From: sikorski@news.miami.edu (Richard Sikorski)
Subject: Re: mia Heat @ phi 76ers - 20Nov
Organization: R.S.M.A.S.
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 23:30:25 GMT

mia07phi06.20nov92

Despite a fine Q4 performance by rookie (mia)Miner, the Heat fell from a Q4 7pt
lead, and lost their 1st 3OT-game, 129-128.

In Q4, the Heat led 96-89, with 7 straight pts by Miner. But the Sixers rallied
to tie at 98. With 51sec left, Seikaly was fouled on a missed shot, but he
missed the fts. 

In OT2, (mia)Seikaly put Miami up 120-116, but (phi)Hornacek sank a 3FG, and
when (mia)Burton missed the 2nd of 2fts at 9.5sec. Then Burton went for a steal
of the inbounds pass, forgetting Miami had an extra foul to give. "He was
supposed to foul," Loughery. (phi)Hornacek sank an open 18-footer tying at 121.
"During the 2nd overtime," (mia)Long, "I started to remember how good it felt
in those double-overtime games, when we beat Indiana and Denver. It felt _so_
good those nights. And it feels so much different now."

When the Sixers took a quick 4pt lead in OT3, (mia)Seikaly converted 2fts, and
(mia)Rice nailed a jumper to tie at 125 with 1:36 to go. (phi)Hornacek hit a
17-foot jumper. (mia)Seikaly hit 2fts to tie at 127, 31.5sec. (phi)Perry scored
on a running hook, to lead by 2pt at 14.3sec. "It was a marathon game," Perry.
"Most of it was mental. And then it was who got the lucky bounces." (mia)Rice,
hacked by (phi)Hawkins at 5.4sec, sank 1 ft but missed #2. (mia)Salley snatched
the rb, drew the entire 76ers defense, and with 1sec left found Rice at the
3-point stripe. But Rice had to rush the shot and only hit iron. "If I had
thought about it, I probably wouldn't have got the shot that I took," Rice.
"It felt good when it left my hands. But that 2nd ft also felt good."
"We hit the big shots in regulation," (mia)Long, "but in the final seconds
of the overtimes, we just couldnt decide the game."

(phi)Hornacek led the 76ers with 32pts, 7-8 fts, 8rbs, 10assists, playing all
51min of the game. Lang(45min) scored only 10pts, but had 20rbs! Gilliam-16pts,
10rbs, 48min. Hawkins-17pts,43min. Weatherspoon-13pts,23min. Payne-23pts,20min.

"Miami Harold" Miner (OK, OK, 'little Jordan' ;-) scored his career-high 16pts,
all in Q4, before fouling out in OT1. Rice led with 35pts in 59min of the
63min game. It was his 1st 30pt game of the season, including 4-7 3FGs (after
only 3 in the last 11 attempts). Seikaly, #10 NBA scorer (23.5ppg)
as of Thursday, added 26 in 46min including 10-12 fts, and 13rbs (7ors).
Coles, #9 Thursday in NBA assists, added 12 more tonight, plus 16pts in 45min.
Salley played all 51min of the game, with 13pts, 11rbs, 3blocks. Long-12pts, 10rbs, 30min.

In Q4, Miner gave Miami its 1st lead since Q1. After missing 5 of his 1st 6
7 straight shots that froze the Sixers, starting with a dunk off a feed from
Shaw. Miner added 16pts to his previous 9-total, after Philadelphia left him
open for 18 footers. He played 27min in his 5th game after averaging less than
9 per game. "He's really coming along," Loughery. "He's in better conditioning,
and we've seen him getting better lately." Miner's one-man offensive flurry in
Q4 gave the Heat a 96-89 lead with 3:28 left, and gave Harold a lot of much-
needed confidence. "I love being in that situation. In college, the games
usually came down to the wire every night. I was always out there, given a
chance to try and make a difference."
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 Richard Sikorski - Marine & Atmospheric Chemistry, U. Miami, FL
 Internet: r.sikorski@rsmas.miami.edu