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Payton’s 3 In Ot Keys Sonics’ Win

Associated Press

Gary Payton snapped a shooting slump with a deep 3-pointer in overtime as the Seattle SuperSonics ended Miami’s 10-game winning streak with a 97-91 victory over the Heat.

Payton, who was only 3 for 13 for 12 points, hit a 27-footer as the shot clock wound down to make it 91-89 with 2:39 to play.

A minute later, Payton drove the lane and passed to Detlef Schrempf for a baseline jumper. Hersey Hawkins finished off the Heat with a hook shot to make it 95-89 with 21.2 seconds left.

The Sonics rallied from an 83-78 deficit in the final 5 minutes of regulation as Miami missed its last 10 shots in the fourth. Seattle won its fifth straight and ended the longest winning streak in the NBA.

Miami led 83-78 with 4:43 left in regulation, but Seattle got field goals from Schrempf and Vin Baker to pull to 83-82. Hawkins hit 1 of 2 free throws to tie it at 83 with 2:08 remaining.

Both teams missed go-ahead chances down the stretch. Hardaway missed an outside shot for the Heat with 27 seconds left, and Baker missed on a drive against Mourning with 9.2 seconds left.

Mourning then misfired on a baseline jumper with 4.7 seconds left. The Sonics worked the ball to Baker, who missed a 10-foot jumper, and Sam Perkins missed a tip-in as time expired in regulation.

SuperSonics 97, Heat 91, OT

FG FT Reb SEATTLE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Schrempf 43 7-17 2-2 0-7 6 3 18 Baker 44 7-14 1-3 3-9 1 3 15 McIlvaine 17 2-7 0-0 2-5 0 3 4 Hawkins 41 6-9 3-5 0-6 5 1 18 Payton 47 3-13 5-7 1-6 7 3 12 Perkins 30 5-12 5-5 3-8 4 3 16 Ellis 22 5-8 0-0 0-2 0 0 12 Anthony 17 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 Williams 4 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 Totals 265 36-84 16-22 9-45 24 18 97 Percentages: FG .429, FT .727.

3-Point Goals: 9-21, .429 (Hawkins 3-4, Ellis 2-2, Schrempf 2-4, Perkins 1-3, Payton 1-6, Anthony 0-2). Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked shots: 3 (Baker 2, Payton). Turnovers: 10 (Schrempf 2, Baker 2, Hawkins 2, Perkins 2, Payton, Anthony). Steals: 5 (Payton 2, Schrempf, Perkins, Anthony). Technical fouls: None. Illegal defense: None.

FG FT Reb MIAMI Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Majerle 43 4-15 0-1 2-7 5 5 10 Brown 27 5-11 0-0 6-12 0 4 10 Mourning 48 7-14 6-12 4-14 3 4 20 Lenard 46 7-16 0-0 1-3 3 3 18 Hardaway 47 8-20 0-0 1-6 11 1 20 Strickland 20 3-5 2-2 2-5 0 5 8 Barry 17 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 Murdock 13 0-3 2-2 0-2 2 1 2 Conlon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Causwell 2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 Totals 265 35-89 10-17 16-50 25 25 91 Percentages: FG .393, FT .588.

3-Point Goals: 11-31, .355 (Lenard 4-9, Hardaway 4-10, Majerle 2-8, Barry 1-3, Murdock 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 8 (Mourning 4, Brown 3, Murdock). Turnovers: 11 (Lenard 3, Hardaway 3, Majerle 2, Brown, Mourning, Barry). Steals: 4 (Majerle, Lenard, Barry, Murdock).

Technical fouls: None. Illegal defense: None.

Seattle 25 25 16 17 14 - 97

Miami 28 25 17 13 8 - 91

A-15,200 (15,200). T-2:30.