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Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Miami turns
up the heat
on Pistons
Anthony Carter sets
By Steven Wine
franchise playoff
record for assists
Associated PressMIAMI -- The Detroit Pistons, who sounded so happy to start the playoffs in Miami, head home without a win -- and perhaps without Grant Hill.
Jamal Mashburn banked in an 8-foot jumper with six seconds left last night, and the Miami Heat beat Detroit, 84-82, for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five series.
All five Heat starters scored in double figures to overcome Tim Hardaway's absence and foul trouble that hampered Mashburn, Alonzo Mourning and P.J. Brown.
Mashburn had 24 points and Mourning 22. Rookie Anthony Carter from the University of Hawaii, again coolly filling in for Hardaway, had 10 points and 13 assists, a Heat franchise playoff record. Hardaway missed his second consecutive game because of a sore left foot.
Hill sat out most of the second half after aggravating an injury to his left foot. The All-Star forward was scheduled to undergo an MRI today when the team returned to Detroit.
"I felt something pop," a dejected Hill said.
The Pistons, who haven't won a playoff series since 1991, face possible elimination by the Heat on Saturday.
"It was a great game, and we'll take it," coach Pat Riley said. "Offensively we did just enough to win."
Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 26 points.
Detroit's last chance ended when Stackhouse slipped driving to the basket and lost the ball, which Miami's Dan Majerle recovered as time expired.
Today's games
Toronto at New York (5 p.m., TNT, delayed)
Yesterday's games
NBA PLAYOFFS
All Times HST
First Round
Best-of-five series
Yesterday's resultsMiami 84, Detroit 82, Miami leads series 2-0
San Antonio 85, Phoenix 70, series tied 1-1Today's games
Toronto at New York, 2 p.m.
Minnesota at Portland, 4:30 p.m.Tomorrow's games
Milwaukee at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 4:30 p.m.
HEAT 84, PISTONS 82
DETROIT: Hill 3-7 2-2 9, Laettner 3-7 3-4 9, Mills 4-7 1-2 11, Stackhouse 10-22 5-6 26, Hunter 3-8 1-2 7, Curry 5-8 0-0 10, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Crotty 1-3 2-2 4, M.Moore 2-3 0-0 4, Buechler 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-68 14-18 82.MIAMI: Mashburn 9-18 4-5 24, P.Brown 6-10 0-0 12, Mourning 7-12 8-10 22, Majerle 3-7 2-3 10, Carter 5-11 0-2 10, Weatherspoon 2-8 0-0 4, Thorpe 0-2 1-2 1, Bowen 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 32-71 16-24 84.
Detroit 19 26 23 14--82 Miami 24 20 21 19--84 3-Point Goals--Detroit 4-11 (Mills 2-4, Hill 1-1, Stackhouse 1-3, Crotty 0-1, Hunter 0-2), Miami 4-14 (Mashburn 2-4, Majerle 2-5, Mourning 0-1, Thorpe 0-1, Bowen 0-3). Fouled out--P.Brown. Rebounds--Detroit 39 (Williams, Stackhouse 7), Miami 48 (Mourning 8). Assists--Detroit 15 (Hill 4), Miami 22 (Carter 13). Total fouls--Detroit 21, Miami 26. Technicals--Laettner. A--16,500.
SPURS 85, SUNS 70
PHOENIX: Marion 1-5 0-0 2, C.Robinson 3-17 5-5 11, Longley 0-1 0-0 0, Livingston 1-6 0-0 2, Hardaway 9-21 0-3 19, Blount 3-6 2-6 8, Rogers 6-15 4-5 18, K.Johnson 2-9 0-0 4, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Day 3-4 0-0 6, Bailey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-86 11-19 70.SAN ANTONIO: Elliott 6-15 0-0 13, Walker 2-8 0-0 4, D.Robinson 9-25 7-7 25, A.Johnson 7-12 7-8 21, Elie 1-4 3-3 5, Kersey 1-4 0-0 2, Rose 0-2 2-2 2, Porter 1-8 0-0 3, Daniels 2-3 5-6 10, Dial 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-81 24-26 85.
Phoenix 20 17 14 19--70 San Antonio 24 27 9 25--85 3-Point Goals--Phoenix 3-18 (Rogers 2-5, Hardaway 1-6, Livingston 0-1, Day 0-1, K.Johnson 0-1, C.Robinson 0-4), San Antonio 3-10 (Daniels 1-2, Porter 1-3, Elliott 1-4, Elie 0-1). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Phoenix 58 (Blount 11), San Antonio 62 (D.Robinson 15). Assists--Phoenix 9 (C.Robinson, K.Johnson 3), San Antonio 16 (A.Johnson 6). Total fouls--Phoenix 26, San Antonio 21. Technicals--San Antonio coach Popovich. A--20,617.
