Nba

Trail Blazers 90, Heat 89

Portland

Arvydas Sabonis tipped in the tying basket with 5 seconds to play and Rod Strickland made a free throw with 2.2 seconds remaining to give Portland a win over Miami.

Chris Dudley blocked Alonzo Mourning’s shot as both players fell to the floor at the buzzer.

MIAMI (89)

Owens 6-11 0-0 12, Thomas 2-5 2-2 6, Mourning 10-20 12-15 33, Chapman 2-10 3-4 8, Coles 5-10 0-0 13, Willis 1-3 1-2 3, Askins 1-5 0-0 3, Gamble 4-8 0-0 9, Schayes 1-2 0-0 2, Rencher 0-0 0-0 0. Lenard 0-0 0-0 0, Myers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-74 18-23 89.

PORTLAND (90)

Grant 3-8 4-4 10, C.Robinson 6-18 5-8 20, Dudley 2-4 0-0 4, McKie 1-4 0-0 3, J.Robinson 2-6 0-0 6, Williams 5-9 7-9 17, Trent 0-4 1-2 1, Sabonis 3-6 7-10 13, Strickland 4-17 8-13 16. Totals 26-76 32-46 90.

Miami 21 27 19 22 - 89

Portland 29 21 23 17 - 90

3-Point goals-Miami 7-16 (Coles 3-3, Mourning 1-1, Askins 1-3, Gamble 1-4, Chapman 1-5), Portland 6-14 (C.Robinson 3-7, J.Robinson 2-3, McKie 1-1, Grant 0-1, Trent 0-1, Sabonis 0-1). Fouled out-Owens, Coles, Askins. Rebounds-Miami 44 (Mourning 10), Portland 67 (Williams 15). Assists-Miami 15 (Coles 7), Portland 12 (Strickland 5). Total fouls-Miami 37, Portland 27. Technicals-Willis, Trent. A-20,482 (21,401).

Nets 92, Knicks 79

East Rutherford, N.J.

Chris Childs scored 10 of his career-high 21 points in a 14-6 run to open the fourth quarter as New Jersey snapped a five-game losing streak against New York.

Armon Gilliam had 22 points to lead New Jersey, which won for only the fourth time in 14 games.

NEW YORK (79)

Mason 9-10 3-3 21, Oakley 3-8 1-1 7, Ewing 10-22 3-3 23, Starks 1-3 0-0 2, Harper 5-13 0-0 12, Davis 3-5 0-0 7, H.Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Christie 1-1 1-2 3, Grant 1-2 0-0 2, Ward 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-74 8-9 79.

NEW JERSEY (92)

Brown 6-15 8-10 20, Gilliam 9-16 4-4 22, Bradley 6-11 2-2 14, Childs 7-17 3-3 21, Anderson 3-7 4-4 10, J.Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Edwards 1-7 0-0 3, O’Bannon 0-2 0-0 0, Fleming 0-0 0-0 0, Dare 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-81 21-23 92.

New York 22 20 23 14 - 79

New Jersey 31 19 16 26 - 92

3-Point goals-New York 3-12 (Harper 2-4, Davis 1-3, Ewing 0-1, Starks 0-1, Grant 0-1, Ward 0-2), New Jersey 5-12 (Childs 4-9, Edwards 1-2, O’Bannon 0-1)). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-New York 40 (Mason 13), New Jersey 51 (J.Williams 14). Assists-New York 19 (Oakley, Starks 4), New Jersey 20 (Childs 9). Total fouls-New York 23, New Jersey 16. Technicals-Mason, New Jersey illegal defense. A-20,049 (20,049).

Celtics 113, Kings 104

Boston

Dino Radja scored 25 points as Boston rallied to give Sacramento its fifth straight road loss.

The victory was the 17th in a row for the Celtics over the Kings in Boston.

SACRAMENTO (104)

Grant 1-4 0-0 2, W.Williams 6-11 2-4 15, Polynice 6-8 2-2 14, Richmond 12-19 5-6 31, Hurley 3-6 0-0 8, Houston 3-4 1-2 7, Corbin 3-7 4-5 10, Marciulionis 4-7 3-4 12, Williamson 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 40-70 18-24 104.

BOSTON (113)

Radja 9-22 7-8 25, Fox 6-13 6-7 19, Montross 2-2 2-2 6, Brown 3-6 0-0 9, Barros 9-12 3-4 22, Day 1-5 0-0 2, Ellison 1-3 1-2 3, E.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Minor 7-10 6-6 20, Wesley 2-6 0-1 5, Burrough 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-83 25-30 113.

Sacramento 29 36 27 12 - 104

Boston 28 24 27 34 - 113

3-Point goals-Sacramento 6-14 (Hurley 2-2, Richmond 2-6, W.Williams 1-3, Marciulionis 1-3), Boston 6-18 (Brown 3-5, Barros 1-2, Fox 1-3, Wesley 1-5, Day 0-3). Fouled out- Grant. Rebounds-Sacramento 39 (Polynice), Boston 44 (Radja 10). Assists-Sacramento 31 (Hurley 11), Boston 24 (Barros 7). Total fouls-Sacramento 26, Boston 24. A-17,156 (18,600).

Bullets 98, 76ers 93

Philadelphia

Rookie Rasheed Wallace had a season-high 22 points in his hometown as Washington beat Philadelphia.

Wallace, the fourth overall pick in the draft, also collected a season-high 10 rebounds.

WASHINGTON (98)

Howard 7-17 7-9 21, Wallace 8-14 4-4 22, Muresan 6-16 2-2 14, Eackles 2-11 1-2 6, B.Price 5-10 4-4 17, Legler 3-10 0-0 9, M.Price 2-11 0-0 5, Butler 1-5 0-0 2, McIlvaine 1-3 0-0 2, McCann 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-98 18-21 98.

PHILADELPHIA (93)

Alston 5-6 1-3 11, Weatherspoon 6-16 2-4 14, Wright 1-2 2-2 4, Stackhouse 5-18 1-2 12, Ruffin 5-13 8-8 18, Maxwell 7-14 5-5 21, Dumas 3-5 2-4 8, Sutton 1-3 2-2 5. Totals 33-77 23-30 93.

Washington 32 21 17 28 - 98

Philadelphia 28 20 23 22 - 93

3-Point goals-Washington 10-25 (B.Price 3-7, Legler 3-7, Wallace 2-2, Eackles 1-4, M.Price 1-5), Philadelphia 4-13 (Maxwell 2-4, Sutton 1-2, Stackhouse 1-5, Ruffin 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 62 (Muresan 18), Philadelphia 55 (Weatherspoon 20). Assists- Washington 23 (B.Price 7), Philadelphia 19 (Ruffin 8). Total fouls-Washington 26, Philadelphia 23. A-7,340 (18,168).

Spurs 92, Cavaliers 86

San Antonio

Sean Elliott scored 26 points and hit six 3-pointers to lead San Antonio over Cleveland.

CLEVELAND (86)

Mills 4-17 3-4 11, Ferry 4-10 0-0 9, Cage 10-16 0-2 20, Phills 2-11 4-4 9, Brandon 7-15 4-4 19, Majerle 6-12 3-5 18, Sura 0-1 0-0 0, Courtney 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-82 14-19 86.

SAN ANTONIO (92)

Elliott 8-15 4-6 26, Person 10-17 0-0 23, Robinson 8-16 8-8 24, Del Negro 1-7 2-2 4, Johnson 4-11 3-4 11, Herrera 0-0 0-2 0, Rivers 0-4 0-0 0, Perdue 2-2 0-0 4, Alexander 0-3 0-0 0, Demps 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 17-22 92.

Cleveland 15 14 27 30 - 86

San Antonio 24 18 25 25 - 92

3-Point goals-Cleveland 6-21 (Majerle 3-7, Phills 1-2, Brandon 1-4, Ferry 1-4, Mills 0-4), San Antonio 9-20 (Elliott 6-11, Person 3-8, Rivers 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 53 (Cage 20), San Antonio 49 (Robinson 20). Assists-Cleveland 14 (Phills 5), San Antonio 23 (Johnson 8). Total fouls-Cleveland 15, San Antonio 17. Technicals-Brandon, Cleveland coach Fratello. A-12,150 (35,888).

Nuggets 91, Grizzlies 85

Vancouver, British Columbia

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scored 25 points and Dale Ellis added 20 as Denver held off Vancouver.

DENVER (91)

D.Ellis 9-15 0-0 20, McDyess 4-6 1-4 9, Mutombo 4-8 6-8 14, Stith 2-7 6-6 10, Abdul-Rauf 11-18 0-0 25, L.Ellis 3-9 2-2 8, Rose 2-8 1-4 5, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Hammonds 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-75 16-24 91.

VANCOUVER (85)

King 2-5 0-0 4, Avent 0-5 0-0 0, Reeves 5-12 1-1 11, B.Edwards 9-14 1-2 20, Anthony 5-20 9-9 19, Mobley 3-5 0-0 6, Scott 5-12 1-1 13, Gattison 2-6 0-0 4, Murdock 3-8 2-2 8. Totals 34-87 14-15 85.

Denver 31 19 16 25 - 91

Vancouver 21 18 24 22 - 85

3-Point goals-Denver 5-15 (Abdul-Rauf 3-6, D.Ellis 2-6, Williams 0-1, Stith 0-2), Vancouver 3-14 (Scott 2-5, B.Edwards 1-1, Murdock 0-1, Anthony 0-7). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Denver 58 (Mutombo 15), Vancouver 44 (Reeves 15). Assists-Denver 23 (Abdul-Rauf 8), Vancouver 19 (Anthony 8). Total fouls-Denver 21, Vancouver 19. Technical-Denver illegal defense. A-15,416 (19,193).