NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DALLAS 30 16 14 27 87
MIAMI 25 22 24 22 93 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: DAL - GARY TRENT 27, MICHAEL FINLEY 26, SHAWN BRADLEY 16
MIA - PJ BROWN 23, TIM HARDAWAY 19, TERRY PORTER 15
HIGH REBOUND: DAL - GARY TRENT 13, MICHAEL FINLEY 7
MIA - ALONZO MOURNING 12, DAN MAJERLE 9
HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - STEVE NASH 5, MICHAEL FINLEY 4
MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 9, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 15,200
Extended Box
DALLAS (87) AT MIAMI (93)
DALLAS
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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FINLEY F 47 12-23 2-2 3 4 7 4 5 1 3 26
TRENT F 39 9-19 9-13 5 8 13 3 6 2 1 27
BRADLEY C 32 7-10 2-2 1 3 4 2 1 0 0 16
DAVIS G 46 3-8 0-0 0 6 6 3 4 0 1 6
NASH G 43 2-5 4-4 0 1 1 5 4 0 1 9
ANSTEY 9 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2
GREEN 6 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
NOWITZKI 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
STRICKLAND 7 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WALKER 8 0-3 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
PACK DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-74 18-23 10 28 38 18 22 3 8 87
(.459) (.783) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 9(15 PTS)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BROWN F 35 9-12 5-6 1 3 4 1 3 1 0 23
MASHBURN F 31 4-7 3-8 1 4 5 4 2 0 1 11
MOURNING C 36 4-10 2-5 6 6 12 2 5 0 1 10
HARDAWAY G 38 8-21 2-4 1 2 3 9 3 1 1 19
MAJERLE G 42 2-7 1-2 1 8 9 4 0 0 0 6
ASKINS 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PORTER 33 6-9 0-0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 15
WEATHERSPOON 21 3-6 3-3 1 5 6 0 3 1 3 9
CAUSWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
EDWARDS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
STRICKLAND DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WALTERS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 36-73 16-28 11 28 39 24 19 3 7 93
(.493) (.571) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 8(13 PTS)
DALLAS 30 16 14 27 - 87
MIAMI 25 22 24 22 - 93
BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - TRENT 2, BRADLEY. MIAMI - MOURNING 4, BROWN 2,
WEATHERSPOON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 1-6 (.167), FINLEY 0-1, DAVIS 0-2, NASH 1-2,
STRICKLAND 0-1. MIAMI 5-18 (.278), MASHBURN 0-2, HARDAWAY 1-6, MAJERLE
1-5, ASKINS 0-1, PORTER 3-4.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, DEREK RICHARDSON, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 15,200. T - 2:13.
Box Score
DALLAS (87)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Finley 47 12-23 2-2 3-7 4 5 26
Trent 39 9-19 9-13 5-13 3 6 27
Bradley 32 7-10 2-2 1-4 2 1 16
Davis 46 3-8 0-0 0-6 3 4 6
Nash 43 2-5 4-4 0-1 5 4 9
Anstey 9 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 2 2
Green 6 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 0 0
Nowitzki 3 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
Strickland 7 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Walker 8 0-3 1-2 0-2 0 0 1
Pack DNP - coach's decision
Williams DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 34-74 18-23 10-38 18 22 87
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Percentages: FG-.459, FT-.783. 3-Point Goals:
1-6, .167 (Finley 0-1, Davis 0-2, Nash 1-2,
Strickland 0-1). Team rebounds: 10. Blocked
shots: 3 (Trent 2, Bradley). Turnovers: 9 (Finley
3, Davis, Nash, Nowitzki, Trent, Walker). Steals:
3 (Trent 2, Finley).
MIAMI (93)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Brown 35 9-12 5-6 1-4 1 3 23
Mashburn 31 4-7 3-8 1-5 4 2 11
Mourning 36 4-10 2-5 6-12 2 5 10
Hardaway 38 8-21 2-4 1-3 9 3 19
Majerle 42 2-7 1-2 1-9 4 0 6
Askins 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Porter 33 6-9 0-0 0-0 4 3 15
Weatherspoon 21 3-6 3-3 1-6 0 3 9
Causwell DNP - coach's decision
Edwards DNP - coach's decision
Strickland DNP - coach's decision
Walters DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 36-73 16-28 11-39 24 19 93
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Percentages: FG-.493, FT-.571. 3-Point Goals:
5-18, .278 (Mashburn 0-2, Hardaway 1-6, Majerle
1-5, Askins 0-1, Porter 3-4). Team rebounds: 7.
Blocked shots: 7 (Mourning 4, Brown 2,
Weatherspoon). Turnovers: 8 (Weatherspoon 3,
Hardaway, Mashburn, Mourning, Porter). Steals: 3
(Brown, Hardaway, Weatherspoon).
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Dallas 30 16 14 27 - 87
Miami 25 22 24 22 - 93
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
15,200. T: 2:13. Officials: Jess Kersey, Derek
Richardson, Tom Washington.
Game Story
MIAMI (Ticker) -- P.J. Brown scored 23 points and Tim Hardaway
added 19 as the Miami Heat recorded their 14th straight victory
over the Dallas Mavericks, 93-87.
Terry Porter had 15 points of the bench and Alonzo Mourning
contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which has not
lost to Dallas since a 114-110 setback on January December 10,
1991.
The victory was the Heat's fourth straight and moved coach Pat
Riley ahead of Dick Motta into fourth place on the all-time list
with 936 wins. Riley's .702 winning percentage (936-398) is the
best among coaches in the top 10 on the wins list.
"I'm going after (Lenny) Wilkens," Riley joked, referring to the
all-time wins leader. "Seriously, I've had a lot of good
players and I've coached a lot of good teams. Anytime you get
to that pinnacle of great coaches, you're very humbled."
Gary Trent had 27 points and 13 rebounds and Michael Finley
added 26 and seven for Dallas, which has lost five of its last
six games and 10 straight on the road.
"We're just not getting it done," Trent said. "But if you're
going to go down, go down swinging. We got away from our inside
play and started becoming a jump-shooting team."
Brown had 12 points, making 6-of-8 shots from the field, as the
Heat held a 47-46 edge at halftime. The Mavericks never had the
lead in the third quarter, but closed within 51-50 when Finley
made a 14-footer with 9:54 remaining. Brown took a pass from
Mourning and answered with a jumper from the left corner to
ignite a key 13-2 run.
"It's been like that all year. They come off me to double-team
Zo (Mourning) and I spot up to take the shot," Brown said. "My
teammates told me, `You're the most open guy on this team.' But
I want to know what happened the first two years."
Hardaway had five points during the run, including a free throw
that capped it for a 64-52 advantage with 4:43 to play in the
third quarter. The Heat opened their biggest lead when Porter's
3-pointer made it 71-57 with 1:31 left.
Dallas closed to 75-66 with 8:40 left in the final period when
Chris Anstey made a layup. Former Maverick Jamal Mashburn
answered with a free throw five seconds later and Dallas did not
close the gap to single digits again until Hubert Davis hit a
21-footer to make it 87-79 with 1:48 remaining.
Trent followed with a short jumper to cap an 8-0 burst, but
Brown responded with a pair of free throws for an 89-81
advantage with one minute to go.
