Miami drops Cavs

By The Associated Press

Created: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:58 p.m. CDT

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MIAMI – Chris Bosh scored 17 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James added 18 and the Miami Heat survived another shaky offensive night to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 92-85, on Tuesday night.

Bosh made 10 of 16 shots and reached the 30-point mark for the fourth time this season for Miami, which improved to 4-1 against Cleveland since James joined the Heat. The 35 points matched Bosh’s high since joining Miami.

Kyrie Irving – Cleveland’s No. 1 overall draft pick last year and a friend of James, who the Cavaliers drafted No. 1 in 2003 – scored 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Samardo Samuels made his first seven shots and finished with 15 points for the Cavs.

Magic 102, Pacers 83: At Indianapolis, Ryan Anderson had 24 points and eight rebounds to help Orlando cruise past Indiana.

Dwight Howard had 14 points and nine rebounds and became the Magic’s all-time leading scorer. Howard picked up his third foul early in the second quarter and sat for most of the first half.

Knicks 111, Bobcats 78: At Charlotte, N.C., Tyson Chandler had 20 points and 17 rebounds as New York snapped a six-game losing streak and handed Charlotte its fifth consecutive defeat.

Raptors 99, Suns 96: At Phoenix, Andrea Bargnani returned after missing six games with a left calf strain to score 27 of his 36 points in the second half, and Toronto snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Phoenix.