NBA ROUNDUP : Pacers End Bulls’ Winning Streak

The Chicago Bulls fell into much too deep a hole Tuesday night in Indianapolis.

Indiana held a 24-point lead, but blew most of its advantage in the fourth quarter, finally getting a three-point shot by Mark Jackson to cement a 103-97 victory over the Bulls, whose winning streak ended at 13 games, one short of the longest in franchise history.

Scottie Pippen scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and his layup cut the Pacer lead to 97-94. Jackson’s basket with 34.8 seconds to play restored order.

Sacramento 115, San Antonio 98--Walt Williams scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half at Sacramento, helping the Kings end the Spurs’ six-game winning streak.

Utah 114, Portland 104--Karl Malone scored 47 points and the Jazz used a 16-0 second-quarter run to take the lead for good in winning in Salt Lake City.

Houston 100, Vancouver 84--Hakeem Olajuwon scored 18 points as the Rockets ended a two-game losing streak by beating the Grizzlies at Houston.

Toronto 93, Milwaukee 87--Damon Stoudamire scored 21 points and added 11 assists for the Raptors, who won at Hamilton, Canada, to end a three-game losing streak.

Denver 114, Dallas 102--Dale Ellis scored a season-high 30 points at Denver, making six of seven three-point shots, and the Nuggets handed the Mavericks their sixth loss in a row.

Miami 96, New Jersey 93--Billy Owens, in his first night back after sitting out 10 games because of a shoulder bruise, scored 31 points to lead the Heat to a victory at home.

Detroit 100, Golden State 90--Otis Thorpe had 26 points and 11 rebounds at Auburn Hills, Mich., to lead the surging Pistons to their fourth victory in five games.

NBA Notes

Power forward Reggie Slater, who played in 25 games for Denver last season, has been signed to a contract by the Nuggets. . . . Golden State rookie Joe Smith bruised his hip while going for a rebound in Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons. X-rays were negative.