nba roundup Sunday’s other games

Heat 97, Bulls 93

MIAMI

LeBron James scored 35 points while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted two chances in the final 23 seconds for Chicago. Chris Bosh had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who never trailed — but this win in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals was not easy. Dwyane Wade added 15 points for Miami. Rose scored 34 points for the Bulls, but missed a pair of foul shots that would have given Chicago the lead with 22.7 seconds left. Rose also had a shot to tie in the final seconds, but his short jumper bounced off the rim.

Mavericks 101, Spurs 100, OT

DALLAS

Jason Terry scored a season-high 34 points, including four in the last 42 seconds of overtime, and Dallas rebounded after blowing an 18-point lead. Terry put the Mavericks back in the lead to stay when he took a pass from Dirk Nowitzki for a 12-foot baseline jumper with 42 seconds left. After Shawn Marion stole the ball from Gary Neal, Terry hit two free throws with 17 seconds left to make it 101-98.Carter had 21 points, his most with the Mavericks. Nowitzki, playing for the first time after a four-game hiatus to strengthen his sore right knee and do conditioning work, had 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting with 13 rebounds.

Pacers 106, Magic 85

ORLANDO, FLA.

Danny Granger scored 24 points, and David West and George Hill each had 16. The Pacers snapped a six-game losing streak to the Magic and avoided losing consecutive games for the first time this season. Dwight Howard led the Magic with 24 points and 13 rebounds, but was a dismal 4 for 15 from the free throw line.

Lakers 106, Timberwolves 101

MINNEAPOLIS

Kobe Bryant had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Pau Gasol scored 28 to give Los Angeles a much-needed road victory. Andrew Bynum added 21 points for the Lakers, who won for the second time in nine road games this season. They led by 18 in the third quarter, then withstood a furious Timberwolves charge to hang on for their second victory in six games. Kevin Love had 33 points and 13 rebounds and Michael Beasley added 18 points and 12 boards for the Wolves, who lost to the Lakers for the 16th straight time.

Hawks 94, Hornets 72

NEW ORLEANS

Jeff Teague tied a career high with 24 points despite playing on a sore left ankle. Willie Green added 16 points and Marvin Williams 14 for Atlanta. Emeka Okafor scored 13 points for New Orleans, which has lost 16 of 18.

Raptors 94, Nets 73

NEWARK, N.J.

DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half. Jerryd Bayless finished with 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Deron Williams scored 24 for the Nets.

Clippers 109, Nuggets 105

DENVER

Chauncey Billups’ homecoming couldn’t have gone better. He scored a season-high 32 points and drew a crucial foul in the waning seconds to help snap the Nuggets’ six-game winning streak.

Associated Press