MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James had 40 points and 16 assists, Dwyane Wade scored 39 and the Miami Heat pushed their winning streak to 12 games by outlasting the Sacramento Kings 141-129 in double overtime on Tuesday night.
Ray Allen added 21, Chris Bosh finished with 15 and Chris Andersen had 10 for the Heat, who remained six games clear of second-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference standings.
Miami’s 12-game winning streak is the longest in the NBA and matches the secondlongest in franchise history.
Pacers 108, Warriors 97
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — David West had 28 points and seven rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers overcame the ejection of Roy Hibbert following a fourth-quarter scuffle to beat Golden State.
West also was called for a technical foul, along with the Warriors’ David Lee, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, for the altercation that began with 6:10 remaining in the game.
Nets 101, Hornets 97
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deron Williams scored 33 points, Brook Lopez added 20 while playing against his twin brother, Robin, and the Brooklyn Nets snapped a twogame skid.
Williams did not score for much of the second half, but drained a timely 3-pointer with 1:24 left, then added a fadeaway jumper, followed by six free throws in the final 18.7 seconds to seal it.
Cavaliers 101, Bulls 98
CHICAGO (AP) — Dion Waiters scored 25 points to help make up for the absence of Kyrie Irving, and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Chicago Bulls with a 101-98 victory on Tuesday night.
Bucks 95, Mavericks 90
DALLAS (AP) — Monta Ellis scored 22 points, and Milwaukee spoiled Dirk Nowitzki’s first game in nearly 10 years with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds.
Ellis twice put the Bucks ahead in the final two minutes, the last time on a jumper for a 92-90 lead with 1:03 remaining.
Clippers 106, Bobcats 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin scored 24 points, keying a decisive second quarter burst that put the Clippers in command, and Los Angeles beat Charlotte to improve to 23-6 at home.
Magic 98, 76ers 84
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Arron Afflalo and Tobias Harris scored 16 points apiece, and Orlando snapped a 10- game road losing streak.
Suns 84, T-Wolves 83
PHOENIX (AP) — Marcin Gortat hit big shots at the end of regulation and overtime, helping Phoenix end a threegame losing streak.
Gortat hit a runner with 13 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime and scored on a hard drive with 45 seconds left in the extra period.
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