Heat’s late 15-0 run finishes pesky 76ers

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 against 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 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.

Thaddeus Young scored 16 points for the Sixers, who snapped a four-game winning streak.

Timberwolves 108, Nets 105: At Newark, N.J., Luke Ridnour made the tiebreaking three-pointer with 1:23 left, and Nikola Pekovic scored a career-high 27 points as Minnesota beat New Jersey.

The Timberwolves overcame a career-high 42 points from Anthony Morrow, whose eight three-pointers in 11 attempts were the most in the NBA this season.

Kevin Love added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which surpassed its road victory total from last season by improving to 6-4.

Pistons 88, Bucks 80: At 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.

Knight, who was outscored 21-0 by Jennings in a loss at Milwaukee on Monday, helped the Pistons build a 15-point lead in the third quarter.

Magic 102, Cavaliers 94: At Orlando, Fla., Dwight Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots as Orlando outlasted Cleveland.

Raptors 106, Wizards 89: At Toronto, Leandro Barbosa shook off flulike symptoms to score 19 points, and Amir Johnson had 18 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat Washington.

Celtics 91, Knicks 89: At 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.

Pacers 98, Mavericks 87: At Dallas, Paul George hit seven three-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and Indiana won in Dallas for the first time in eight years.

Thunder 101, Grizzlies 94: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking three-pointer in the final minute to lift Oklahoma City to a victory against Memphis in a rematch of their epic Western Conference playoff series.