Bulls Shake Headstrong Heat By 17

Unable to shake Miami for a half, the Chicago Bulls finished their playoff opener the same way they ended 72 regular-season games - victorious.

Michael Jordan scored 35 points and Ron Harper excelled in the momentum-shifting third quarter as Chicago defeated the visiting Heat 102-85 Friday at the United Center.

Tim Hardaway scored 30 points for Miami, which will try to pull even in the best-of-five Eastern Conference series on Sunday. The Heat will need a better showing from Alonzo Mourning, who had 10 points and two rebounds and spent most of the game on the bench in foul trouble.

Mourning fouled out with 3:49 left, exchanging insults with Scottie Pippen as he left the court. Mourning and coach Pat Riley then were ejected for arguing with the referees, and Chris Gatling was ejected shortly thereafter as he drew the Heat’s sixth technical foul.

Bulls 102, Heat 85

Miami (85) - Thomas 2-4 2-2 6, Williams 5-11 1-2 12, Mourning 3-8 4-6 10, Chapman 4-9 0-0 10, Hardaway 12-19 1-2 30, Gatling 4-8 2-3 10, Askins 0-3 0-0 0, Schayes 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Danilovic 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 33-67 10-15 85.

Chicago (102) - Pippen 4-10 5-8 13, Kukoc 9-17 2-4 21, Longley 1-3 2-2 4, Harper 5-8 1-2 11, Jordan 13-22 9-12 35, Rodman 1-3 1-2 3, Kerr 1-3 5-6 8, Wennington 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 1-2 0-0 2, Buechler 1-3 0-0 3, Salley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-74 25-36 102.

Miami 22 32 13 18 - 85

Chicago 29 25 25 23 - 102

3-Point goals-Miami 9-23 (Hardaway 5-10, Chapman 2-5, Danilovic 1-2, Williams 1-5, Askins 0-1), Chicago 3-17 (Buechler 1-2, Kerr 1-3, Kukoc 1-7, Jordan 0-1, Harper 0-1, Pippen 0-3). Fouled out-Thomas, Mourning, Gatling, Longley. Rebounds- Miami 39 (Gatling 9), Chicago 48 (Rodman 10). Assists-Miami 14 (Hardaway 7), Chicago 17 (Pippen, Kukoc, Kerr 3). Total fouls- Miami 32, Chicago 24. Technicals-Thomas, Miami assistant coach McAdoo, Miami illegal defense, Gatling 2, Mourning, Miami coach Riley, Rodman, Chicago coach Jackson. Ejections- Mourning, Miami coach Riley, Gatling. A-24,104 (21,771).

Magic 112, Pistons 92

Orlando, Fla.

Dennis Scott made six 3-pointers and scored 23 as defending Eastern Conference champion Orlando ruined Detroit’s first taste of postseason action in four years.

Orlando broke open the game by outscoring Detroit 33-17 in the third quarter after the game was tied at halftime.

Shaquille O’Neal had 21 points and Anfernee Hardaway 18 for the Magic, who can take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series by winning again Sunday at Orlando Arena.

Grant Hill led Detroit with 21 points. Allan Houston had 19 and Joe Dumars 14.

Detroit (92) - Hill 10-13 1-1 21, Thorpe 4-8 2-2 10, West 5-9 0-0 10, Houston 6-13 5-6 19, Dumars 5-9 2-2 14, Leckner 0-0 0-0 0, Mills 4-11 1-2 10, Hunter 1-6 1-2 3, Curry 1-3 0-0 2, Reid 1-3 1-3 3, Roe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 13-18 92.

Orlando (112) - Scott 8-14 1-1 23, Grant 7-10 1-2 15, O’Neal 9-19 3-10 21, Anderson 4-7 4-5 12, Hardaway 6-12 3-4 18, Koncak 0-0 0-0 0, Shaw 3-5 2-2 9, Bowie 2-2 2-2 6, Wolf 1-3 0-0 2, Royal 1-2 3-3 5, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 41-74 20-31 112.

Detroit 18 29 17 28 - 92

Orlando 24 23 33 32 - 112

3-Point goals-Detroit 5-18 (Dumars 2-4, Houston 2-6, Mills 1-5, Hill 0-1, Hunter 0-2), Orlando 10-17 (Scott 6-9, Hardaway 3-4, Shaw 1-2, Anderson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Detroit 40 (Hill 11), Orlando 48 (Grant 13). Assists-Detroit 18 (Hill, Houston, Mills 4), Orlando 34 (Shaw 11). Total fouls- Detroit 25, Orlando 19. A-17,248 (17,248).

Spurs 120, Suns 98

San Antonio

Vinny Del Negro scored 29, David Robinson added 28 and four other Spurs scored in double figures as San Antonio trounced Phoenix in the opener of their best-of-five series.

San Antonio began pulling away in the second quarter, opening the period with an 18-10 run. Del Negro’s layup at the halftime buzzer gave the Spurs a 58-44 lead, and they led by at least 20 through most of the second half.

Robinson and Del Negro each scored 11 in the third as San Antonio built a 24-point lead and led 95-71 heading into the final period.

A frustrated Charles Barkley led the Suns with 26 points on 7-for-17 shooting.

Phoenix (98) - Barkley 7-17 11-12 26, Green 2-6 4-4 8, J.Williams 4-7 3-3 11, W.Person 5-14 1-2 13, K.Johnson 5-8 4-4 14, Tisdale 1-9 0-0 2, Manning 5-9 1-4 11, Perry 3-6 0-0 6, Kleine 0-1 0-0 0, Carr 2-3 1-2 5, Bennett 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-83 25-31 98.

San Antonio (120) - Elliott 7-9 1-2 16, Smith 3-6 0-0 6, Robinson 11-17 6-7 28, Del Negro 13-19 1-3 29, A.Johnson 6-13 0-0 12, C.Person 3-6 2-4 11, Perdue 8-9 1-2 17, Rivers 0-2 0-0 0, Herrera 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, M.Williams 0-1 1-2 1, Alexander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 51-82 12-20 120.

Phoenix 26 18 29 25 - 98

San Antonio 28 30 37 25 - 120

3-Point goals-Phoenix 3-11 (W.Person 2-9, Barkley 1-2), San Antonio 6-9 (C.Person 3-5, Del Negro 2-2, Elliott 1-1, Rivers 0-1). Fouled out-Manning. Rebounds-Phoenix 49 (Barkley 12), San Antonio 44 (Perdue 9). Assists-Phoenix 19 (K.Johnson 11), San Antonio 35 (A.Johnson 18). Total fouls- Phoenix 24, San Antonio 21. Technicals-Barkley. A-16,545 (20,662).