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)