NBA ROUNDUP : Even Without O’Neal, Orlando Still Wins, 129-103

Shaquille O’Neal, the league’s leading scorer, was ejected after shoving Boston’s Eric Montross in the first quarter, but led by Nick Anderson and Anfernee Hardaway the Orlando Magic still had enough to defeat the Celtics, 129-103, Friday night at Orlando.

Anderson and Hardaway each scored 27 points as the Magic overcame O’Neal’s ejection to avenge a 119-117 loss to Boston Thursday night.

The Magic’s Donald Royal made a 17-foot jumper, and Montross appeared to push off as the ball passed through the basket. O’Neal took a few steps toward Montross and retaliated with a hard shove.

O’Neal lost his balance and wound up on the floor, while Montross walked away smiling. The officials assessed a flagrant foul and ejected O’Neal.

The ejection with 7:25 remaining in the opening period left the Magic--already playing without Horace Grant and Brian Shaw--with only nine players in uniform and Tree Rollins, 39, as the club’s only true center.

Miami 91, Chicago 83--Glen Rice scored six of his 24 points during a 12-4 run in the final four minutes to lift the Heat over the Bulls at Miami.

It was Miami’s first home victory against Chicago since March 11, 1993. The Heat is 2-10 against Chicago at Miami Arena.

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Atlanta 107, Washington 92--Mookie Blaylock scored 25 points and broke the Hawks’ record for three-point baskets in a season with four to help hand the Bullets their sixth consecutive loss at Baltimore.

Blaylock made four of 10 three-point shots to give him 122 this season, two more than Dominique Wilkins had in the 1992-93 season.

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New Jersey 114, Dallas 104--Rex Walters scored a career-high 17 points and keyed a 16-2 fourth-quarter run that carried the Nets at East Rutherford, N.J.

The Mavericks were forced to play most of the game without guard Jim Jackson, who left because of a displaced bone in his left ankle with 4:45 left to play in the first quarter.

Derrick Coleman, playing in his second game since returning from a chip fracture of his pelvic bone, had 23 points.

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San Antonio 114, Detroit 97--David Robinson scored a game-high 37 points as the Spurs won their fourth consecutive game with a victory over the Pistons at San Antonio.

Sean Elliott had 24 points as the Spurs got their 13th victory in 15 games. San Antonio has won 28 of 35 games since Dennis Rodman, who had 21 rebounds, returned to the team on Dec. 10.

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Indiana 98, Milwaukee 86--Dale Davis scored 21 points and Byron Scott 17 at Milwaukee, as the Pacers won their fifth game in a row.

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Portland 114, Utah 101--Rod Strickland scored 30 points and Terry Porter 22 to lead the Trail Blazers at Portland.

Portland played without Clifford Robinson, who missed the first game in his six-year career because of a sprained right ankle. He had played 461 consecutive games, the third-longest current streak in the league.

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Seattle 90, Denver 86--Shawn Kemp scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter, including two free throws with 1:26 left at Tacoma, Wash., as the SuperSonics handed the Nuggets their first loss in three games since Bernie Bickerstaff took over as coach.