NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MIAMI 25 19 24 18 86
ATLANTA 20 18 21 26 85 FINAL
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MIAMI (86) AT ATLANTA (85)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BROWN F 33 5-12 4-4 1 4 5 2 3 1 0 14
MAJERLE F 42 3-4 2-2 0 4 4 3 1 1 0 10
MOURNING C 34 6-14 2-2 2 8 10 0 4 0 1 14
ASKINS G 22 3-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 6
HARDAWAY G 42 9-19 4-4 0 1 1 8 1 0 3 24
CAUSWELL 5 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 2
EDWARDS 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PORTER 23 3-9 2-2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 9
STRICKLAND 5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
WALTERS 2 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
WEATHERSPOON 24 2-6 1-2 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 5
CONLON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 31-69 19-20 6 27 33 17 20 2 7 86
(.449) (.950) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 8(12 PTS)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CRAWFORD F 17 0-5 1-2 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 1
HENDERSON F 28 4-13 0-0 4 1 5 0 3 0 0 8
MUTOMBO C 39 3-7 7-7 7 6 13 1 1 0 1 13
BLAYLOCK G 39 6-15 0-2 0 2 2 6 1 2 2 16
SMITH G 39 8-17 4-4 3 5 8 4 3 0 1 22
CORBIN 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GRAY 19 4-8 4-4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12
JOHNSON 12 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 4
LONG 24 1-6 1-1 2 6 8 0 4 0 2 4
MCLEOD 13 1-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
WEST 5 0-1 3-6 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 3
TOTALS 240 29-82 20-26 22 24 46 12 20 4 9 85
(.354) (.769) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 10(11 PTS)
MIAMI 25 19 24 18 - 86
ATLANTA 20 18 21 26 - 85
BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - BROWN 2, MOURNING, CAUSWELL, STRICKLAND. ATLANTA -
MUTOMBO 4.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 5-18 (.278), MAJERLE 2-3, ASKINS 0-1, HARDAWAY
2-10, PORTER 1-4. ATLANTA 7-14 (.500), CRAWFORD 0-1, HENDERSON 0-1,
BLAYLOCK 4-8, SMITH 2-3, LONG 1-1.
TECHNICALS: MIAMI - ILLEGAL DEFENSE.
OFFICIALS: HUGH EVANS, DERRICK STAFFORD, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 16,117. T - 2:10.
Box Score
MIAMI (86)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Brown 33 5-12 4-4 1-5 2 3 14
Majerle 42 3-4 2-2 0-4 3 1 10
Mourning 34 6-14 2-2 2-10 0 4 14
Askins 22 3-4 0-0 1-3 0 3 6
Hardaway 42 9-19 4-4 0-1 8 1 24
Causwell 5 0-0 2-2 0-1 0 1 2
Edwards 8 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 0 0
Porter 23 3-9 2-2 0-4 2 2 9
Strickland 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
Walters 2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 1 2
Weatherspoon 24 2-6 1-2 1-4 1 1 5
Conlon DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 31-69 19-20 6-33 17 20 86
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Percentages: FG-.449, FT-.950. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (Majerle 2-3, Askins 0-1, Hardaway
2-10, Porter 1-4). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked
shots: 5 (Brown 2, Mourning, Causwell,
Strickland). Turnovers: 8 (Hardaway 3, Askins,
Causwell, Mourning, Walters). Steals: 2 (Brown,
Majerle).
ATLANTA (85)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Crawford 17 0-5 1-2 2-2 0 3 1
Henderson 28 4-13 0-0 4-5 0 3 8
Mutombo 39 3-7 7-7 7-13 1 1 13
Blaylock 39 6-15 0-2 0-2 6 1 16
Smith 39 8-17 4-4 3-8 4 3 22
Corbin 5 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
Gray 19 4-8 4-4 0-2 0 0 12
Johnson 12 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4
Long 24 1-6 1-1 2-8 0 4 4
Mcleod 13 1-7 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
West 5 0-1 3-6 3-4 0 2 3
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TOTALS 240 29-82 20-26 22-46 12 20 85
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Percentages: FG-.354, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
7-14, .500 (Crawford 0-1, Henderson 0-1, Blaylock
4-8, Smith 2-3, Long 1-1). Team rebounds: 13.
Blocked shots: 4 (Mutombo 4). Turnovers: 10
(Blaylock 2, Johnson 2, Long 2, Crawford,
Mutombo, Smith). Steals: 4 (Blaylock 2, Crawford,
Johnson).
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Miami 25 19 24 18 - 86
Atlanta 20 18 21 26 - 85
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Technical fouls: Miami 1 (Illegal Defense, 8:37
4th). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,117. T: 2:10.
Officials: Hugh Evans, Derrick Stafford, Rodney
Mott.
Game Story
ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tim Hardaway scored 24 points, including a
pair of key free throws with 1:33 remaining, as the Miami Heat
held off the Atlanta Hawks for their sixth straight victory,
86-85.
Hardaway made a pair of free throws to give Miami an 84-74 lead
with 3:35 to play before Atlanta staged a late rally.
Steve Smith, who scored 22 points, followed Ed Gray's layup with
consecutive 3-pointers to pull the Hawks within 84-82 with 2:50
remaining. After Hardaway sank two more from the foul line with
1:33 to go, Mookie Blaylock nailed a 3-pointer to trim the
deficit to one with 53 seconds left.
"We fought hard," said Smith. "It wasn't because of a lack of
intensity or effort. We didn't execute well. But we're playing
together and playing well now."
Blaylock scored 16 points, but missed a 14-footer at the buzzer
as Atlanta had its four-game winning streak snapped.
"We got stung with three 3's in the last couple of minutes,"
Miami coach Pat Riley said. "It got real hectic, but we made
the stop. The guys were just real aggressive on the perimeter.
We played very well tonight."
Coming off a screen in the left corner, Blaylock went up for the
potential winning shot with two seconds left. Dan Majerle, who
finished with 10 points, fought through the pick and managed to
get a hand in Blaylock's face just as the shot was released.
"We deserved this win," said Hardaway. "Just get over the
pick-and-roll, that was it. Just get over the pick. Dan
Majerle played good defense."
"We usually run the pick-and-roll," added Smith. "Mookie got
his shot and just missed. We got a shot, that's what we
wanted."
Alonzo Mourning caught the ball as it bounded off the front of
the rim, securing Miami's seventh victory in 10 road games.
"We knew we had to make a stop defensively," Mourning said. "It
was just a matter of making the right defense down the stretch
to preserve the win. I think our defense pretty much seemed to
win it for us. By us being an experienced ballclub, we knew it
was just a matter of making the right plays down the stretch."
Mourning and P.J. Brown each scored 14 points for Miami (18-5),
which has the best record in the Eastern Conference and has not
lost since an 85-72 setback at Indiana on March 7.
Dikembe Mutombo had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks,
whose last loss had been an 88-78 defeat at Miami a week ago.
Gray collected 12 points off the bench for Atlanta, which shot a
season-low 27 percent in the first half and trailed, 44-38, at
the break.
Hardaway came out on fire in the second half, sandwiching a pair
of 3-pointers around a 15-footer during a 10-2 run as Miami
opened a 54-40 bulge with 9:29 left in the third quarter.
"I just felt we needed to come down, run and make some easy
buckets," Hardaway added. "I wanted to get my team in an
offensive mode."
Atlanta dominated the interior, outrebounding Miami, 46-33. The
Hawks held a 22-6 edge on the offensive glass but shot only 35
percent (29-of-82).
Miami shot 45 percent (31-of-69) and committed just eight
turnovers.
Blaylock was 4-of-8 from beyond the arc for the Hawks, who
converted 7-of-14 shots from long range.
"We never quit," he said. "We got the last shot. It just
didn't fall for us. We gave ourselves a chance. It's not
frustrating, we gave ourselves a chance. Some go and some
don't."
