(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Tuesday’s National Basketball Association games.
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Heat 102, Nets 98
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined for 54 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 102-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center.
Bosh had 27 points, five rebounds and four assists, Wade had 27 points and eight assists for the Heat (25-21).
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76ers 113, Suns 103
Ish Smith had 20 points and nine assists as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Phoenix Suns 113-103 in a meeting of two of the NBA’s worst teams.
Robert Covington added 19 points 15 for Philadelphia, who are 4-17 at home and 7-39 overall, both league worsts. Archie Goodwin scored 26 for the Suns, the NBA’s fourth-worst team (14-32).
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Clippers 91, Pacers 89
Chris Paul scored 26 points, including a clutch jumper with 33.7 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the struggling Indiana Pacers 91-89 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
J.J. Redick added 19 for the Clippers, who made 15 of 37 shots from three-point range, while the Pacers were five of 16 from beyond the arc.
Paul George had 31 for the Pacers, who are 3-17 when trailing after three quarters.
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Raptors 106, Wizards 89
Kyle Lowry scored 29 points, and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Washington Wizards 106-89 to tie the franchise record with a ninth consecutive win. The Raptors also won nine straight in 2002.
DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for Toronto while Terrence Ross contributed 15 points off the bench.
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Thunder 128, Knicks 122
(overtime)
Kevin Durant poured in a season-high 44 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-122 overtime win against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
It was the second time this season Durant went over the 40-point mark. The All Star forward scored 43 against the Orlando Magic on Oct. 30.
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Bucks 107, Magic 100
Jerryd Bayless sank a three-pointer from the corner with 13.3 seconds left to lock down the Milwaukee Bucks’ 107-100 victory over the Orlando Magic.
Bayless hit two three-pointers in the quarter — and three of the Bucks’ five for the game — and finished with 12 points as Milwaukee staved off a late Orlando rally.
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Trail Blazers 112, Kings 97
CJ McCollum scored 18 points and Damian Lillard chipped in 15 and 13 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers broke open a tight game at halftime to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-97 at the Moda Center. Gerald Henderson added 15 points, and seven players scored in double figures for the Trail Blazers (21-26), who moved ahead of Sacramento in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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Mavericks 92, Lakers 90
Dirk Nowitzki’s baseline jumper with 2.1 seconds remaining lifted the Dallas Mavericks to a 92-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.
J.J. Barea came off the bench to deliver 18 points, and Chandler Parsons scored 17 and collected nine rebounds for the Mavericks (26-21). Nowitzki, who was hindered by foul trouble, added 13 points and six rebounds.
