NBA ROUNDUP : Pippen Ejected, Throws Chair in Bulls’ Loss to Spurs

Scottie Pippen goaded a referee, got ejected and threw a chair. He left the United Center after the third quarter, and probably faces a suspension and fine.

Unfortunately for Pippen’s Chicago Bulls, David Robinson--the other superstar on the floor Tuesday night at Chicago--didn’t leave the arena until after he carried the San Antonio Spurs to a 104-102 overtime victory.

Robinson made two free throws with six-tenths of a second left in regulation to send the game into overtime at 93-93. He then scored nine of the Spurs’ 11 points in overtime, capped by his layup with 1.7 seconds to play.

Robinson, whose 16-foot jumper tied the game with 6.1 seconds left in overtime, scored the winning basket after going around Will Perdue to steal Jud Buechler’s inbounds pass.

“I didn’t want to foul, but I thought I could get my hand on it,” said Robinson, who finished with 30 points. “It was a key for us and we were lucky to get out of here with a win.”

Pippen left much earlier.

Referee Joe Crawford said that Pippen tried on consecutive San Antonio possessions to get a three-second violation called against the Spurs.

Crawford said that the second time, with 2:56 to play in the half, “He screamed, ‘Three seconds!’ I knew he was doing it for my benefit, so I whacked him with a ‘T.’ He went nuts, so I threw him out of the game.”

Even more irate after being ejected, Pippen ran to the Bulls’ bench area, grabbed a chair, lifted it over his head with both hands and threw it across the court.

It was the second ejection in less than a month for Pippen, who wasn’t available for comment.

OTHER GAMES

Shaquille O’Neal scored 31 points to lead Orlando to a 110-97 victory over Boston at Orlando that improved the Magic’s home record to 19-0. . . . Dan Majerle and A.C. Green made three-point shots during a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter that helped Phoenix defeat Minnesota, 100-85, at Minnesota, improving the Suns’ all-time record against the Timberwolves to 23-0. . . . Patrick Ewing scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter as New York defeated Portland, 105-99, at New York.

Glen Rice, who later left the game because of a minor knee injury, sparked a key third-quarter surge that carried Miami to a 107-96 victory over Indiana at Miami. . . . Allan Houston scored a career-high 32 points to lead Detroit to a 116-105 victory over Philadelphia at Auburn Hills, Mich. . . . Hakeem Olajuwon scored 20 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter as Houston defeated Milwaukee, 115-99, at Milwaukee.

Walt Williams made an off-balance shot from close range with 5.3 seconds to play in the second overtime, giving Sacramento a 110-109 victory over Dallas at Sacramento. . . . Shawn Kemp scored 19 points to help Seattle extend its winning streak to 10 games with a 111-89 victory over Denver at Tacoma, Wash. . . . Armon Gilliam scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting to lead New Jersey to a 106-93 victory over Golden State at Oakland.