Devin Harris scored the winning points by converting a three-point play with 4.5 seconds left as the Utah Jazz beat Miami 99-98 on Friday, snapping the Heat’s nine-game win streak.
Harris was fouled by Heat star Dwyane Wade on a driving layup with the Jazz down by one point. He made the layup then sank a free throw to cap the scoring and give the Jazz their second consecutive win.
Miami’s Udonis Haslem had a chance to win the game for Miami on Friday, but his jump shot at the buzzer missed.
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A half dozen Utah players finished in double figures, comprising Al Jefferson (20), C.J. Miles (14), Harris (13), Gordon Hayward (12), Enes Kanter (11) and Josh Howard (10).
LeBron James finished with 35 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, while Wade scored 31 for Miami.
The Heat were without forward Chris Bosh, who missed his second straight contest because of a death in the family.
Utah led 27-26 after one quarter before opening up a lead in the second. Alec Burks capped an 11-1 run by nailing a jump shot to give Utah a 57-44 lead at halftime.
Lakers 115, Kings 107
In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 38 points in his second straight big game in a protective mask as Los Angeles blew most of a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter before holding on to beat Sacramento.
Andrew Bynum had 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who improved to 16-1 at home since losing their season opener on Christmas.
Francisco Garcia scored 18 points to lead seven Kings in double figures.
Bulls 112, Cavaliers 91
In Cleveland, Ohio, Luol Deng scored a season-high 24 points as Chicago won their fifth straight by beating Cleveland.
Derrick Rose added 19 for the Bulls, who built a 24-point lead in the third quarter and moved a game ahead of Miami for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
Antawn Jamison scored 22 for Cleveland, which missed injured leading scorer Kyrie Irving and slipped to a seventh straight defeat by Chicago.
Nuggets 117, Rockets 105
In Houston, Texas, Ty Lawson had 22 points and a career-high 15 assists to help Denver beat Houston.
Arron Afflalo scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half for the Nuggets, who shook off a dismal shooting start and ended up with seven players scoring in double figures.
Kevin Martin scored a season-high 35 points for the Rockets, who were out-rebounded 49-35 and gave up a season-worst 33 second-chance points.
Spurs 102, Bobcats 72
In San Antonio, Texas, Tony Parker scored 15 points as San Antonio overwhelmed lowly Charlotte in the second half.
Richard Jefferson scored 14 points and hit four three-pointers for the Spurs, who bounced back from a rare home loss earlier in the week against Chicago to win for the 13th time in their past 15 games.
Corey Maggette and Boris Diaw each scored 14 points for the Bobcats, who were playing San Antonio for the only time this season, have lost 20 of their past 21.
Hornets 97, Mavericks 92
In New Orleans, Chris Kaman had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead New Orleans over Dallas.
The Hornets led for the entire second half, but did not secure the win until Jarrett Jack hit a leaning jumper with 17.9 seconds left, giving them a 93-89 lead. Jack finished with 15 points and six assists.
Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points, but was only 7 of 19 from the floor as Dallas lost a season-worst fourth in a row.
Suns 81, Clippers 78
In Phoenix, Arizona, Jared Dudley scored 22 points and made two crucial free throws in the final minute as Phoenix rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Los Angeles.
Marcin Gortat had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns, who won despite shooting 35 -percent from the floor.
Blake Griffin scored 17 points for the Clippers.
Hawks 99, Bucks 94
In Atlanta, Georgia, Vladimir Radmanovic made the go-ahead three-pointer with 11.9 seconds remaining to complete Atlanta’s final quarter rally against Milwaukee.
Jannero Pargo scored 11 points, all in the fourth quarter for the Hawks, who were without leading scoring Joe Johnson but got plenty out of their reserves.
The Bucks, led by Brandon Jennings’ 34 points, led by 15 in the third quarter but Atlanta pulled ahead with a 15-3 run to open the final period.
Grizzlies 102, Raptors 99
In Toronto, Memphis beat Toronto for their sixth straight time.
Rudy Gay had 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Mike Conley and Marc Gasol each scored 21 for the Grizzlies, who have won seven of their past eight overall.
Jerryd Bayless had 18 points for the Raptors.
Celtics 107, Nets 94
In Boston, Paul Pierce had 27 points and eight assists as Boston downed New Jersey and got back above .500 with their third straight win.
Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 10 rebounds for his second straight double-double.
The Celtics were playing without an ill Ray Allen but still controlled nearly the game and had five players score in double figures.
In other NBA play, it was:
‧ 76ers 105, Warriors 83
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