Vince Carter and Lawrence Frank vehemently argued for a foul, and Alonzo Mourning later acknowledged that the New Jersey Nets may have had a point.

Yet to Mourning and the Miami Heat, what ultimately mattered was being one point better.

Dwyane Wade made a free throw with 5.2 seconds left, then blocked Carter's potentially game-winning layup at the buzzer to give Miami a 90-89 win over New Jersey on Monday night and snap a two-game losing streak.

"All ball," Wade said.

"A win is a win, regardless of how you look at it," Mourning said. "We needed a win."

On the final play, Carter drove left toward the basket -- but had his shot slapped away by Wade, who was helping Mourning protect the rim.

"I was hoping he didn't pull up and shoot a jumper, because he was on," Mourning said. "I wanted him to come to the hole, so I did the best I could. I just jumped straight into the air. They could have called a foul. ... I didn't think it was a foul, but things went our way this evening."