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MIAMI (AP) -- Alonzo Mourning and the Miami Heat took their time getting warmed up against the Washington Wizards.
|  | | He's 'Zo fine! Mourning paced the Heat with 32 points. |
Mourning scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half as Miami
overcame a 17-point third-period deficit to beat Washington 99-92
on Friday night.
"We were like Jekyll and Hyde out there," said Mourning, who
also had seven blocks and seven rebounds. "We were two different
ball clubs."
Mourning has scored at least 20 points in a franchise-record 12
straight games, the NBA's longest active streak and one game shy of
Mourning's career best.
Jamal Mashburn scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half for the Heat, who limited the Wizards to 35 second-half points. Miami's Tim Hardaway added 17.
"Our guys adjusted well in the second half and we simply
attacked," said Miami coach Pat Riley, whose team has beaten
Washington six straight times.
It was the fifth time this season that the Heat have come back
from a double-digit deficit to win.
In his second game back after missing seven with fractured right
ribs, Mitch Richmond led the Wizards with 21 points. Rod Strickland
contributed 20 and Juwan Howard 16.
"Miami stepped it up a little defensively in the second half,"
Washington coach Darrell Walker said. "I'm still pleased with the
effort."
The game was tied at 90 when Mourning hit two free throws at the
2:51 mark.
After Clarence Weatherspoon connected on one of two from the
line, Voshon Lenard hit a 3-pointer to give Miami a 96-90 advantage
with 1:01 to play.
The teams then exchanged baskets and Lenard added a free throw
for the final margin.
The Heat hit their first 25 free throws, and finished 30-of-35 from the line.
Howard made a basket 46 seconds into the third quarter to give
the Wizards their biggest lead, 59-42.
Mourning had eight points as Miami used a 17-6 run to cut the
gap to 65-59 with 6:28 to go in the third period.
A pair of 3-pointers by Hardaway and Richmond's basket gave the
Heat an 85-84 lead with 7:55 left in the game.
Game notes
Before the game, the 500th of his career, Mourning met with
Steven Walker, a 14-year old from Boynton Beach, Fla., who has
leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant. It is hoped that
publicity from the meeting will result in potential marrow donors
contacting the National Marrow Donor Program at 1-800-MARROW2 or
www.marrow.org. ... Earlier in the day, Mourning introduced his new
breakfast cereal, "Zo's O's." Mourning's proceeds from the cereal
will go to charity. ... Despite speculation arising from his
withdrawal from this weekend's Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Washington's
new part owner and president of basketball operations, Michael
Jordan, did not accompany the team to Miami. ... The Heat extended
to 470 their NBA record for games with at least one 3-point basket.
... With 21 points, Richmond increased his career total to 19,016
and moved past Reggie Theus into 32nd place on the NBA's career
scoring list.
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NBA Scoreboard
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RECAPS
Boston 100
New Jersey 95
Portland 97
Atlanta 90
Miami 99
Washington 92
Detroit 105
Cleveland 96
Indiana 104
Sacramento 94
Minnesota 102
Houston 85
Vancouver 101
Chicago 76
Golden State 103
Denver 101
LA Lakers 113
Utah 67
Seattle 94
Phoenix 86
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