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Wade, O'Neal Lead Heat to Smash Rockets Without Yao
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Dwyane Wade came back and scored 32 points while Shaquille O'Neal added 24 points and had 14rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 101-95 victory over the Rockets on Sunday.

Tracy McGrady scored 37 points and had 12 rebounds while Rafer Alston added 26 points for the Rockets whose super center Yao Ming from China is still in injury.

LeBron James scored 44 points to inspire the streaking Cleveland Cavaliers to a come-from-behind 113-106 victory over the Phoenix Suns 113-106 at the Quicken Loans Arena.

Sasha Pavlovic added 15 points for the Cavaliers, while Donyell Marshall added 14 points and seven assists.

Drew Gooden hauled down 10 rebounds for the Cavs, who out-rebounded the Suns 50-31, and won despite allowing the Suns to shoot 51 percent.

Steve Nash led the Suns offense with 24 points and six assists, while Shawn Marion had 22 points and seven rebounds.

James Jones chipped in 20 points for the Suns, who were out-scored 29-19 in the final quarter after carrying a three-point lead into the final 12 minutes.

Cleveland (25-17) had lost six straight games before the current streak, but still trail Detroit by 12 games in the Central Division as the 36-5 Pistons keep winning.

Phoenix (28-16) lost for the first time in three games on heir six-game road trip, reducing the Suns's West Division lead over the Los Angeles Clippers to 1 ? games.

In Auburn Hills, Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers 102-93 for their 11th straight win.

Richard Hamilton added 20 points for the Pistons, now an NBA best 37-5.

Kobe Bryant scored 39 points and Chris Mihm added 16 points and had 14 rebounds for the Lakers.

In other NBA games played Sunday, the Toronto Raptors edged the Sacramento Kings 124-123 in overtime at Toronto, the Philadelphia 76ers edged the Magic 89-81 at Orlando and the Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 83-79 in Milwaukee.

(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2006)

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