Mourning Gets Hot and Heat Goes Down

Alonzo Mourning finally lost his temper Saturday, and the Miami Heat lost its 11-game home winning streak.

Antonio Davis, whose contact with Mourning led to the Miami center’s ejection, scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Heat, 94-89, in a battle of Eastern Conference division leaders.

With 5:11 to play in the first half and Miami trailing, 31-27, Davis drove the lane and ran into P.J. Brown. Referee Steve Javie looked ready to call a foul on Davis, but Ted Barnhardt ruled that Mourning had pushed Davis into Brown.

Mourning, known in the past for being a hothead but a model citizen until Saturday, flung his arms in frustration, turned to protest and got his first technical. Then as the two walked downcourt, Bernhardt suddenly turned, jabbed his finger in Mourning’s chest and ejected him.

“I was stunned,” Mourning said. “He brushed me off and that really upset me. I wanted to talk to him because it was my third foul. Unfortunately when you’re in a situation like that, they have the last say.”