Mavericks Defeat Magic and O’Neal

Jim Jackson scored 29 points and three other Dallas players had at least 20 as the Mavericks overcame Shaquille O’Neal’s 33 points for a 119-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night at Dallas.

Houston 107, Utah 99--Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 points and Mario Elie added 20 and a key slam dunk in the fourth quarter for the Rockets at Houston.

Chicago 116, Washington 109--Michael Jordan scored 19 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter at Landover, Md., as the Bulls won their eighth consecutive game.

Seattle 104, Golden State 95--Gary Payton had 23 points and Hersey Hawkins 22 to lead the SuperSonics at Oakland.

Milwaukee 98, New York 92--Johnny Newman scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bucks’ end a four-game slide with a victory at New York.

New Jersey 108, Toronto 83--Armon Gilliam scored 12 points in an early 19-4 spurt to lead the Nets at New Jersey.

Minnesota 103, Sacramento 94--Darrick Martin scored a career-high 20 points and Isaiah Rider had 29 as the Timberwolves ended a five-game losing streak and the Kings lost their fourth game on a five-game trip.

Atlanta 96, Detroit 88--Steve Smith scored 31 points and Mookie Blaylock 21 at Atlanta as the Hawks won their fourth consecutive game.