News from November 7.

The NBA named Joe Dumars (Det) as the winner of the Sportsmanship Award.
The new award is given to the player who best represents the ideals of
sportsmanship on the court.


Orl 106, NJ 95 - at Toyko, Japan
Horace Grant (Orl) had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Anfernee Hardaway (Orl) had 23 points and 8 rebounds.
Gerald Wilkins (Orl) had 18 points including 8-10 FG, 5 assists, and 3
steals.
Jayson Williams (NJ) had 13 points including 4-17 FG and 16 rebounds.
Shawn Bradley (NJ) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 11 rebounds
including 7 offensive.
Kendall Gill (NJ) had 22 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Orl shot 50% (43-86) FG and NJ shot 37.2% (35-94) FG.
Attendance: 38,639
Dennis Scott (Orl, sore left hamstring) did not play.

Sea 103, Pho 98 - at Pho
Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Hersey Hawkins (Sea) had 24 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 8-10 FT,
12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 25 points, 7 assists, and 5 steals.
Danny Manning (Pho) had 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks.
Wesley Person (Pho) had 17 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.

Hou 110, Den 108 OT - at Den
Charles Barkley (Hou) had 16 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5
turnovers.
Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) had 36 points including 14-17 FT and 9 rebounds.
Clyde Drexler (Hou) had 13 points including 5-16 FG, 6 rebounds, and 9
assists.
Dale Ellis (Den) had 33 points including 6-11 3-pointers and 14 rebounds.
Mark Jackson (Den) had 15 points and 16 assists.

Por 95, Min 94 OT - at Por
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 25 points including 10-13 FG and 5 rebounds.
Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 17 points, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Kenny Anderson (Por) had 21 points including 6-17 FG and the game winning
15-footer at the buzzer, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 11 points including 5-18 FG, 10 rebounds, 6
assists, and 5 blocks.
Tom Gugliotta (Min) had 25 points and 11 rebounds.
Stephon Marbury (Min, sprained right ankle) did not play.

NY 105, GS 100 - at GS
Larry Johnson (NY) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Patrick Ewing (NY) had 33 points including 14-20 FG, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks,
and 5 turnovers.
John Starks (NY) had 17 points and 5 turnovers.
Joe Smith (GS) had 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Latrell Sprewell (GS) had 18 points on 3-11 FG and 10-10 FT, 9 assists, 3
steals, and 6 turnovers.

Atl 91, Sac 87 - at Sac
Christian Laettner (Atl) had 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) had 22 points including 9-11 FG, 20 rebounds, 4
blocks, and 5 turnovers.
Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 14 points including 5-15 FG and 7 assists.
Olden Polynice (Sac) had 25 points including 10-16 FG and 15 rebounds.
Mitch Richmond (Sac) had 29 points and 3 steals.
Atl shot 23-37 FT and Sac shot 13-16 FT.
Alan Henderson (Atl, flu) and Tyus Edney (Sac, groin injury) did not
play.