Bradley, Mourning Brawl During Heat Win

The Miami Heat’s fourth consecutive victory and a rare post All-Star break loss by the New Jersey Nets were overshadowed by a brawl Tuesday night--between Alonzo Mourning and Shawn Bradley.

Mourning and Bradley went arm-to-arm, nose-to-nose and something-to-chin as the Heat defeated the Nets, 93-90, at East Rutherford, N.J., in a game that ended with Bradley shoving Mourning to the floor near half court.

“Things just happened,” said Bradley, who outscored Mourning, 23-11. “There was a lot of bumping and hitting. It’s all part of the game.”

Philadelphia 121, Dallas 115--Clarence Weatherspoon scored a season-high 27 points, Vernon Maxwell had 25 and Trevor Ruffin 21 as the 76ers ended a seven-game losing streak with the victory at Dallas.

Philadelphia, getting its highest point total of the season, completed a season sweep of the Mavericks, who got 30 from George McCloud.

Denver 96, Washington 92--Antonio McDyess had 19 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots, and Doug Overton and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf made critical free throws in the waning seconds as the Nuggets defeated the Bullets at Denver.

Charlotte 88, Milwaukee 84--The Hornets overcame a six-point second period and won at Milwaukee with the help of a shot tipped into the wrong basket by Glenn Robinson of the Bucks.

Glen Rice scored 23 points, including two game-clinching free throws with 1.9 seconds left, and Kenny Anderson had 22. Charlotte fought off a late charge by getting four offensive rebounds in the final minute--including the mistake by Robinson.

Chicago 120, Minnesota 99--Michael Jordan scored 35 points and the Bulls reached 50 victories faster than any team in NBA history, using a strong fourth quarter to defeat the Timberwolves at Chicago.

The Bulls (50-6) reached 50 victories in 56 games, one better than the 1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers, who started 50-7 en route to a 65-17 season and an NBA title.

Houston 105, Toronto 100--Hakeem Olajuwon scored 35 points, including 15 in the final 6 1/2 minutes, to lead the Rockets over the Raptors at Houston.

Olajuwon blocked five shots and had 15 rebounds, but his work in the final minutes pulled out the game for the Rockets after Toronto used a 14-1 run to lead, 90-87, with 5:45 to play.

Indiana 101, Portland 87--Rik Smits scored 16 points as the Pacers opened a 22-point lead in the first quarter, and Mark Jackson had a season-high 15 assists at Indiana.

Smits led the Pacers with 27 points. Aaron McKie topped Portland with 22 points.

Cleveland 92, Golden State 80--Danny Ferry scored 24 points as the Cavaliers won for the 10th time in 12 games.

Cleveland’s top-ranked defense limited the Warriors to their lowest output of the season. Offensively, the Cavaliers made eight three-point shots, tying their team record for three-point baskets in a season with 398.

NBA Notes

Juwan Howard of the Washington Bullets was fined $5,000 by the NBA for making an obscene gesture when he was ejected from a game against Charlotte. . . . The Milwaukee Bucks signed center Mike Peplowski for the rest of the season and asked waivers on Jerry Reynolds.