Wade gets 34, Heat pull away to beat Bucks 101-89
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade shoots as Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut, left, defends in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Miami, yesterday. The Heat defeated the Bucks 101-89. |
Dwayne Wade scored 34 points, and LeBron James added 25 points and nine assists as the host Miami Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-89 yesterday for their 19th win in 20 games.
Chris Bosh finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who trailed most of the third quarter before putting together a 32-13 burst, sealed by a 13-0 run in the final minutes.
It was Miami's final home game for two weeks; the Heat start a five-game, 10-day trip in Milwaukee on Friday. Miami has won 11 straight away from home.
John Salmons scored 18 points for Milwaukee, which got 16 from Andrew Bogut and 14 from former Heat guard Keyon Dooling. The Bucks were outrebounded 47-34.
Lakers 108, Pistons 83
At Los Angeles, Pau Gasol scored 21 points as the Lakers downed Detroit.
Kobe Bryant added 17 points, moving him past Dominique Wilkins into 10th on the NBA's career scoring list with 26,671. Andrew Bynum finished with 13 points after scoring eight of the Lakers' first 14 points of the game. Lamar Odom had 16.
Tracy McGrady and Greg Monroe scored 14 points each, and Tayshaun Prince added 12 for the Pistons, who lost their fifth straight to the Lakers and fell to 3-16 on the road.
The Lakers had lost four of their previous six, including three at home. They had mixed results against their last two sub.-500 opponents, barely beating Philadelphia 102-98 before losing to Memphis 104-85.
Knicks 128, Spurs 115
At New York, Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 31 points as New York overwhelmed San Antonio with a sensational offensive performance.
Amare Stoudemire and Raymond Felton added 28 apiece for the Knicks, who snapped the Spurs' four-game winning streak and dropped them to 29-5. New York rang up the highest point total San Antonio has allowed this season, shooting 55 percent and leading most of the way in its second straight victory.
Tony Parker had 26 points for the Spurs, while DeJuan Blair added 17, Manu Ginobili scored 15 and Tim Duncan finished with 14.
Mavericks 84, Trail Blazers 81
At Dallas, Jason Terry scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and DeShawn Stevenson also had 18 points as injury-depleted Dallas held on for the victory.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Camby contributed 10 points and 20 rebounds for Portland.
Tyson Chandler added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who are without injured starters Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler.
Earlier in the day, the team announced that Butler will miss the rest of the season following surgery Tuesday to repair a torn tendon in his right knee.
Grizzlies 110, Thunder 105
At Memphis, Tennessee, Zach Randolph scored 31 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and Tony Allen made two late free throws to help the Grizzlies get the win.
Allen's two free throws with 15 seconds left gave Memphis a 108-105 lead. Thunder star Kevin Durant missed a deep 3-pointer on the next possession and Randolph sealed the win with two more foul shots.
After struggling early in the game, including three missed layups, Allen scored a season-high 19 points. Rudy Gay scored 27 points and Randolph added 16 rebounds, leading Memphis to a 42-31 advantage on the boards.
Durant and Russell Westbrook each scored 28 points for Oklahoma City. James Harden had 17.
Hawks 108, Kings 102
At Sacramento, California, Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points and Joe Johnson had 29 as Atlanta earned its fourth victory in five games.
The Hawks squandered a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, but made 10 free throws in the final minute to beat the Kings for the sixth straight time. Josh Smith had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and former Sacramento star Mike Bibby added nine points and 10 boards.
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