Refs rile Heat's Pat again

Pat Riley is going after the NBA's referees again.

The Miami Heat coach was incensed about the officiating in his team's 101-87 home loss to Portland on Wednesday night.

"It was an absolute officiating tragedy," said Riley, fined $50,000 earlier this season for criticizing the refs. "I thought I was at the comedy store watching some kind of comedian out there laughing with the Blazers, and talking to them, and smiling with them. It was so unprofessional."

Riley was most annoyed by the disparity in free throws, with the Heat taking seven and the Trail Blazers 32.

"You cannot overcome 32-7," Riley said. "The residual of that is that you go for the home run."

Instead, the Heat struck out, and Riley lashed out at the crew of Derrick Stafford, James Capers and Anthony Jordan.

After Heat assistant coach Stan Van Gundy was called for a technical foul with 49 seconds remaining, Stafford got into a shouting match with Riley on the sideline.

"It's not about you," Stafford shouted at Riley. "Go on TV crying."

Portland's Scottie Pippen, with a season-high 26 points, argued that Miami was taking nothing but jump shots, so the Blazers were not coming close to committing fouls.

SPURS 103, WARRIORS 99: At Oakland, Tim Duncan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Tony Parker added 21 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Stephen Jackson had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs.

Golden State, which won its previous three home games, was led by Gilbert Arenas with 28 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

HORNETS 108, KINGS 84: At New Orleans, Jamal Mashburn scored 26 points and David Wesley added 17 points and nine assists.

Peja Stojakovic scored 20 to lead Sacramento. With Chris Webber out and center Vlade Divac leaving with a strained back after the first half, the visibly weary Kings shot only 33 percent in the third quarter.

NETS 111, 76ERS 85: At Philadelphia, Kerry Kittles scored a season-high 35 points for the Nets, who have won six of seven and are tied with Indiana for the best record in the East (34-15). Allen Iverson had 28 points and Keith Van Horn added 16 for the Sixers.

CAVALIERS 105, ROCKETS 102: At Cleveland, Ricky Davis scored 21 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 20 in a matchup with Houston center Yao Ming. Maurice Taylor scored a season-high 30 points to lead Houston, which lost for the seventh time in 10 games.

Cuttino Mobley scored 24 points for the Rockets. Yao scored 14.

CELTICS 114, SUPERSONICS 74: At Boston, the Celtics routed Seattle just five days after the most lopsided loss in Boston history. The 40-point margin was the Celtics' biggest of the season. Last Friday night, they lost to Detroit 118-66.

PISTONS 89, CLIPPERS 80: At Auburn Hills, Mich., rookie Mehmet Okur had the first double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Detroit was missing All-Star Ben Wallace, in Alabama after the death of his mother.