Trail Blazer Streak Reaches 10 Games

Bonzi Wells scored 20 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games with a 107-95 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night at Portland, Ore.

Dale Davis had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who are 23-5 in their last 28 games and winners of 11 of 12 since the All-Star break. Scottie Pippen added 19 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Peja Stojakovic had 26 points and seven rebounds for Sacramento, which lost its second straight game. Chris Webber had 24 points and eight rebounds.

The Blazers pulled away at the end of the third period with a 15-5 run that included five points in a nine-second span.

Damon Stoudamire drove the lane and made a shot high off the glass for two of his 16 points. Pippen then stole then inbounds pass, stepped back into the left corner and made a three-pointer.

Utah 100, Denver 82--Karl Malone scored 21 points and the Jazz scored 33 points off 28 turnovers at Salt Lake City.

Reserve Donyell Marshall scored 17 points, and John Stockton added 14 as Utah beat Denver for the 12th straight time at home and won for the eighth time in 10 games.

Voshon Leonard scored 20 points, and Antonio McDyess added 10 points in his third game back from knee surgery.

Atlanta 95, Memphis 76--Toni Kukoc matched a season high with 24 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 23 at Atlanta.

Memphis has lost eight straight, 10 of 11 and 21 of 24. Dropping to 0-7 all-time in Atlanta, the Grizzlies lowered their Western Conference-worst road record to 6-26.

Boston 100, Philadelphia 94--Paul Pierce scored 28 points and Antoine Walker added 17, leading the Celtics at Philadelphia.

Allen Iverson, coming off consecutive 40-point performances scored 28, but missed 22 of his 30 shots.

Boston had lost four straight and 10 of 15. It was the Celtics’ first victory since trading Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio and a first-round pick to Phoenix for Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers.