Heat 119, Mavericks 109
LeBron James scored 32 points and finished one assist shy of a triple-double, Dwyane Wade scored 27 and the host Miami Heat rallied both early and late before beating the Dallas Mavericks in overtime.
Chris Bosh scored 17 points and Ray Allen added 15 for Miami, which extended its Eastern Conference-leading record to 22-8. The Heat trailed by 12 in the opening minutes, and then dug their way out of a six-point hole in the final 3:02 of regulation.
James had 12 rebounds and nine assists for the Heat, who wound up going on what became a 16-3 run late, including 7-0 to start overtime.
O.J. Mayo scored 30 and Dirk Nowitzki added 19 in 29 minutes for the Mavericks, who fell to 0-6 in overtime this season.
Vince Carter had 15 points for the Mavericks.
Bulls 96, Magic 94
Carlos Boozer had a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds, Luol Deng scored 23 points and the Chicago Bulls hung on to beat the host Orlando Magic. Taj Gibson added 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who played without center Joakim Noah. Chicago was outrebounded 37-34 in Noah’s absence but exploited an injury-plagued Magic frontcourt, outscoring the Magic 42-32 in the paint.
Jameer Nelson missed a leaning jumper in the closing seconds that would have tied it, sending Orlando to its seventh consecutive loss overall and fifth in a row at home. Deng rebounded the miss and knocked down two free throws with 4.2 left to secure the win.
Grizzlies 93, Celtics 83
Mike Conley had 23 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Memphis Grizzlies over the Boston Celtics, who suffered their fourth consecutive loss.
Rudy Gay scored 19 points and ex-Celtic Tony Allen had a season-high 15 points for Memphis.
Paul Pierce scored 17 for Boston, but he had just one basket in the third quarter and none in the fourth while missing seven of his last eight shots.
Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 10 assists for the Celtics, who trailed by 18 after the opening basket of the fourth quarter.
Pacers 89, Wizards 81
Paul George had 29 points and 13 rebounds, D.J. Augustin scored 18 points, and the host Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards. George had 10 points in the first quarter as the Central Division-leading Pacers (19-13) led by as many as 17 points. The Wizards (4-26) wouldn’t go away easily, battling back to within 51-49 in the third quarter before the Pacers pulled away.
Roy Hibbert added 13 points for the Pacers, who won their sixth straight home game. Ian Mahinmi added nine points and 11 rebounds.
Jordan Crawford scored 20 points for Washington, which fell to 1-14 on the road this season.
Raptors 102, Trail Blazers 79
Terrence Ross scored a career-high 26 points, DeMar DeRozan had 24 and the host Toronto Raptors snapped an eight-game losing streak against Portland. Ed Davis had 19 points and Amir Johnson 17 in Toronto’s first victory over the Trail Blazers since a 116-109 double-overtime win on Jan. 13, 2008.
Ross had a career-best six 3-pointers as the Raptors won for the eighth time in nine games and opened a season-high six-game homestand in style, leading by as many as 25.
Rookie Damian Lillard led Portland with 18 points while LaMarcus Aldridge had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Spurs 117, Bucks 110.
Tim Duncan had 28 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, and the visiting San Antonio Spurs used torrid first-half shooting to earn their seventh consecutive victory. Tony Parker added 23 points and 11 assists for the Spurs.
Brandon Jennings paced Milwaukee with 31 points.
Nets 110, Thunder 93
Joe Johnson scored a season-high 33 points, Deron Williams added 19 points and 13 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets snapped Oklahoma City’s 12-game home winning streak in a game featuring the first ejection of Kevin Durant’s career.
The Nets squandered a 23-point lead and allowed Oklahoma City to tie it at 85 before ripping off a 23-8 run to seize control right back. Durant was ejected near the end of the surge.
Durant scored 27 points and Russell Westbrook had 26 points and 10 assists for Oklahoma City, which lost for only the third time at home this season.
Rockets 104, Hornets 92
James Harden had 31 points and seven assists to lead the host Houston Rockets. When he couldn’t find a rhythm from beyond the arc, Harden took to the paint, where he scored 16 of his points. Houston outscored New Orleans 60-28 in the paint.
Jazz 106, Timberwolves 84
Gordon Haywad scored 17 points, Enes Kanter had 15 and the host Utah Jazz snapped a three-game losing streak.
Paul Millsap started 7-of-7 for Utah and finished with 14 points, and Jamaal Tinsley had 12 on 6-of-8 shooting.
Suns 95, 76ers 89
Luis Scola scored 19 points in the second half and the host Phoenix Suns snapped a six-game losing streak.
Goran Dragic added 20, Shannon Brown scored 12, and Marcin Gortat had 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns.
