MIAMI — The Miami Heat continued their domination over Houston by beating the Rockets 114-108 Wednesday behind 32 points from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade's 31 points and eight assists. Wade also had four steals for the defending NBA champion Heat, who have now won seven consecutive games over the Rockets. Shane Battier finished with 12 points and Norris Cole scored 10 for the Heat who are 20-3 at home this year. “We had to dig for this. We will take it,” Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. The Rockets' loss came one day after they blitzed Golden State for a record-tying 23 three-pointers in an eye-popping 140-109 victory. James Harden finished with 36 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for Houston, who haven't won in Miami for over five years, losing four straight in that time. The Rockets went just nine-of-25 from beyond the arc Wednesday. Omer Asik had a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds, Patrick Patterson finished with 15 points and Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin added 13 points each. Miami played without forward Chris Bosh who was out with the flu. The Heat have won three in a row, four of five and eight of 10. Wednesday's contest was third in a five-game homestand. The Heat were coming off a hard-fought 99-94 victory at home over the Charlotte Bobcats. Spurs 104, Timberwolves 94: Danny Green hit eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points to help San Antonio win its 11th straight game. Tony Parker added 31 points and eight assists and Kawhi Leonard finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who kept right on rolling without injured stars Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Nikola Pekovic had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick Williams added 15 points and 12 boards for the Timberwolves, who added do-it-all forward Andrei Kirilenko (bruised right quadriceps) to a seemingly endless list of injured players. Thunder 119, Warriors 98: Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Russell Westbrook added 22 and Oklahoma City won consecutive games for the first time in nearly three weeks. Playing on the second night of a back-to-back, the Warriors didn't get settled in Oklahoma City until almost daybreak and it showed in the early going. The Thunder finally put it away with a 16-4 run to start the fourth quarter that featured 10 points from sixth man Kevin Martin. That allowed coach Scott Brooks to go without Durant or Westbrook in the fourth quarter for the second straight game. Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson had 19 points apiece for the Warriors. Golden State played without Andrew Bogut, who is still easing his way back from a left ankle injury, and Jarrett Jack was sidelined by a right shoulder contusion. Mavericks 105, Trail Blazers 99: O.J. Mayo scored 28 points, Vince Carter hit a critical jumper in the final minute and Dallas gave coach Rick Carlisle his 500th career victory. Mayo had 20 in the first half and was mostly quiet before getting two important baskets with Portland trying to rally late in the fourth quarter. Carter put Dallas ahead 99-94 with a jumper just inside the 3-point line with the shot clock winding down. LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 10 rebounds a week after he beat the Mavericks at the buzzer in Portland. Wizards 106, Knicks 96: John Wall had 21 points and nine assists, Trevor Ariza scored 20 points and Washington Wizards broke New York's five-game winning streak. The Wizards also snapped New York's 10-game winning streak over them. New York never got closer than 97-92 with 2:57 to play and the Wizards pulled away at the end. Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 31 points. Amare Stoudemire scored 19 and Raymond Felton had 17. Clippers 86, Magic 76: Eric Bledsoe had 27 points, including 19 in the second half, and Los Angeles used a big third quarter to snap a three-game losing streak. The Clippers won despite playing without their three top scorers in All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, and Jamal Crawford. Paul remains sidelined with a bruised right kneecap and Griffin sat with a strained hamstring. Crawford was out with a sore right shoulder. Jameer Nelson scored 18 points to lead the Magic and Nikola Vucevic added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Cavaliers 122, Bobcats 95: Kyrie Irving scored 22 points in just three quarters, rookie Dion Waiters added 19 and Cleveland didn't overlook a team with a worse record than its own. In other games it was: Pacers 88, 76ers 69; Hawks 103, Grizzlies 92; Nets 93, Pistons 90; Hornets 93, Suns 84; Jazz 100, Bucks 86; and Tonston 99, Toronto 95. — Agencies
