Dwyane Wade scored 26 points as the Miami Heat claimed a 99-79 victory over the in-form Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
Wade and James shine as Miami put away Philadelphia
Dwyane Wade scored 26 points as the Miami Heat claimed a 99-79 victory over the in-form Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
LeBron James also grabbed 19 points and had 12 rebounds as Miami timed a sublime fourth-quarter rally to perfection, leaving the home side comfortably beaten.
Elsewhere, the
Boston Celtics edged a close one against the
New York Knicks 91-89 after Paul Pierce's 30 points - compared to Carmelo Anthony's 26 for the Knicks - proved to be the difference.
Luke Ridnour came up with the goods late on as the
Minnesota Timberwolves beat the
New Jersey Nets 108-105 in Newark.
Ridnour scored the decisive three-pointer to put his side ahead with one minute 23 seconds remaining.
The
Los Angeles Lakers were 93-89 winners away to the
Denver Nuggets as Andrew Bynum scored 22 points and Pau Gasol had 17 rebounds.
Dwight Howard scored 19 points as the
Orlando Magic beat the visiting
Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94. The centre had 16 rebounds and eight blocks in a solid's night work.
Brandon Knight's 26 point haul was the highlight of the
Detroit Pistons' 88-80 home win against the
Milwaukee Bucks as the Pistons ended a seven-game losing run.
The
Toronto Raptors beat the
Washington Wizards 106-89 as Leandro Barbosa (19 points) and Amir Johnson (18) shared the load effectively.
Kevin Durant scored 36 as the
Oklahoma City Thunder beat the
Memphis Grizzlies 101-94 while a team effort for the
Houston Rockets helped them beat the
Phoenix Suns 99-81. The Indiana Pacers won 98-87 away to the Dallas Mavericks.
