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, while adding 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 three-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.
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BULLS 105, ROCKETS 102
At Chicago, Derrick Rose scored 16 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Bulls rally 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.
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 2004-2005, 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.
MAGIC 106, 76ERS 100
At Philadelphia, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points each as Orlando tied a franchise record with 37 three-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 1997-1998 season.
Andre Miller had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Andre Iguodala scored 22.
Willie Green added 19 and Thaddeus Young had 18 for the Sixers.
In other games it was:
• Thunder 99, Grizzlies 92
• Bucks 109, Wizards 93
• Jazz 102, Kings 89
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