LeBron James poured in 32 points on Saturday night to lift the Miami Heat to a 101-90 NBA victory over the New Jersey Nets.
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James impresses on return from ankle injury
LeBron James poured in 32 points on Saturday night to lift the Miami Heat to a 101-90 NBA victory over the New Jersey Nets.
Miami were again without Dwyane Wade due to a foot injury but his All-Star team-mate James - returning to the line-up after an ankle problem - ensured he was not missed with a 22-point first quarter from which the Heat never looked back.
Elsewhere, the
Chicago Bulls' six-game winning run came to a crushing halt in a 109-94 defeat against
Atlanta.
Josh Smith scored 25 points for the Hawks, with Joe Johnson and Vladimir Radmanovic adding 17 apiece.
The
Utah Jazz, led by 18 points from Gordon Hayward, nicked an 88-87 win at the
Golden State Warriors.
A 24-point haul from Danny Green helped the
San Antonio Spurs clinched their third straight win - 121-117 against
Denver, despite Danilo Gallinari's game-high 31 points for the Nuggets.
Kevin Durant had 27 points and Russell Westbrook 25 as the
Oklahoma City Thunder edged past the
Houston Rockets 98-95.
The
New Orleans Hornets slumped to their sixth consecutive loss - 96-81 against the
Dallas Mavericks, for whom Vince Carter and Ian Mahinmi each scored 13 points.
Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points to lead the
New York Knicks to a comfortable 103-80 win over the
Detroit Pistons, while Blake Griffin also had 22 points in the
Los Angeles Clippers' narrow 92-86 victory over the
Milwaukee Bucks.
Finally, the
Philadelphia 76ers hammered the Toronto Raptors 97-62 and the Indiana Pacers saw off the
Charlotte Bobcats 99-77.
