MIAMI - Dwyane Wade's jumper with 0.1 seconds left in overtime gave Miami a 93-91 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night, extending the Heat home-court winning streak to 12 games.
Wade scored 28 points and LeBron James led two late comebacks by Miami, finishing with 27 for the Heat. James helped force regulation by hitting a game-tying three-pointer with 10.2 seconds left in regulation, then not allowing Indiana's Darren Collison to get a potential game-winning shot off at the other end.
Danny Granger's runner with 2:01 left in the extra session gave Indiana a 91-86 lead. The Pacers didn't score again, getting outscored 7-0 the rest of the way.
Chris Bosh scored 13 for the Heat. Granger led the Pacers with 19 points.
HORNETS 95, TIMBERWOLVES 89
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? Chris Kaman scored 20 points and New Orleans snapped a four-game losing streak by beating a Minnesota team that played its first game since losing star point guard Ricky Rubio for the season to a knee injury.
Jarrett Jack had 17 points and seven assists for the Hornets, who won for the 10th time all season thanks to 28 assists on 39 buckets.
Kevin Love had 31 points and 16 rebounds after missing the previous game with back spasms, but the Timberwolves couldn't shake the disappointment of losing Rubio in time to beat the Hornets.
The Hornets used an 11-0 run early in the fourth quarter to hold on and pick up their fifth road win of the season.
TRAIL BLAZERS 110, WIZARDS 99
WASHINGTON (AP) ? LaMarcus Aldridge had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead Portland.
Aldridge was 12 for 15 from the floor and 6 for 6 from the free-throw line. He has scored more than 20 points in three straight games.
Jamal Crawford scored 23 off the bench and Raymond Felton added 21 ? 10 in the fourth quarter ? for the Trail Blazers, who snapped a four-game road losing streak.
John Wall had 25 points and eight assists, JaVale McGee scored 15 points and Chris Singleton added 12 for Washington. The Wizards were coming off a 106-101 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, but again failed to start a winning streak. Washington has only won back-to-back games once this season.
PISTONS 105, RAPTORS 86
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) ? Rodney Stuckey had 20 points and eight assists and Brandon Knight scored 19 first-half points as Detroit routed Toronto.
The Pistons, who are now 11-6 since a 4-20 start, had six players in double figures and shot over 50 per cent for the second straight night.
Toronto, which beat Detroit by 20 in their first meeting this season, was led by DeMar DeRozan's 15 points, but only two others reached double figures.
The Pistons got out to a fast start, taking a 37-14 lead after the first quarter. Knight had 15 points ? outscoring the Raptors ? and four assists in the period, while Detroit outshot Toronto 71 per cent to 25 per cent.
Detroit led 61-37 at halftime and stretched the advantage to 31 points after three quarters.
BULLS 111, JAZZ 97
CHICAGO (AP) ? Derrick Rose had 24 points and 13 assists, Carlos Boozer scored 27 and Chicago won for the ninth time in 10 games.
Kyle Korver scored a season-high 26 points or Chicago. The Bulls turned a seven-point halftime lead into a 16-point advantage going into the fourth quarter and came away with a lopsided victory on a night when both teams were short-handed.
Bulls all-star Luol Deng was out because of pain brought on by a torn ligament in his left wrist. Joakim Noah sat out with an illness, and guards Richard Hamilton (right shoulder injury) and C.J. Watson remained sidelined.
The Jazz were without starting guards Devin Harris (stomach virus) and Raja Bell, who was away from the team for unspecified reasons.
THUNDER 122, BOBCATS 95
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? James Harden scored 22 of his career-high 33 points in the first half, Kevin Durant had 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 23 as Oklahoma City bounced back from a rare home loss.
The Thunder improved to 18-2 at home, rebounding from a disappointing 96-90 loss to visiting Cleveland on Friday night, in a game Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said his team didn't play up to expectations.
They started slow against the Bobcats and led 28-25 after one quarter before picking it up. The Thunder led by as much as 29 and the reserves got the bulk of the playing time in the fourth quarter.
D. J. Augustin scored 22 points for the Bobcats and Corey Maggette had 21.
ROCKETS 112, NETS 106
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Goran Dragic had 23 points and eight assists, Luis Scola scored a go-ahead tip-in with 62 seconds remaining and Houston snapped a five-game losing streak.
Courtney Lee scored 17 points, Chandler Parsons had 16 points and six assists and Chase Budinger and Montreal's Samuel Dalembert added 15 points each to help Houston beat New Jersey for the 11th straight time since the 2005-06 season. Scola finished with 12 points for the Rockets.
Gerald Green had a career-high 26 points on 10-for-15 shooting in just his seventh game for the Nets since being signed from the NBA D-League, and MarShon Brooks added 23 points.
The Nets led 106-105 following Shelden Williams' layup with 2:07 remaining, but Scola tipped in a basket a minute later to give the Rockets the lead for good.
SUNS 98, GRIZZLIES 91
PHOENIX (AP) ? Jared Dudley scored 19 points to lead six Phoenix players in double figures and the Suns got their fifth straight home win.
Marcin Gortat added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Suns, Grant Hill had 14 points, Steve Nash and Robin Lopez scored 11 each, and Channing Frye had 10. Nash also had 15 assists. Phoenix's home winning streak is its longest since winning the final eight home games of the 2009-10 season.
Marc Gasol had 21 points and Rudy Gay scored 19 on 7-for-20 shooting for Memphis. The surprising Grizzlies, one of the top teams in the Western Conference, were 4-0 since the All-Star break and had won five straight overall.
WARRIORS 111, MAVERICKS 87
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ? David Lee scored 25 points, Nate Robinson added 21 and Golden State beat road-weary Dallas.
Monta Ellis added 20 points and eight assists for the Warriors, who won their second straight from Dallas following a six-game losing streak. Klay Thompson had 13 points in the Warriors largest margin of victory this season.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points to lead the Mavericks, who lost their seventh straight on the road, including three in the past three nights. Jason Terry added 15 points and Rodrigue Beaubois had 12 as Dallas suffered its worst loss of the season.
Stephen Curry, making his first start since returning from a tendon sprain in his right foot, added 10 points before leaving the game with 6:59 remaining to play in the third quarter with a mild sprain in his right ankle.
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