Bosh scores 27 points as Heat beat Hawks
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Chris Bosh scored 27 points and Dwyane Wade added 26 as the Miami Heat beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 89-77 in the NBA day for their fourth straight victory.
LeBron James added 22 points for the Heat, who scored 11 straight points in the final minutes to hold on for the victory. The three Heat stars combined for 75 points.
The Heat were just 1-6 against teams with winning records coming into the day.
Al Horford scored 22 points on 10-for-11 shooting for Atlanta, which had its five-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in 10 road games.
Jamal Crawford and Josh Powell scored 12 points apiece for the Hawks and Josh Smith added 11.
Timberwolves 128, Cavaliers 95
In Minneapolis, Kevin Love had 28 points and 19 rebounds and Minnesota snapped a six-game losing streak with a 128-95 victory over Cleveland.
The Timberwolves hit a franchise-record 18 3-pointers to blow out the Cavaliers, who were coming off a loss to the Miami Heat in LeBron James' first return to Cleveland since leaving the Cavs.
Antawn Jamison had 17 points and Ramon Sessions 18 for the Cavs, who had no energy or drive against a team that was playing on the second night of a back-to-back and entered the game tied for the fewest wins in the NBA.
The Cavs shot 38.6 percent and were outrebounded 46-29.
76ers 109, Bobcats 91
At Philadelphia, Jodie Meeks scored a career-high 26 points, including 20 in a big first-quarter run, as Philadelphia beat Charlotte.
Meeks, who entered the game averaging 7.3 points, made his second career start after replacing rookie Evan Turner, the No. 2 overall pick, in the starting lineup Friday.
Meeks matched Allen Iverson's home record for points in a first quarter with 20, scoring all 20 during a 26-5 run in a 5:11 span. Meeks made his first six 3-pointers and finished 7 of 10 from behind the arc.
Boris Diaw led the Bobcats with 19 points.
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