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Heat Lose Mourning In Win Over Celtics

Associated Press

The Miami Heat routed the visiting Boston Celtics 121-95 on Tuesday night but lost center Alonzo Mourning with a broken left cheekbone.

The 6-foot-10 center faced surgery Tuesday night and his status was uncertain, the team said.

Mourning, who averages 19.2 points and 9.7 rebounds, was injured during a scrap for a loose ball with 10:07 left in the third quarter when he collided with Boston’s Andrew DeClercq.

Voshon Lenard had 26 points and Dan Majerle 16 to pace Miami.

Elsewhere

Rick Fox had 31 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-105 in Toronto.

Michael Jordan’s defense prevented Grant Hill from scoring at the end of regulation, and the Chicago Bulls edged visiting Detroit in overtime 106-101.

The Indiana Pacers set a club record with 14 3-pointers - six by Chris Mullin - in a 128-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

At New York, Tim Duncan scored 25 points and David Robinson had 24 as the San Antonio Spurs overpowered the undersized New York Knicks 95-78. At East Rutherford, N.J., Keith Van Horn scored 19 of his 22 points in the first quarter to give New Jersey the lead and Kerry Kittles kept the Nets in front late in a 105-90 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Jason Kidd had 21 points as the visiting Suns pulled away to a 97-86 victory over the Houston Rockets.

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