NBA roundup
Heat 101, Bucks 89
MIAMI
For three quarters, the Miami Heat looked stagnant, nothing like the team with the NBA’s best record over the last five weeks. One big run was all the Heat needed to break free again. Dwyane Wade scored 34 points, LeBron James added 25 points and nine assists, and the sizzling Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter.
Knicks 128, Spurs 115
NEW YORK
Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 31 points, and the Knicks overwhelmed 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.
Bulls 111, Raptors 91
CHICAGO
Luol Deng scored 24 points for the surging Bulls. Derrick Rose added 19 points and six assists for the Bulls, who have won five straight and 14 of 16. Reserve Taj Gibson had 16 points and 14 rebounds, helping Chicago to a 44-33 edge on the glass and a 58-38 advantage in points in the paint. Andrea Bargnani, returning after missing four games with sore left calf, scored 23 for Toronto.
Grizzlies 110, Thunder 105
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Zach Randolph scored 31 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, and Tony Allen made two late free throws to help Memphis. 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.
Mavericks 84, Trail Blazers 81
DALLAS
Jason Terry scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, DeShawn Stevenson also had 18 points and the injury-depleted Mavericks held on. LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.
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