NBA Roundup

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PHILADELPHIA — Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

Mario Chalmers scored 13 points and Chris Bosh had 12 to help the Heat go on a dominant late run that put away the pesky Sixers.

The Heat used a 15-0 spurt in the fourth quarter to turn a tight one for 36 minutes into a comfortable victory and hand the Sixers just their third home loss of the season.

Wade used a pair of ferocious dunks during the game-changing run that pushed the Sixers' first sellout crowd of the season toward the exits.

ROCKETS 99, SUNS 81

HOUSTON — Kevin Martin scored 16 points, and Kyle Lowry had eight rebounds and nine assists to lead Houston past Phoenix.

Chase Budinger added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who got another strong effort from their bench to beat the Suns for only the second time in the last nine meetings. Reserves Courtney Lee and Patrick Patterson also had 12 points apiece.

PACERS 98, MAVERICKS 87

DALLAS — Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years.

Indiana won its 10th road game this season.

PISTONS 88, BUCKS 80

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Rookie Brandon Knight scored a season-high 26 points, holding his own against Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings and helping Detroit snap a seven-game slide.

THUNDER 101, GRIZZLIES 94

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute to lift Oklahoma City over Memphis.

CELTICS 91, KNICKS 89

BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift Boston over struggling New York.

Kevin Garnett finished with 15 points and eight boards for the Celtics, who won for the seventh time in eight games.

Garnett grabbed his 10,000th career defensive rebound, becoming the third player in NBA history to reach the mark. He's behind Robert Parish (10,117) and Karl Malone (11,406).

MAGIC 102, CAVALIERS 94

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots as Orlando outlasted Cleveland.

TIMBERWOLVES 108, NETS 105

NEWARK, N.J. — Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:23 left and Nikola Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points as Minnesota beat New Jersey.

RAPTORS 106, WIZARDS 89

TORONTO — Leandro Barbosa shook off flulike symptoms to score 19 points, and Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat Washington.