Trail Blazers Win in Fight at Finish

Rasheed Wallace’s remarkable final minute was ruined by an ugly fight at the end of the Portland Trail Blazers’ 113-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

Wallace scored his team’s final six points at Oakland, including a game-winning fadeaway jumper at the buzzer.

After racing to congratulate him, his teammates rushed to the aid of Bonzi Wells.

Wells and Golden State’s Chris Mills were battling for position on the shot and were still tied up after the ball went through. As the two exchanged words and then began pushing each other, the Warriors’ Troy Murphy entered the fray and threw punches. Golden State Coach Eric Musselman ran over and shoved Wells.

Ruben Patterson and Murphy then began fighting as both teams were pushing each other around and officials tried to break it up.

“We’ve got to make sure we don’t fight,” Patterson said. “But when three or four guys are jumping on us, we’ve got to support each other.”

Police officers ran up into the stands as fans started yelling, rushing the court and throwing things at the Trail Blazers as they made their way to the locker room. One man in the crowd was handcuffed and subdued by four security officers. He threw a wad of gum at Wallace, sparking another confrontation with several Trail Blazers.

One Portland player, who could not immediately be identified, started running into the stands and a couple others -- including Wallace -- were trying to grab the fan.

Utah 93, Dallas 81 -- Matt Harpring scored 19 points and Calbert Cheaney had a season-high 18 as the Jazz handed the Mavericks their first home loss of the season after a club-record 12 consecutive victories.

Dallas was the league’s last unbeaten team at home. Coach Don Nelson and his top assistant, son Donnie, were ejected in the second half.

Orlando 89, Denver 80 -- Pat Garrity and Shawn Kemp scored 17 points each at Denver as the Magic overcame the absence of NBA scoring leader Tracy McGrady to send the Nuggets to their seventh straight loss.

New Orleans 88, Seattle 86 -- Robert Traylor tipped in Baron Davis’ miss just before the final buzzer at Seattle as the Hornets ended a three-game losing streak. It was Traylor’s only basket, and it came after he missed two free throws badly with 40 seconds left to leave the game tied.

Boston 108, Minnesota 99 -- Paul Pierce scored 42 points -- four shy of his season high -- and grabbed 14 rebounds at Boston as the Celtics rebounded from a pair of bad losses to Chicago and Miami.

Memphis 95, Milwaukee 84 -- Wesley Person scored 23 points, including 12 in a row in the fourth quarter, as the Grizzlies overcame a 10-point deficit to win at Memphis, Tenn.

Detroit 109, Cleveland 107 -- Corliss Williamson scored four of his 19 points in the last minute of overtime at Auburn Hills, Mich., as the Pistons overcame Ricky Davis’ 42 points.

Houston 101, Atlanta 82 -- Glen Rice, Cuttino Mobley and Yao Ming led a third-quarter turnaround at Houston in the Rockets’ highest-scoring period of the season as they outscored the Hawks, 37-19.

Indiana 101, Chicago 86 -- Brad Miller had 26 points and 14 rebounds, Ron Mercer had 16 points and Ron Artest 12 as the Pacers won at Indianapolis in the first meeting between the teams since last season’s seven-player trade.

Miami 97, Toronto 77 -- Rookie Caron Butler scored a season-high 25 points and put the Heat ahead for good midway through the second quarter at Toronto.