MIAMI — LeBron James drained a jump shot 15.1 seconds left Saturday to seal a 101-99 victory over Orlando for NBA champion Miami, which rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit. NBA Most Valuable Player James ended with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, as the Heat completed the sweep of the home-and-home series against their cross-state rivals. Miami dominated the Magic 120-92 Wednesday. Dwyane Wade, back in action after missing two games with a sore knee, scored 27 points and Chris Bosh scored 15 in the Heat's sixth straight victory since they dropped a decision to Boston on November 9. Power forward Glen Davis returned for the Magic and had 20 points in his season debut. Davis hadn't played since breaking a bone in his left foot on January 30. He needed two surgeries to repair the injury. Stung by their big defeat Wednesday, Orlando led for much of the night. An 8-1 scoring run in the fourth quarter gave Miami an 89-88 lead with less than five minutes to play, their first advantage since early in the first quarter. It was all tied up at 99-99 when James came through with his decisive jumper over Aaron Afflalo. Afflalo had a chance to tie it, but Bosh blocked the shot. Orlando's Victor Oladipo grabbed the loose ball but was off target and James collected the rebound as time expired. James scored in double figures for the 508th straight regular-season game, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the fifth-longest such streak in NBA history. The record for double-digit scoring is 866 consecutive games by Michael Jordan. Pacers 106, 76ers 98: Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 27 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 106-98. Hibbert, a 7-foot-2 center, also had 13 rebounds and six blocked shots, while making 13-of-16 free throws. Forward Paul George scored 19 points, guard Lance Stephenson added 18 and forward David West had 17 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Pacers (12-1), who won their third straight and improved to 7-0 at home. Wizards 98, Knicks 89: Point guard John Wall continued his scoring surge with 31 points and the Washington Wizards extended the New York Knicks' losing streak to five games with a 98-89. Forward Martell Webster scored 19 points and center Marcin Gortat had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Wizards (5-8), winners of three of four games this week. Clippers 103, Kings 103: All things considered, the Los Angeles Clippers figured they caught a break playing the struggling Sacramento Kings on the front end of a back-to-back, two-game set that culminates with a visit from the Chicago Bulls Sunday. l the Kings they were playing tune-up in the Clippers' weekend production. As a result, what was supposed to be a minimum day for Los Angeles ended up much more complicated ordeal than originally planned. The Clippers finally gathered themselves thanks to a careless foul by Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and some late-game heroics by point guard Chris Paul to pull out a 103-102 win. Rockets 112, Timberwolves 101: Guard Aaron Brooks scored a season-high 26 points off the bench as the Houston Rockets drained 17 3-pointers in a 112-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Toyota Center. The Rockets (9-5) relied on a balanced scoring attack to offset another fabulous performance from Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, whose 27 points and 15 rebounds paced a resilient effort bolstered by the Rockets' miscues. Minnesota scored 37 points off 24 Houston turnovers. Celtics 94, Hawks 87: Guard Jordan Crawford had 12 points and 10 assists to help the Boston Celtics erase a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter and end their losing streak at six games with a 94-87 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta led 76-64 with 11:14 remaining but went cold from the field and watched Boston battle back to take the lead for good at 86-85 on a pair of free throws by forward Brandon Bass with 3:12 left. The Celtics (5-10) had six players, including all five starters, in double figures. Bass scored 17, guard Jeff Green scored 16 and forward Jared Sullinger scored 15 and secured a team-high nine rebounds. Spurs 126, Cavaliers 96: Guard Danny Green had 17 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their 10th straight victory with an easy 126-96 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Bobcats 96, Bucks 72: Five Bobcats scored in double figures as Charlotte rolled to a 96-72 victory over the Bucks at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Nuggets 102, Mavericks 100: Forward Kenneth Faried had 18 points and 14 rebounds, including a key board on Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki's miss with 14 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Mavericks 102-100/ Trail Blazers 113, Warriors 101: Backup center Joel Freeland hit consecutive jumpers to break a 92-all tie and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame the ejection of two of their guards to record a 10th consecutive victory, 113-101 over the Golden State Warriors. — Agencies
