NBA Wrap: Wade Sparks Huge Heat Rally Against Knicks

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 46 points, 15 of them coming in a dramatic 19-0 spurt that erased a huge deficit in the final nine minutes and carried the Miami Heat to a 120-115 win over the Knicks on Saturday.

He tied a franchise record with 24 points in the fourth quarter, plus added 10 assists. Jermaine O'Neal scored 18 points and Jamario Moon added 17 for the Heat.

Nate Robinson led the Knicks with 29 points off the bench, but missed the 3-pointer that would have tied it in the final seconds. Larry Hughes and Chris Duhon each scored 19 and David Lee had an 18-point, 13-rebound night for New York.

Magic 106, 76ers 100

At Philadelphia, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points each as Orlando tied a franchise record with 37 3-point tries in their comeback win over Philadelphia.

Courtney Lee contributed 18 points, Dwight Howard added 12 and Rafer Alston had 11 for the Magic (43-16), who improved to 21-9 on the road, the third best record in the NBA.

The Magic swept the three-game series for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

Andre Miller had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Andre Iguodala scored 22, Willie Green added 19 and Thaddeus Young had 18 for the Sixers.

Thunder 99, Grizzlies 92

At Memphis, Tennessee, Jeff Green had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 25 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis to snap a seven-game losing streak.

The Thunder won despite playing without Kevin Durant, the league's fourth-leading scorer, who suffered a right ankle sprain in Friday night's 110-108 overtime loss to Dallas.

Thabo Sefolosha, playing only his fourth game for Oklahoma City, had season-highs of 15 points and 11 rebounds. Nenad Krstic also scored 10 points.

Rudy Gay scored 20 points to lead Memphis, which lost its seventh straight.

Bulls 105, Rockets 102

At Chicago, Derrick Rose scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Bulls rallied from a 17-point deficit with six minutes left to beat Houston.

The Bulls outscored the Rockets 23-3 down the stretch to break the Rockets' season-high six-game win streak. It was Chicago's first win since the deaths of franchise icons Norm Van Lier and Johnny "Red" Kerr.

Ron Artest scored a season-best 32 points to lead the Rockets.

Bucks 109, Wizards 93

At Milwaukee, Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points and Richard Jefferson added 22 to lift Milwaukee over Washington.

Reserve Dan Gadzuric had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Ramon Sessions added 12 points and 10 assists. The Bucks also got 13 points from rookie Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.

Antawn Jamison had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Caron Butler scored 19 for Washington.

Jazz 102, Kings 89

At Salt Lake, City, Ronnie Brewer scored a career-high 26 points as Utah beat Sacramento to increase its winning streak to seven straight hours after Jazz owner Larry Miller's funeral.

Mehmet Okur also scored 26 and Deron Williams added 16 points and 11 assists for the Jazz.

The day started somberly for Utah with the funeral for Miller, who died eight days before of complications from diabetes, but ended with a fitting send-off for their longtime owner.

Kevin Martin had 19 points to lead the Kings.

Bobcats 100, Clippers 95

At Los Angeles, Emeka Okafor had 28 points and nine rebounds and Raja Bell scored nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter as Charlotte beat Los Angeles for its third straight win.

The Bobcats, who entered the NBA in 2004-05, beat the Clippers for the fourth straight time after losing the first six meetings. Okafor made 11 of 17 shots, while Boris Diaw had 15 points.

Zach Randolph had 33 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles.
 

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