miller (broken hand) were placed on the injured list earlier in the day, and Joe Dumars (bronchitis) and Grant Hill (flu) did not make the trip.

Detroit’s Allan Houston, starting for the first time this season, scored a season-high 28 points.

New Jersey 108, Boston 96--P.J. Brown hit four baskets and finished with 15 points as the New Jersey Nets took command by hitting their first 10 shots in winning in East Rutherford, N.J.

The Celtics’ Dominique Wilkins was limited to nine points on four-of-21 shooting.

Phoenix 103, Minnesota 89--Rookie Wesley Person scored seven of his 25 points during a 17-1 run in the fourth quarter as the Suns won in Minneapolis.

The Suns remained perfect against Minnesota, winning all 22 meetings. Minnesota also extended its club-record home losing streak to 13 games, dating to last season.