The New Jersey Nets rallied from 23 points down in the second half to beat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 95-93 in National Basketball Association action.

Lucious Harris hit the go-ahead shot with 46 seconds to play Sunday to give the Nets their sixth straight win, and snap the Hornets' five-game winning streak.

Washington superstar Michael Jordan may miss a few games with a knee injury after a disappointing night in Miami where the Wizards lost to the Heat 92-80. Jordan scored nine points in 30 minutes of play, then sat out the final six-and-a-half minutes as the Wizards blew a fourth-quarter lead for the second straight night.

The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Knicks in New York 107-91 behind 30 points from Shaquille O'Neal, and 27 by Kobe Bryant.

Stephon Marbury of Phoenix netted a season-high 36 points to lead the Suns to a 92-83 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs.

In the other NBA games Sunday, the Milwaukee Bucks ended the Detroit Pistons seven-game road winning streak 89-82. The Seattle Supersonics won their sixth straight road game, downing the Toronto Raptors 101-92. The Cleveland Cavaliers got by the visiting Orlando Magic 111-96. And the Atlanta Hawks handed the Nuggets their fifth straight loss, 89-84, in Denver.

Some information for this report provided by AP.

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