Trail Blazers Outlast Heat

A frustrated Alonzo Mourning held up two fingers as he walked off the court and shouted, “Two weeks!”

Not exactly, Alonzo. The Miami Heat will actually have to wait three weeks for a rematch against the Portland Trail Blazers.

In an early-season test of East vs. West, Portland ran off nine consecutive points late in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat, 101-96, Tuesday night at Miami.

The teams came in tied for the best record in the NBA at 6-1. The defeat ended the Heat’s five-game winning streak.

“It hurts when you know you were the better team this evening,” said Mourning, who led the Heat with 23 points. “We had them on the ropes and didn’t put them away. But we’ll see them again.”

The only other regular-season meeting between the teams will be Dec. 7 at Portland.

Rasheed Wallace, who had 22 points, and Scottie Pippen, who had 20 points and 13 rebounds, scored seven of the nine points in the decisive Trail Blazer run.

San Antonio 90, Indiana 87--Jerome Kersey made a go-ahead 14-foot jumper with 7.6 seconds left in overtime as the Spurs beat the Pacers at San Antonio.

Tim Duncan and David Robinson scored 22 points apiece for San Antonio. Indiana’s Jalen Rose tied his career high with 28 points.

Dallas 114, Houston 95--Michael Finley scored 28 points at Dallas as the Mavericks stopped the Rockets’ six-game winning streak at Reunion Arena.

Rocket rookie guard Steve Francis was ejected after being called for a flagrant foul against the Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki with 2:57 left in the first half.

Philadelphia 95, Washington 73--Allen Iverson scored 39 points at Washington as the 76ers raced to a 21-3 lead in handing the Wizards (1-7), off to their worst start in 33 years, their seventh loss in a row.

Toronto 89, Detroit 85--Antonio Davis had 24 points and 15 rebounds and Charles Oakley made two key jumpers in the final 1:30 as the Raptors won at Toronto.

Atlanta 103, Charlotte 98--Rookie Jason Terry, filling the void left by the one-game suspension of Isaiah Rider, scored 22 points at Atlanta as the Hawks ended a four-game losing streak.

New York 102, Denver 95--Latrell Sprewell scored 26 points and Allan Houston added 23 at Denver as the Knicks ended a three-game losing streak while handing the Nuggets their third loss in a row.

Sacramento 81, Vancouver 77--Chris Webber scored 19 points at Sacramento for the Kings, who handed the Grizzlies their 25th consecutive loss on the road.

Golden State 99, Chicago 79--Antawn Jamison scored 20 points at Oakland as the Warriors ended a 13-game losing streak against the Bulls.