NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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MILWAUKEE 26 23 16 27 92
MIAMI 27 27 22 19 95 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: MIL - RAY ALLEN 25, HAYWOODE WORKMAN 15, GLENN ROBINSON 14
MIA - JAMAL MASHBURN 25, ALONZO MOURNING 23, TIM HARDAWAY
14
HIGH REBOUND: MIL - GLENN ROBINSON 6, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
MIA - JAMAL MASHBURN 9, ALONZO MOURNING 7
HIGH ASSISTS: MIL - HAYWOODE WORKMAN 8, RAY ALLEN 6
MIA - TERRY PORTER 8, TIM HARDAWAY 6
ATT: 15,200
Extended Box
MILWAUKEE (92) AT MIAMI (95)
MILWAUKEE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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ROBINSON F 33 5-14 4-5 1 5 6 2 2 4 1 14
THOMAS F 17 1-2 2-4 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 4
TRAYLOR C 12 2-3 1-2 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 5
ALLEN G 39 11-19 3-3 2 2 4 6 3 2 1 25
WORKMAN G 29 6-9 1-2 0 3 3 8 1 1 1 15
D CURRY 24 3-8 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7
M CURRY 18 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 2
DEL NEGRO 19 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2
GATLING 5 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GILLIAM 25 4-6 3-4 1 4 5 1 2 2 1 11
JOHNSON 19 3-5 1-2 2 3 5 0 4 1 2 7
WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 37-73 15-22 8 22 30 23 21 12 12 92
(.507) (.682) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13(20 PTS)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BROWN F 36 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 10
MASHBURN F 36 11-16 2-3 2 7 9 2 3 2 3 25
MOURNING C 34 6-8 11-14 2 5 7 1 4 0 2 23
HARDAWAY G 34 5-12 1-1 1 2 3 6 1 0 2 14
MAJERLE G 32 3-7 0-0 0 3 3 4 3 1 0 8
ASKINS 7 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
PORTER 29 3-7 1-2 0 3 3 8 2 2 4 7
WALTERS 16 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
WEATHERSPOON 16 1-1 2-2 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 4
CAUSWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
EDWARDS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
STRICKLAND DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 34-62 21-26 7 25 32 23 18 6 16 95
(.548) (.808) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 17(21 PTS)
MILWAUKEE 26 23 16 27 - 92
MIAMI 27 27 22 19 - 95
BLOCKED SHOTS: MILWAUKEE - NONE. MIAMI - MOURNING 4, MAJERLE, PORTER.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MILWAUKEE 3-7 (.429), ALLEN 0-2, WORKMAN 2-2, D CURRY
1-3. MIAMI 6-17 (.353), MASHBURN 1-1, HARDAWAY 3-5, MAJERLE 2-6, ASKINS
0-1, PORTER 0-3, WALTERS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: MILWAUKEE - ILLEGAL DEFENSE, MIAMI - HARDAWAY.
OFFICIALS: RON OLESIAK, JOE FORTE, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 15,200. T - 2:10.
Box Score
MILWAUKEE (92)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Robinson 33 5-14 4-5 1-6 2 2 14
Thomas 17 1-2 2-4 2-2 1 2 4
Traylor 12 2-3 1-2 0-2 1 2 5
Allen 39 11-19 3-3 2-4 6 3 25
Workman 29 6-9 1-2 0-3 8 1 15
D Curry 24 3-8 0-0 0-1 0 2 7
M Curry 18 1-2 0-0 0-2 1 2 2
Del Negro 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 2
Gatling 5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Gilliam 25 4-6 3-4 1-5 1 2 11
Johnson 19 3-5 1-2 2-5 0 4 7
Williams DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 37-73 15-22 8-30 23 21 92
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Percentages: FG-.507, FT-.682. 3-Point Goals:
3-7, .429 (Allen 0-2, Workman 2-2, D Curry 1-3).
Team rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: None. Turnovers:
13 (Del Negro 2, Johnson 2, Traylor 2, Allen,
Gilliam, M Curry, Robinson, Thomas, Workman).
Steals: 12 (Robinson 4, Allen 2, Gilliam 2,
Gatling, Johnson, M Curry, Workman).
MIAMI (95)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Brown 36 3-6 4-4 0-2 1 3 10
Mashburn 36 11-16 2-3 2-9 2 3 25
Mourning 34 6-8 11-14 2-7 1 4 23
Hardaway 34 5-12 1-1 1-3 6 1 14
Majerle 32 3-7 0-0 0-3 4 3 8
Askins 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Porter 29 3-7 1-2 0-3 8 2 7
Walters 16 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 2
Weatherspoon 16 1-1 2-2 1-3 0 1 4
Causwell DNP - coach's decision
Edwards DNP - coach's decision
Strickland DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 34-62 21-26 7-32 23 18 95
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Percentages: FG-.548, FT-.808. 3-Point Goals:
6-17, .353 (Mashburn 1-1, Hardaway 3-5, Majerle
2-6, Askins 0-1, Porter 0-3, Walters 0-1). Team
rebounds: 5. Blocked shots: 6 (Mourning 4,
Majerle, Porter). Turnovers: 17 (Porter 4,
Mashburn 3, Hardaway 2, Mourning 2, Weatherspoon
2, Askins, Brown, Walters). Steals: 6 (Mashburn
2, Porter 2, Majerle, Weatherspoon).
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Milwaukee 26 23 16 27 - 92
Miami 27 27 22 19 - 95
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Technical fouls: Milwaukee 1 (Illegal Defense,
6:15 4th). Miami 1 (Hardaway, 6:51 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,200. T: 2:10.
Officials: Ron Olesiak, Joe Forte, Rodney Mott.
Game Story
MIAMI (Ticker) -- One night after the best defensive performance
in NBA history, the Miami Heat's worst defensive effort of the
season was still good enough to win.
Jamal Mashburn scored a season-high 25 points and Alonzo
Mourning added 23 as the Heat uncharacteristically relied on
offense and held off the slumping Milwaukee Bucks, 95-92, for
their fifth straight victory.
On Saturday, the Heat held the Chicago Bulls to 49 points, the
lowest total since the advent of the shot clock in 1954. They
were nowhere near as effective against the Bucks, who became the
first team to shoot better than 50 percent against Miami this
season.
The Heat, who have won five straight and 22 of their last 23
overall against the Bucks, shot 55 percent (34-of-62) and scored
their highest point total since a 102-76 rout of New Jersey on
March 14. But they nearly blew a 10-point lead in the final two
minutes.
"There is no team that will outshoot the Bucks," Heat coach Pat
Riley said. "They have four or five of the best shooters in the
league."
Riley collected his 938th career victory, tying the legendary
Red Auerbach for third on the all-time list. He needs six to
catch Dick Motta but is well behind all-time leader Lenny
Wilkens of the Atlanta Hawks.
Ray Allen scored 25 points for the Bucks, who have lost two in a
row and four of their last five games. Milwaukee (20-16)
remained sixth in the Eastern Conference, one-half game ahead of
the New York Knicks.
"This team is still learning to win a big game. We just haven't
finished a game off," Bucks coach George Karl said.
Miami led by 15 points early in the fourth quarter and still
held a 94-84 advantage aftre two free throws by Mourning with
2:56 to play. But the Heat got sloppy and Glenn Robinson hit
four free throws before Allen made a pair of baskets, cutting
the deficit to 94-92 with 15 seconds to go.
Terry Porter was fouled and missed 1-of-2 free throws, giving
Milwaukee another chance. But the best 3-point shooting team in
the NBA did not even attempt one as Haywoode Workman and Allen
missed drives and time expired.
"I thought the last eight minutes was a gutty effort by our
players," Karl said. "Our guys have done a good job of being a
super defensive team in the fourth quarter. We seem to learn as
the game goes on."
"They are a real tough team to play against," Riley said. "They
make you make plays. They trap you and make you come out of
your offense. They limit you with what you want to do
throughout the course of the game."
Tim Hardaway scored 14 points and P.J. Brown added 10 for the
Heat, who held a 32-30 rebounding edge and overcame 17
turnovers. Mashburn also pulled down nine rebounds in his best
game since returning from a bone bruise on his knee.
Workman scored 15 points and Robinson added 14 for the Bucks,
who were outscored 18-9 from the circle and 21-15 from the line.
"We didn't do anything to alter their shooters," Mourning said.
"They were sticking it from the outside, but fortunately our
defensive lapses didn't cost us the game."
Primarily working inside, Mashburn scored 15 points in the first
quarter, helping Miami to a 27-26 lead. He added six more in
the second period as the Heat widened the lead to 54-49 at
halftime.
"He can score; we were looking for him down low," Riley said.
"But when Mash is making his outside shot, he is going to be
unstoppable."
Milwaukee shot 56 percent in the first half but cooled off in
the third quarter. After a basket by Workman gave the Bucks a
61-61 tie with 6:21 remaining, the Heat rattled off 10 straight
points, including four by Mourning.
Mourning scored 11 points in the period, including the final
five as Miami opened a 76-65 lead entering the final 12 minutes.
"In the third quarter, we started playing harder and better,"
Riley said.
