Heat waste big lead before earning win

MIAMI 134 WASHINGTON 129 (OT)

The Miami Heat built a huge lead, wasted every bit of it, benched their entire starting five and wound up having to go to overtime yet again.

Clearly, they like being uncomfortable.

Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Jimmy Butler scored nine of his 24 points in overtime and the host Heat wasted a 21-point cushion before beating the Washington Wizards 134-129 on Wednesday night.

Butler also had 10 assists and seven rebounds for the Heat, who improved to 20-1 at home and 8-0 in overtime this season.

Bradley Beal had a game-high 38 points for Washington on 16for-24 shooting.

at Chicago 117, Minnesota 110:

Zach LaVine scored 25 points, Lauri Markkanen added 21 and the Bulls overcame 40 points by Karl-Anthony Towns to beat the Timberwolves.

at Houston 121, Denver 105:

Russell Westbrook had 28 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, James Harden added 27 points and the Rockets snapped a four-game losing streak.

at Boston 119, Memphis 95:

Jayson Tatum scored 23 points before leaving the game in the third quarter with a groin injury as the Celtics routed the Grizzlies.

Oklahoma City 120, at Orlando 114:

Dennis Schroder scored 31 points and the Thunder shot 60.5% against one of the NBA’s better defenses and beat the Magic 120-114.

Indiana 112, at Phoenix 87:

T.J. Warren scored 25 points in his return to Phoenix, Domantas Sabonis added 24 and the Pacers rolled past the Suns.

at Toronto 107, Philadelphia 95:

Pascal Siakam had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 22 and the Raptors extended their winning streak to five.

at Detroit 127, Sacramento 106:

Derrick Rose scored 22 points and Reggie Jackson added 22 points in his return to the Pistons lineup.

Utah 129, at Golden State 96:

Rudy Gobert had 22 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, and Donovan Mitchell scored 23 to lead the Jazz past the Warriors.

San Antonio 121, at New Orleans 117:

Zion Williamson capped his long-awaited NBA debut by scoring 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter — only to see his team come up short.

at Atlanta 102, Clippers 95

Lakers 100, at New York 92