NBA Roundup
Heat 106, Wizards 89: WASHINGTON -- Dwyane Wade scored 26 points and dominated during a second-quarter run to lead the Miami Heat over the Washington Wizards.
Wade either scored or got the assist on 20 consecutive Heat points, starting with a drive to the basket that began with a behind-the-back dribble at the free throw line followed by a 360-degree move in the paint and ending with a shot off the glass.
Then came another spin move at the baseline for a basket on the next possession, and a driving layup the next time the Heat had the ball.
Wade and LeBron James combined to score Miami's last 18 points of the first half, including a pair of one-handed throw-down alley-oop Wade-to-James dunks during a 10-0 spurt.
Chris Bosh had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and James added 18 points and nine assists.
JaVale McGee had a season-high 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Wizards, who are 3-7 since Randy Wittman replaced fired coach Flip Saunders. Nick Young scored 22 points and John Wall added 15 points and 10 assists.
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Clippers 78, Sixers 77: PHILADELPHIA -- Chris Paul hit a 17-foot jumper with 3.2 seconds left and finished with 24 points to lift Los Angeles over Philadelphia.
Blake Griffin had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Mo Williams scored 14 points, Randy Foye had 10 and Reggie Evans chipped in with a season-high 10 rebounds for the Pacific Division-leading Clippers, who improved to 16-8.
Elton Brand had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, while Andre Iguodala contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists one day after being selected to the All-Star team as a reserve for the first time in his eight-year career.
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Trail Blazers 94, Hornets 86: NEW ORLEANS -- Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a two-game skid while handing New Orleans its eighth straight loss.
Raymond Felton scored 18 points, including a pair of free throws that gave the Blazers an 88-84 lead in the final minute.
Newly selected All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge and Gerald Wallace each scored 14 points.
Crawford, playing 30 minutes in a reserve role, scored 12 of his points during a 15-5 Portland run that began late in the third quarter and gave Portland a six-point lead early in the fourth.
Trevor Ariza had 23 points and nine rebounds for New Orleans, which briefly led 78-77 in the middle of the fourth quarter before losing for the 23rd time in 25 games.
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Bulls 95, Bobcats 64: CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joakim Noah had 17 points and 14 rebounds, Carlos Boozer scored 16 points and Chicago beat Charlotte despite the absence of reigning league MVP Derrick Rose.
The Bulls won their fifth straight overall and improved to 5-1 this season without Rose, who sat out because of a lower back strain.
Derrick Brown scored 10 points to lead the NBA-worst Bobcats, who shot 33 percent and lost their 13th straight game to fall to 3-23.
Noah was dominant inside, hitting 7 of 9 shots as the Bulls' lead hovered around 30 for most of the second half.
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Raptors 86, Celtics 74: TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Toronto beat Boston for their third win in the past 20 meetings against the Celtics.
Amir Johnson had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Aaron Gray matched a season high with 11 rebounds as the Raptors avenged a 100-64 loss at Boston on Feb. 1 -- their worst defeat of the season. James Johnson scored 14 for Toronto.
The Raptors, who snapped a three-game losing streak, had lost five of six coming in.
Kevin Garnett scored 17 points, Paul Pierce had 12 and Brandon Bass 10 for the Celtics, who were without center Jermaine O'Neal because of a sore left shoulder.
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Hawks 89, Magic 87: ORLANDO, Fla. -- Josh Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Atlanta hit enough free throws late in overtime to slip past Orlando.
Joe Johnson scored four of his 14 points in the extra period and added five assists for the Hawks, who won their fourth straight regular-season meeting with the Magic dating to last season. Atlanta won its second straight overall since snapping a three-game losing streak.
Ryan Anderson scored 21 points, and Dwight Howard had 18 points and 18 rebounds in Orlando's first meeting with the Hawks since being eliminated by them in last season's playoffs.
The Magic dropped their second in the last three games.
