NBA Roundup : Aguirre, Banks in Fight; Spurs Beat Mavericks

Dale Ellis’ missed free throw with three seconds left enabled the San Antonio Spurs to defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 116-115, Thursday night at San Antonio in a game that saw the ejection of two players.

Ellis hit a three-point field goal and was fouled by Johnny Moore with three seconds remaining to bring the Mavericks within one point. But he missed the free throw that would have given him a rare four-point play, and Moore grabbed the rebound to preserve the victory.

The game was marred by a fight between Gene Banks of San Antonio and Mark Aguirre of the Mavericks, who got into a scuffle under the Dallas basket after Kurt Nimphius missed a shot with 24 seconds to play and San Antonio leading 113-101. Referee Earl Strom suffered a minor cut on his chin when he stepped between the players. He ejected both.

George Gervin scored 33 points, including two free throws with seven seconds to play, and Mike Mitchell added 12 of his 27 points in the final quarter for San Antonio.

Portland 123, Seattle 89--A revitalized Portland Trail Blazers, led by Kiki Vandeweghe’s 30 points, won easily at Portland. They blitzed Seattle, 37-15, in the second quarter.

Indiana 112, Golden State 96--Clark Kellogg scored a season-high 31 points at Oakland as the Pacers notched their third consecutive road victory.

Kellogg scored 25 points in the first half and finished the game with 15 field goals in 16 attempts. Purvis Short led Golden State with 32 points, hitting only 11 of 25 shots.

Cleveland 100, Washington 93--World B. Free scored eight of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Phil Hubbard hit a pair of free throws to snap a 93-93 tie with 1:17 to play as the Cavaliers won at Richfield, Ohio.