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Reeves Gives Grizzlies a Super Performance

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From Associated Press

Bryant Reeves scored a season-high 23 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added a career-high 13 assists Sunday night to send the Vancouver Grizzlies to a 110-105 upset victory over the Houston Rockets at Vancouver.

The Grizzlies have won two consecutive games and seven this season, one short of their total for all of last season.

Kevin Willis led the Rockets with 28 points and Charles Barkley had 22 points and 21 rebounds.

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Houston has lost two in a row following a season-high nine-game winning streak.

Rocket rookie Roderick Rhodes suffered a mild strain to his left knee in the first half and did not return.

Atlanta 93, Sacramento 89--Mookie Blaylock scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half and Christian Laettner made a tiebreaking jump shot with two seconds left as the Hawks defeated the Kings at Sacramento.

After Sacramento’s Billy Owens made a jumper with 16 seconds remaining to tie the score, 89-89, Laettner put the Hawks ahead by sinking a jumper from the corner.

Corliss Williamson led Sacramento with 20 points.

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