NBA ROUNDUP : It’s History: Miami Beats Bulls

Steve Smith scored seven points in the final 2:33, Michael Jordan missed his last four shots and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls for the first time Thursday night, 97-95, at Miami.

Jordan’s final shot, a driving one-hander, fell off the rim with three seconds left, and Miami’s Grant Long grabbed the rebound.

Since joining the league in 1988, Miami had lost all 19 games against Chicago, including 16 during the regular season and three in the first round of last year’s playoffs.

Led by Rony Seikaly’s season-high 30 points, Miami extended its franchise-record home winning streak to nine games and halted Chicago’s road winning streak at seven.

Smith’s 18-footer with 2:06 remaining gave Miami a 90-89 lead, its first since early in the second half. Chicago regained the lead when Horace Grant hit a follow shot, but Harold Miner’s 15-footer with 1:20 left put the Heat ahead to stay, 92-91.

Phoenix (12-0 against Miami) is the only team the Heat has never beaten.

Houston 104, Portand 91--Hakeem Olajuwon’s 27 points and 10 rebounds pushed the Rockets to their 12th consecutive victory at Houston.

The winning streak is the second longest in the NBA this season and the second longest in the Rockets’ history.

Seattle 116, Milwaukee 105--Though former Laker Sam Perkins was ejected for arguing with an official in the first half, the SuperSonics snapped a two-game losing streak at Milwaukee. Ricky Pierce scored 27 points for Seattle.

Detroit 112, Denver 104--Missing both starting forwards, the Pistons held off a second-half rally by the Nuggets at Auburn Hills, Mich., by getting a combined 58 points from their starting guards.

With Mark Aguirre nursing a foot injury and Dennis Rodman serving a one-game suspension, Isiah Thomas scored 33 points and Joe Dumars chipped in 25.

Cleveland 118, Charlotte 99--Brad Daugherty scored nine of his 25 points in the final five minutes of the third quarter at Richfield, Ohio, as the Cavaliers continued to find success with point guard Mark Price out of the lineup.

In the absence of Price, who has a sprained right thumb, Cleveland has won three of four games.

New Jersey 103, Golden State 91--Drazen Petrovic scored 28 points at Oakland as the Nets won their fourth consecutive game and handed the Warriors their fourth consecutive setback.

Sacramento 109, Minnesota 95--Lionel Simmons scored 28 points as the Kings snapped a four-game losing streak by downing the Timberwolves at Sacramento.