LeBron, Bosh lift Heat past Spurs; Wade sits
MIAMI – LeBron James scored 33 points, Chris Bosh added 30, and the Miami Heat used a historic third-quarter turnaround to erase a big deficit and beat the San Antonio Spurs, 120-98, on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game slide.
Miami outscored San Antonio, 39-12, in the third quarter – the second-largest differential for any quarter in Heat history, and the second-worst differential for a period in Spurs history. The Heat trailed, 52-35, late in the second quarter.
Miami’s Mike Miller made his season debut and shot 6 for 6 on three-pointers, finishing with 18 points and tying his career-high for makes from beyond the arc. And the Heat did it all without Dwyane Wade, sitting out on his 30th birthday because of a sprained right ankle.
Danny Green scored 20 points for the Spurs, and Tony Parker had 18.
Magic 96, Bobcats 89: At Orlando, Fla., Dwight Howard had 25 points and 17 rebounds to lead Orlando to its fifth consecutive win.
Jameer Nelson scored 17 points, Hedo Turkoglu had 15 and Von Wafer 13 as the Magic won for the 10th time in 12 games.
Gerald Henderson had 22 points for Charlotte, which has lost eight of its past nine.
Jazz 108, Clippers 79: At Salt Lake City, Paul Millsap scored 20 points and reserve C.J. Miles added a season-high 19 as Utah got its 16th straight home win against Los Angeles.
The Clippers, who were without star guard Chris Paul for the second straight game because of a hamstring injury, have not won in Salt Lake City since 2003.
Utah has won eight of its past nine.
Warriors 105, Cavaliers 95: At Cleveland, David Lee scored a season-high 29 points – 13 in the fourth quarter – and Nate Robinson added 17 points, leading Golden State past road-worn Cleveland.
Lee scored seven consecutive points midway through the final quarter to help the Warriors pull away from the Cavs, who were coming off a seven-game road trip.
Rockets 97, Pistons 80: At Houston, Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Luis Scola also scored 14, and Houston won its fourth in a row.
Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points, Ben Gordon had 18 and Rodney Stuckey added 16 off the bench for Detroit, which as dropped eight of nine.
Nuggets 105, Bucks 95: At Milwaukee, Corey Brewer scored a season-high 22 points as Denver started its five-game road trip with a win.
Brandon Jennings scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and first-round pick Tobias Harris came off the bench for 14 for the Bucks, who lost for the first time in five home games.
