Wade, James power Heat to record 15th straight win
MINNEAPOLIS — Dwyane Wade had 32 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, LeBron James shrugged off a sore left knee to score 20 points and grab 10 rebounds, and the Miami Heat earned their franchise- record 15th straight victory with a 97-81 win over the M
Chris Bosh added 11 points and nine rebounds, and James played 35 minutes despite being listed as a game- time decision with a twisted left knee.
Derrick Williams had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Ricky Rubio had 14 points, eight assists, six steals and five rebounds for the Timberwolves. J. J. Barea had four points on 1- for- 11 shooting and was ejected in the fourth quarter after getting a Flagrant- 2 foul for a hit on Heat guard Ray Allen.
Minnesota was down six points with eight minutes to play when Barea was ejected. The Heat then went on a 17- 5 run to put away the game.
Officials initially ruled it a Flagrant 1, but changed the call upon reviewing it, eliciting strong protests from Barea and Wolves coach Rick Adelman, who also picked up a technical foul. KNICKS 102, CAVALIERS 97 Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points, J. R. Smith added 18 and New York overcame a 22- point deficit without All- Star Carmelo Anthony to beat Cleveland.
Steve Novak made three of New York's seven 3- pointers in the fourth quarter as the Knicks rallied and shook off a tough home loss on Sunday, when they blew a 16- point lead to Miami.
The Knicks trailed 5230 in the second quarter of this one when Anthony injured his right knee. He stumbled and fell awkwardly after catching a pass and did not return.
Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in his return after missing Cleveland's past three games with a hyperextended right knee. MAGIC 105, HORNETS 102
Arron Afflalo scored five of his game- high 26 points in the final 38 seconds, and Orlando snapped a three- game skid.
Jameer Nelson, returning from a left knee injury that sidelined him six games, scored 15 points and Tobias Harris also scored 15 for Orlando, which trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half and erased a ninepoint deficit during the final 3:15.
Afflalo scored 11 of his points in the fourth quarter, including an 11foot turnaround over Eric Gordon in the lane that gave Orlando the lead for good at 101-100.
Afflalo hit two free throws soon after to make it 103- 100, but found himself back on the freethrow line in a one- point game with 12 seconds left after Anthony Davis' tipin made it 103-102.
Afflalo missed his second of two free throws, but Harris got the offensive rebound and hit one of two free throws to make it a three-point game with 10.6 seconds left. BUCKS 109, JAZZ 108
Monta Ellis scored 34 points, Brandon Jennings added 20 points and 17 assists, and Milwaukee beat Utah in overtime.
J. J. Redick scored 17 for the Bucks, including their first eight in overtime. Milwaukee won its fourth consecutive game after dropping three in a row following the All- Star break.
Larry Sanders chipped in with eight points, 16 rebounds and six blocked shots for Milwaukee.
Derrick Favors tied a career high with 23 points and added 15 rebounds for Utah, which lost for the fourth time in five games. Paul Millsap had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Alec Burks added 19 points and Enes Kanter had 18 points.