Bucks Enjoy Second Upset

Glenn Robinson and the Milwaukee Bucks have found their confidence.

One night after starring in a victory over the Lakers, Robinson scored 24 of his season-high 32 points in the second half as the Bucks beat the Utah Jazz, 111-102, on Wednesday night at Salt Lake City.

“We brought our confidence to this game and now we are finally rolling a little bit,” said Milwaukee Coach George Karl, whose team has won five of its last six games.

“I felt it was my turn, so I turned my game up,” said Robinson, who outscored the Jazz, 13-8, in the last 3:40 of the third quarter.

Karl Malone led Utah with 35 points. John Stockton had 16 points and recorded his 14,000th career assist in the final minute. The Jazz has lost two games in a row to finish 3-2 on its five-game homestand. Utah now begin a six-game trip.

Milwaukee improved to 11-11, the first time it has been at the .500 mark this season.

Charlotte 101, Sacramento 90--Jamal Mashburn scored a season-high 33 points and Baron Davis added a career-high 26 at Charlotte, N.C., as the Hornets beat the Kings for the first time in more than three years.

Chris Webber scored 25 points for Sacramento, which lost consecutive games for the first time this season.

Chicago 104, Boston 86--Ron Mercer scored 27 points at Boston to lead the Bulls to only their third win of the season and their biggest margin of victory since Michael Jordan retired.

Chicago, which has the worst record in the NBA, topped 100 points for the first time this season.

Detroit 92, Atlanta 69--Jerry Stackhouse scored 30 points to lead the Pistons to their fourth consecutive home victory.

The game was played before perhaps the smallest crowd to watch the Pistons at the Palace of Auburn Hills. About 3,000 fans braved a snowstorm.

Philadelphia 102, Washington 82--Allen Iverson scored 25 points to lead five scorers in double figures at Washington as the 76ers dealt the Wizards their eighth consecutive loss.

Indiana 97, Dallas 92--Jalen Rose scored 24 points and Reggie Miller added 22 as Indiana used a 10-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to seal the victory at Indianapolis.

Seattle 94, Vancouver 93--Gary Payton scored 17 points at Vancouver, Canada, as the SuperSonics (12-12) reached the .500 mark for the first time since the first week of the season.

The Grizzlies, who opened the season by winning four of five, lost for the 14th time in 17 games.

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