76ers Are Too Much for Hornets

Hours after acquiring Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell in a major trade with the Lakers, a makeshift version of the Charlotte Hornets lost to the Philadelphia 76ers, 85-70, Wednesday night at Philadelphia.

The 76ers faced a bunch of reserves, including Charles Shackleford, Chucky Brown and an aging Chuck Person.

Allen Iverson had 25 points, seven assists and five steals for the 76ers, who snapped a three-game losing streak despite committing a season-high 23 turnovers.

Jones and Campbell didn’t join the team in time for the game, leaving the Hornets with only nine players after trading Glen Rice, J.R. Reid and B.J. Armstrong to the Lakers.

The Hornets expect Jones to arrive in time for Friday night’s game at Washington, and Campbell isn’t expected to play until Sunday in New York.

Washington 97, Detroit 87--The Pistons’ second quarter was as miserable as the Wizards’ fourth quarter two nights earlier, giving Washington a split of their home-and-home series. The Pistons scored only 12 points--six off dunks--in the second quarter. The Wizards scored 11 points in the final 12 minutes of their 75-71 loss at Detroit on Monday.

Indiana 93, New Jersey 82--The Nets went nearly eight minutes in the second half without a basket and the Pacers took advantage to win at Indianapolis.

Indiana was leading, 71-61, when the Nets went cold with 2:03 left in the third quarter. They missed their first six shots as the Pacers took an 82-68 lead.

San Antonio 81, Orlando 79--David Robinson made two free throws in the final 18.5 seconds--his only points of the second half--to give the Spurs the victory at San Antonio. Neither team scored in the final 4:47--after Tim Duncan’s three-point play tied the score at 79-79--until Robinson’s two free throws.

Cleveland 86, Phoenix 73--In beating the Suns at Phoenix for the sixth time in seven meetings, the Cavaliers held them to the second-lowest output in franchise history. The Suns scored 68 points against the Kansas City Kings in 1981, and twice scored 73 points in a game--in 1977 against New Jersey and in 1998 against Utah.

Milwaukee 101, Seattle 97--The Bucks gave Coach George Karl a victory over his former team at Milwaukee as they extended their winning streak to six games.

Miami 88, Atlanta 78--Tim Hardaway scored six of his 21 points during a decisive 16-2 run at the beginning of the third quarter to lead the Heat to their eighth consecutive victory at home.