Pacers Beat Knicks After Ewing Ejected

The Indiana Pacers avoided being eliminated from the playoff race Monday night when Dale Davis had 23 points and 18 rebounds in a 110-107 overtime victory over the New York Knicks at Indianapolis.

Patrick Ewing was ejected for picking up two technical fouls after being whistled for his sixth personal foul early in overtime, and the Knicks turned to Larry Johnson when they needed a basket in the final seconds.

But Johnson’s 10-foot jump shot over Antonio Davis with three seconds to play caught the front of the rim, and Mark Jackson grabbed the rebound. He made both free throws and the Knicks were unable to get off a final shot.

Golden State 103, Denver 93--Chris Mullin scored 20 points and Todd Fuller came off the bench to score 14, including eight early in the final quarter at Denver, and the Warriors handed the Nuggets their eighth consecutive loss.

Washington 131, Philadelphia 110--Allen Iverson scored 40 points, giving him five consecutive games with at least 40, but the Bullets countered with their highest point total of the season in a victory at Philadelphia.

Iverson’s 40-point performance didn’t come without a little controversy. The 76ers called time out with about 25 seconds to play to set up a play for Iverson, and the Bullets stepped aside and let Iverson take an uncontested three-point shot with 19.6 seconds left to reach 40 points.

Minnesota 95, Miami 87--The Timberwolves frittered away a early 16-0 lead, but Terry Porter scored nine of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as they won at Miami.

Orlando 100, Detroit 91--Penny Hardaway scored 21 points and the Magic got a late lift from Gerald Wilkins and Darrell Armstrong to clinch the seventh playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the victory at home.

Charlotte 94, Cleveland 82--Glen Rice scored 25 points and the Hornets tied a club record with their eighth consecutive victory at Charlotte.

The Cavaliers probably have to win their final three games, including their regular-season finale against Washington, to make the playoffs.

Chicago 117, Toronto 100--Michael Jordan had his first triple-double since coming out of retirement 25 months ago as the Bulls won for the 69th time, defeating Raptors at Chicago.

Jordan finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to finish in double-digits in each category for the 27th time in his career.

Sacramento 120, San Antonio 106--Mitch Richmond scored 33 points and the Kings enjoyed their most productive half of the season in defeating the Spurs at Sacramento, but were eliminated from playoff contention with the Clippers’ victory over Dallas.