Ron Artest did his best to shake the Heat last night. His antics helped fire up his Pacers and led them to a come from behind 102-95 victory in Miami. Israel Gutierrez of the Miami Herald reports that Artest?s inappropriate acts may have left a bad taste in the mouth of the Heat, but their collapse in the fourth quarter hurt even more.

In the first quarter, after a technical foul called on Heat rookie Caron Butler who was protesting Artest?s physical play, Artest walked over to the Heat bench and had words with Pat Riley. The coach did not take kindly to what Artest had to say.

In the fourth quarter, after picking up a flagrant foul for shoving Butler out of bounds while chasing a loose ball, Artest got into more trouble with the Heat bench.

After hitting a layup while being fouled by Brian Grant, Artest walked in front of the Heat bench flexing his right arm. Miami assistant coach Keith Askins had some words for Artest. When Artest turned to confront Askins, Riley steped in and a crowd gathered.

Artest was assessed a technical foul for his display.

''I just flexed my muscles,'' Artest said. 'I'm 250 [pounds] -- I should be able to flex my muscles when I want to. [Askins] said, `Don't come over here doing that.' ''

Riley was not pleased with Artest?s act. ''The league ought to deal with that,'' Riley said. ``That's crazy. I mean, I scream like crazy. I scream at officials and I scream at my players. I never have ever talked to an opposing player, and I don't want anybody talking to me or coming over to my bench. That's not the way it is, and the officials are supposed to take care of that. That's how things get out of control. If they don't handle it early, it can get really ugly. From that standpoint, I think it's wrong.

After making his free throw, Artest raised both hands and held up his middle finger.

''It's just a bunch of [junk], really,'' Grant said. ``Ron just needs to play. We have the same agent. I respect his hard work and hard play, but he just needs to cool that out. Ain't nobody buying it.''