Trail Blazers’ Hot Tip Bad News for Raptors

Rasheed Wallace tipped in Kenny Anderson’s miss at the buzzer Monday night at Toronto as the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Toronto Raptors their 10th consecutive loss, 91-90.

Anderson brought the ball up court with about four seconds left and missed a shot, but Wallace tapped in the rebound.

The Raptors claimed a mistake by the clock operator gave the Trail Blazers a few extra seconds to get off the final shot.

“As far as I’m concerned, we won the basketball game,” said Toronto Coach Darrell Walker, who ran on the court to protest. “My players know I’m in the trenches with them, and that’s the bottom line.”

Arvydas Sabonis had 16 rebounds, eight assists and 12 points for Portland. Damon Stoudamire had 29 points and 11 assists for the Raptors.

Orlando 95, Washington 87--Rony Seikaly scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds at Orlando, Fla., as the Magic earned its sixth consecutive victory.

Playing with Penny Hardaway for the first time during the winning streak, the Magic pulled away in the final four minutes as Derek Strong scored six of his 15 points down the stretch.

Utah 133, Minnesota 124--Jeff Hornacek scored 25 points, including seven in overtime, as the Jazz recovered after blowing a big lead at Salt Lake City.

Stephon Marbury scored a career-high 38 points for the Timberwolves, including 20 in the fourth quarter, as Minnesota wiped out a 21-point deficit.

NBA Notes

New York Knick forward Charles Oakley was suspended for one game without pay and fined $7,500 for an altercation with Vancouver’s Otis Thorpe on Sunday night.