Mourning Beats Old Teammates

NBA

Keith Askins scored 16 of his 21 points in the final 2:35 of regulation and in overtime and Alonzo Mourning made his meeting with his old team a successful one as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 108-101 Friday night in Miami.

It was the fourth straight win for the Heat, who were paced by Bimbo Coles with 26 points. Mourning had 21 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Willis contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Heat 108, Hornets 101 (OT)

CHARLOTTE (101)

Burrell 3-10 3-4 11, Johnson 12-23 6-8 32, Zidek 2-5 0-0 4, Rice 8-21 3-4 22, Gill 4-13 0-0 9, Geiger 1-9 0-0 2, Curry 5-14 1-1 14, Reeves 3-4 0-0 7, Parish 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-99 13-17 101.

MIAMI (108)

Owens 6-17 2-6 14, Willis 6-13 1-1 13, Mourning 9-18 3-9 21, Danilovic 2-7 0-0 6, Coles 7-14 8-9 26, Askins 8-13 1-2 21, Myers 1-4 1-2 4, Grandison 1-1 0-0 3, Totals 40-87 16-29 1-08.

Charlotte 23 22 19 35 2 - 101

Miami 32 21 19 29 9 - 108

3-Point goals-Charlotte 12-27 (Curry 3-5, Rice 3-8, Burrell 2-4, Johnson 2-7, Gill 1-1, Reeves 1-1-), Miami 12-24 (Coles 4-5, Askins 4-8, Danilovic 2-5, Grandison 1-1, Myers 1-3, Mourning 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Charlotte 56 (Geiger 11), Miami 69 (Willis 13). Assists-Charlotte 24 (Gill 9), Miami 29 (Coles 8). Total fouls-Charlotte 27, Miami 16. Technicals- Charlotte assistant coach Hanzlik, Miami illegal defense 2. A-15,200 (15,200).

Nets 131, Celtics 123 (OT)

Boston

Kenny Anderson scored 39 points, hitting a 3-pointer at the beginning of overtime to give the Nets the lead for good, and New Jersey finally won on the road.

Anderson was 17 of 19 from the line and Armon Gilliam added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who came into the game 5-0 at home and 0-8 on the road. Kevin Edwards had 20 points.

NEW JERSEY (131)

P.Brown 8-15 7-9 23, Gilliam 10-17 0-3 20, Dare 2-4 0-0 4, Anderson 9-19 17-19 39, Edwards 7-13 3-5 20, J.Williams 3-4 1-4 7, O’Bannon 2-7 0-0 4, Childs 3-7 0-2 6, Fleming 1-6 6-8 8. Totals 45-92 34-50 131.

BOSTON (123)

Radja 7-15 3-4 17, Fox 14-23 1-1 33, Ellison 0-1 0-0 0, Wesley 2-5 0-0 6, Minor 1-8 4-4 6, D.Brown 5-13 4-4 15, Barros 10-18 0-0 23, E.Williams 3-7 3-4 9, Day 5-10 2-6 14, Lister 0-0 0-0 0, Burrough 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 47-103 17-23 123.

New Jersey 34 28 30 21 18 - 131

Boston 32 22 23 36 10 - 123

3-Point goals-New Jersey 7-16 (Anderson 4-8, Edwards 3-4, Childs 0-1, Fleming 0-1, O’Bannon 0-2). Boston 12-30 (Fox 4-9, Barros 3-5, Wesley 2-5, Day 2-5, Brown 1-5, Minor 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-New Jersey 65 (J.Williams 12), Boston 60 (Radja, Fox 10). Assists-New Jersey 23 (Anderson 8), Boston 31 (Barros 9). Total fouls-New Jersey 20, Boston 35. A-16,294 (18,600).

Mavericks 106, Hawks 98

Atlanta

Jamal Mashburn scored 33 points, including 13 in the third period, to help Dallas snap a seven-game losing streak. Mashburn hit 10 of 21 field goals, including all three of his 3-point attempts.

DALLAS (106)

Mashburn 10-21 10-14 33, Jones 4-12 1-2 9, Williams 1-3 0-1 2, Jackson 10-17 6-6 28, Kidd 4-9 0-2 8, Brooks 5-9 1-1 11, Parks 1-1 0-0 2, Harris 2-5 0-0 4, Davis 1-3 1-2 3, Meyer 2-10 2-2 6, Dumas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-90 21-30 106.

ATLANTA (98)

Norman 5-10 2-2 12, Long 4-7 4-4 13, Lang 3-12 0-0 6, Smith 9-16 5-6 26, Blaylock 2-13 0-0 5, Augmon 7-15 2-4 16, Webb 2-5 4-4 9, Ehlo 3-6 0-0 7, Henderson 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 36-85 19-22 98.

Dallas 26 29 33 18 - 106

Atlanta 25 26 22 25 - 98

3-Point goals-Dallas 5-8 (Mashburn 3-3, Jackson 2-3, Kidd 0-1, Brooks 0-1), Atlanta 7-19 (Smith 3-7, Ehlo 1-1, Long 1-2, Webb 1-3, Blaylock 1-6). Fouled out-Lang. Rebounds-Dallas 66 (Davis, Jones 9), Atlanta 45 (Lang, Augmon 7). Assists- Dallas 20 (Kidd 8), Atlanta 15 (Webb 5). Total fouls-Dallas 24, Atlanta 26. A-9,982 (16,365).

Raptors 105, 76ers 102

Toronto

Willie Anderson scored 23 points to lead Toronto to victory over Philadelphia, which lost its ninth in a row.

Oliver Miller added 20 points and pulled down 11 rebounds and Damon Stoudamire scored 15 points and had 10 assists as the Raptors won their fourth straight at home.

PHILADELPHIA (102)

Dumas 0-0 0-0 0, Weatherspoon 2-9 3-8 7, Wright 4-7 4-9 12, Stackhouse 6-15 18-19 32, Maxwell 6-15 8-11 22, Malone 9-20 0-0 21, Grant 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 2-4 2-2 6, Alston 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 35-49 102.

TORONTO (105)

Anderson 10-17 0-2 23, Pinckney 3-4 0-0 6, Miller 10-14 0-0 20, Robertson 7-15 7-8 22, Stoudamire 2-9 10-12 15, Murray 3-4 0-0 7, Salley 0-3 3-4 3, Tabak 2-5 0-0 4, King 0-0 0-0 0, Rogers 1-2 1-1 3, Esposito 0-1 0-0 0, Earl 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 38-75 23-29 105.

Philadelphia 15 29 27 31 - 102

Toronto 36 17 29 23 - 105

3-Point goals-Philadelphia 7-14 (Malone 3-4, Stackhouse 2-4, Maxwell 2-6), Toronto 6-13 (Anderson 3-6, Robertson 1-2, Stoudamire 1-2, Murray 1-2, Esposito 0-1). Fouled out- Maxwell. Rebounds-Philadelphia 41 (Wright 12), Toronto 58 (Pinckney 16). Assists-Philadelphia 22 (Stackhouse 8), Toronto 31 (Stoudamire 10). Total fouls-Philadelphia 25, Toronto 35. A-19,789 (34,215).

Suns 111, Timberwolves 105

Phoenix

Kevin Johnson scored nine of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as Phoenix avoided a second-half collapse to beat Minnesota.

MINNESOTA (105)

Mitchell 2-6 4-4 8, Gugliotta 4-12 3-5 12, Laettner 7-14 1-3 15, Rider 7-15 2-3 18, Porter 5-11 2-4 13, Garnett 1-4 2-2 4, Rooks 7-8 5-7 19, Allen 2-8 2-2 6, West 4-5 0-0 8, Bragg 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-84 21-30 105.

PHOENIX (111)

Finley 5-11 4-5 16, Barkley 9-19 0-2 18, Williams 4-8 0-2 8, Person 9-23 2-5 22, Johnson 8-13 10-12 26, Tisdale 1-4 0-0 2, Green 4-7 6-8 14, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Kleine 0-1 0-0 0, Perry 1-4 3-4 5, Carr 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-92 25-38 111.

Minnesota 34 21 23 27 - 105

Phoenix 27 32 24 28 - 111

3-Point goals-Minnesota 4-8 (Rider 2-3, Gugliotta 1-1, Porter 1-1, Laettner 0-1, Allen 0-2), Phoenix 4-15 (Finley 2-4, Person 2-7, Barkley 0-1, Green 0-1, Smith 0-2). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Minnesota 51 (Gugliotta 12), Phoenix 66 (Green 13). Assists-Minnesota 27 (Gugliotta, Porter 5), Phoenix 24 (Johnson 7). Total fouls-Minnesota 28, Phoenix 25. Technicals-Porter, Rider, Gugliotta. A-19,023 (19,023).

Lakers 113, Grizzlies 100

Inglewood, Calif.

Los Angeles dealt Vancouver its 14th consecutive loss as Eddie Jones got nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter.

Cedric Ceballos led L.A. with 22 points.

VANCOUVER (100)

Harvey 3-11 4-8 10, Edwards 8-12 1-2 20, Reeves 5-12 3-3 13, Anthony 9-12 1-2 20, Moten 7-11 0-0 16, Avent 6-10 0-0 12, Murdock 3-7 0-0 6, Scott 0-7 0-0 0, Mobley 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 42-85 10-17 100.

L.A. LAKERS (113)

Campbell 5-7 1-1 11, Ceballos 8-13 4-4 22, Divac 9-15 0-0 18, Peeler 2-5 0-0 5, Van Exel 6-14 2-2 14, Blount 5-7 1-2 11, Jones 5-10 0-2 12, Threatt 2-6 0-0 5, Lynch 4-7 0-0 8, Strong 1-3 0-0 2, Roberts 2-3 0-0 4, Miller 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 49-91 9-13 113.

Vancouver 26 23 31 20 - 100

L.A. Lakers 29 27 32 25 - 113

3-Point goals-Vancouver 6-10 (Edwards 3-3, Moten 2-3, Anthony 1-2, Harvey 0-1, Murdock 0-1), Los Angeles 6-13 (Ceballos 2-3, Jones 2-3, Peeler 1-2, Threatt 1-3, Divac 0-1, Van Exel 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Vancouver 46 (Harvey 8), Los Angeles 50 (Divac 13). Assists-Vancouver 25 (Anthony 7), Los Angeles 36 (Van Exel 16). Total fouls- Vancouver 14, Los Angeles 13. A-12,426 (17,505).

Bonus points

Discussions broke off in negotiations between the locked-out referees and the NBA. The league said the referees’ union called in the morning to cancel a scheduled meeting, and no new talks had been scheduled.

Damon Stoudamire, a point guard for the expansion Toronto Raptors, was selected NBA rookie of the month for November. Stoudamire averaged 16.3 points, 8.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game during November. He ranked first in assists, second in scoring and sixth in rebounds among rookie league-leaders.

Derrick Coleman, traded from New Jersey to Philadelphia Thursday, will miss the seven games between now and Dec. 11. Coleman hasn’t played since doctors discovered an irregular heartbeat in training camp.