THURSDAY'S NBA SUMARIES

THURSDAY'S NBA SUMARIES
Heat 107, Celtics 104
BOSTON (104)--Pierce 12-26 6-9 34, Gomes 5-7 1-2 11, LaFrentz 1-5 0-0 3, Szczerbiak 13-18 2-2 30, West 6-13 2-3 15, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, Perkins 3-5 0-0 6, Allen 1-2 1-1 3, Jefferson 0-4 2-4 2, Scalabrine 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-84 14-21 104.
MIAMI (107)--Posey 2-6 0-0 6, Haslem 3-6 5-6 11, O'Neal 12-19 2-9 26, Williams 7-12 4-4 21, Wade 12-20 6-11 30, S.Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Payton 0-1 0-0 0, Mourning 3-5 1-2 7, Walker 1-4 0-0 3, D.Anderson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 41-75 18-32 107.
Boston38251625--104
Miami24213032--107
3-Point Goals--Boston 8-20 (Pierce 4-8, Szczerbiak 2-3, LaFrentz 1-3, West 1-4, Greene 0-1, Scalabrine 0-1), Miami 7-18 (Williams 3-6, Posey 2-5, D.Anderson 1-1, Walker 1-3, Payton 0-1, Wade 0-2). Fouled Out--LaFrentz. Rebounds--Boston 49 (Gomes 11), Miami 49 (Haslem, O'Neal 11). Assists--Boston 20 (Pierce 8), Miami 17 (Wade 6). Total Fouls--Boston 27, Miami 15. Technicals--Miami Def. 3-Sec. 3. A--20,188.
WEDNESDAY'S LATE SUMMARIES
MAVERICKS 95, ROCKETS 81
DALLAS (95)--Marshall 4-7 4-4 12, Nowitzki 10-20 8-8 30, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 8-12 0-0 19, Daniels 6-10 0-1 12, Mbenga 1-1 0-0 2, Armstrong 0-1 1-2 1, Stackhouse 5-13 2-3 12, Powell 1-2 0-0 2, Dampier 2-5 1-2 5. Totals 37-71 16-20 95.
HOUSTON (81)--Bogans 2-12 1-3 6, Ju.Howard 3-11 1-2 7, Ming 12-17 12-15 36, Head 2-4 3-4 8, Alston 6-14 3-3 18, Mutombo 2-2 0-0 4, Brunson 0-2 0-0 0, Swift 1-2 0-0 2, Hayes 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 28-64 20-29 81.
Dallas28292216--95
Houston19261917--81
3-Point Goals--Dallas 5-8 (Terry 3-4, Nowitzki 2-3, Armstrong 0-1), Houston 5-12 (Alston 3-5, Head 1-3, Bogans 1-4). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Dallas 41 (Nowitzki 11), Houston 42 (Ming 12). Assists--Dallas 20 (Terry 4), Houston 15 (Bogans 6). Total Fouls--Dallas 23, Houston 21. A--18,222.
SUNS 126, CLIPPERS 95
L.A. CLIPPERS (95)--Ross 1-7 0-0 2, Brand 6-13 6-11 18, Kaman 3-10 2-2 8, Mobley 4-13 3-4 11, Cassell 7-16 0-0 14, Maggette 5-16 7-9 18, Radmanovic 5-12 0-0 13, Livingston 1-2 0-0 2, Ewing 1-6 0-0 2, Korolev 0-1 0-2 0, Singleton 2-4 2-2 7, McCarty 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-102 20-30 95.
PHOENIX (126)--Jones 6-11 2-2 17, Marion 6-10 0-0 14, Diaw 8-14 1-1 17, Bell 6-10 1-1 16, Nash 9-11 1-1 25, Barbosa 5-10 2-2 13, T.Thomas 4-9 2-3 11, House 3-10 0-0 6, Burke 1-2 0-0 2, Tskitishvili 2-3 1-1 5. Totals 50-90 10-11 126.
L.A. Clippers22321724--95
Phoenix36372726--126
3-Point Goals--L.A. Clippers 5-19 (Radmanovic 3-7, Singleton 1-1, Maggette 1-5, Cassell 0-1, Ewing 0-1, McCarty 0-1, Mobley 0-3), Phoenix 16-31 (Nash 6-8, Bell 3-4, Jones 3-6, Marion 2-3, Barbosa 1-1, T.Thomas 1-6, House 0-3). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--L.A. Clippers 65 (Kaman 16), Phoenix 53 (Marion 12). Assists--L.A. Clippers 15 (Cassell 7), Phoenix 31 (Nash 12). Total Fouls--L.A. Clippers 16, Phoenix 20. Technicals--L.A. Clippers Delay Of Game. A--18,422.
LAKERS 92, TIMBERWOLVES 89
MINNESOTA (89)--Garnett 4-14 8-8 16, Hassell 6-11 0-0 12, Blount 4-11 0-0 8, Banks 7-13 4-4 18, Davis 5-10 4-4 14, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, Jaric 0-1 0-0 0, McCants 7-11 0-0 15, Reed 2-6 2-2 6. Totals 35-77 18-18 89.
L.A. LAKERS (92)--Turiaf 1-1 0-0 2, Odom 9-15 0-0 20, Brown 4-6 5-5 13, Parker 6-10 0-1 12, Bryant 12-25 1-1 25, Walton 4-9 0-0 9, Vujacic 2-8 0-0 5, Bynum 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Cook 2-5 2-2 6. Totals 40-82 8-9 92.
Minnesota26201726--89
L.A. Lakers17232725--92
3-Pointers--Minnesota 1-4 (McCants 1-2, Banks 0-1, Davis 0-1), Lakers 4-19 (Odom 2-4, Walton 1-3, Vujacic 1-4, Cook 0-1, Bryant 0-3, Parker 0-4). Rebounds--Minnesota 35 (Garnett 14), L.A. 50 (Odom 12). Assists--Minnesota 25 (Banks 8), Lakers 18 (Odom 8). Fouls--Minnesota 17, Lakers 15. Technicals--L.A. Lakers Def. Three Second. A--18,997.