THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
January 27, 2008
A joyous Pat Riley walked into the Heat locker room, one of his patented inspirational postgame speeches at the ready.

But his team never gave him a chance. And really, nothing needed to be said. The scoreboard told the story.

Dwyane Wade scored 35 points and Mark Blount had 10 of his 19 in the pivotal fourth quarter yesterday as Miami beat the visiting Indiana Pacers, 98-96, to end its losing streak at 15 games - the longest in the NBA this season and the second-longest in franchise history. "You don't like to be part of that every day," Riley said. "So they're just happy this thing is over with."

The scene at the final buzzer was championship-caliber. Indiana's final play started with 5.8 seconds left, when Wade knocked the inbounds pass into the backcourt. Andre Owens picked up the ball, got just over midcourt and released a desperation toss that wasn't close.

"To tell you the truth," Dorell Wright said, "it feels like we won a championship."

Hornets 102, Spurs 78: David West scored 32 points as visiting New Orleans won its eighth straight game. Peja Stojakovic added 22 points and Chris Paul had 17 points and 11 assists. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker scored 17 points each for San Antonio, which was outscored 60-35 in the second half.

76ers 103, Bobcats 96: Andre Iguodala scored 33 points for visiting Philadelphia.

Grizzlies 125, Clippers 120: Rudy Gay scored 34 points in host Memphis' overtime win.