NBA ROUNDUP : Webber Returns but Gets Injured in Loss

Chris Webber, playing his first game against the Warriors in Oakland since his Nov. 17 trade to Washington for Tom Gugliotta and three first-round picks, suffered a dislocated left shoulder Thursday night in a 107-87 loss to the Warriors, who ended a 10-game losing streak.

Washington has lost eight in a row.

Latrell Sprewell, booed when he exchanged a pregame hug with Webber, scored 26 points and Gugliotta added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Warriors.

Washington was in the middle of a 14-0 run when Webber went down in a third-quarter scramble for a loose ball. Scott Skiles’ 17-foot jumper and a free throw by Juwan Howard gave Washington a 63-56 lead with 6:10 left in the third quarter.

Golden State regained control by answering with a 14-3 run that began and ended with baskets by Sprewell. The Warriors, who got 17 points from Chris Gatling and 16 points each from Tim Hardaway and Rony Seikaly, pulled away in the final quarter.

Webber endured overwhelming boos throughout the night. Some fans held signs reading, “No whining, No crying, No Webber.” Others showed support, saying “I miss Chris” or “I love Chris.”

Every time he touched the ball, he had to play through catcalls of “baby!” and “timeout!” a reference to his mistaken timeout call at Michigan in the NCAA final.

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Houston 114, Phoenix 106--Kenny Smith scored 25 points and Vernon Maxwell led a third-quarter burst that helped the Rockets end the Suns’ seven-game winning streak.

Hakeem Olajuwon had 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets. Danny Manning led the Suns with 23 points.

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Seattle 103, Dallas 101--Gary Payton scored 28 points and keyed a late 13-2 run that helped the SuperSonics beat the Mavericks in Tacoma, Wash.

Jamal Mashburn led Dallas with 24 points.

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Cleveland 93, New York 90--John Williams made a running bank shot with 20 seconds left in New York, helping the Cavaliers to their seventh consecutive victory and sending the Knicks to their fourth defeat in a row.

Mark Price, who missed the last three games because of bruised ribs, hit five three-point shots on his way to scoring 19 points.

Charles Oakley, who missed the last four games because of a dislocated right toe, led New York with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

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Utah 103, Atlanta 94--John Stockton had a season-high 17 assists and Jeff Hornacek had 24 points as the Jazz won their seventh consecutive game and extended their franchise-record road winning streak to 10 in Atlanta.

The Jazz improved to 10-1 against Eastern Conference teams and completed a sweep of a six-game road trip while also leaving Hawk Coach Lenny Wilkens two victories shy of tying Red Auerbach’s NBA career mark of 938.

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Sacramento 109, Minnesota 89--Olden Polynice and Walt Williams each scored 17 points as the Kings exploited the Timberwolves’ season-high 25 turnovers in Sacramento.

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Charlotte 103, Philadelphia 91--Alonzo Mourning scored 26 points in Charlotte, N.C., as the Hornets continued their domination of the 76ers by beating them for the 13th time in 16 games.

Clarence Weatherspoon led Philadelphia with 25 points.

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NBA Notes

Sacramento King center Duane Causwell was released from Placer County Jail in Auburn, Calif., on $7,500 bail after his arrest Wednesday night on felony spousal abuse and false imprisonment charges against his wife, Leslie.