- MIAMI: LeBron James had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Bosh added 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade shook off a bruised tailbone to finish with 30 points and 11 boards as the Miami Heat beat the Houston Rockets 125-119 on Sunday for their eighth win in nine games.
It was the first time since February 1961, when Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman and Wayne Embry — Hall of Famers all — did it for the Cincinnati Royals in a loss to the Philadelphia Warriors, that three teammates had 30 points and 10 rebounds in a non-overtime.
Kevin Martin scored 29 points, Luis Scola added 28 and Kyle Lowry — who tweaked an ankle late — had 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Rockets. Chase Budinger scored 16 for Houston, which had a five-game winning streak snapped.
Grizzlies 111 Spurs 104: In Memphis, Tennessee, Tony Allen and Zach Randolph had 23 points apiece, and Memphis sent San Antonio to its third straight loss.
Randolph also grabbed 11 rebounds for Memphis, which currently holds the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. If the Grizzlies earn the No. 8 seed, they will likely face the NBA-leading Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs.
O.J. Mayo added 17 points for Memphis, Mike Conley had 12 and Marc Gasol 11.
George Hill matched his career high with 30 points on 9-of-12 shooting for the Spurs.
Celtics 85 Timberwolves 82: In Minneapolis, Paul Pierce had 23 points and seven rebounds, and Boston nearly gave away another huge lead in a victory over Minnesota.
Kevin Garnett had 13 points, 13 rebounds and thousands of fans who turned out to cheer for the former face of the Timberwolves franchise. The Celtics led by 25 early in the second quarter, but trailed by two midway through the fourth before Pierce lifted them to the victory.
Thunder 99 Trail Blazers 90: In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook hit three 3-pointers down the stretch, including the clincher with 21 seconds left, and Oklahoma City overcame a 40-point night by Gerald Wallace to beat Portland and clinch its second straight playoff berth.
Westbrook’s 3 from the left wing gave the Thunder a 97-90 lead and, after Wallace missed a jumper with 16 seconds remaining, the Thunder could finally breathe easy. They are now 3-0 against Portland, with the previous two victories coming by a combined three points.
Wallace was unguardable at times in the second half as he carried the Trail Blazers back from a 14-point halftime deficit. His total, on 16-of-28 shooting, was a season high and just two points shy of his career best.
Lakers 102 Hornets 84: In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, Pau Gasol had 23 points and 16 rebounds, and Los Angeles inched closer to the top of the overall NBA standings with its 15th win in 16 games since the All-Star break.
Andrew Bynum added 13 points in the Lakers’ seventh straight win. The two-time defending NBA champions jumped to an 18-point lead in the first half and weathered the Hornets’ fourth-quarter rally to sweep the four-game season series with a possible first-round playoff opponent.
Carl Landry had a season-high 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Chris Paul had 10 points and nine assists in the Hornets’ second game without injured scoring leader David West .
Mavericks 91 Suns 83: In Phoenix, Jason Kidd sank a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:11 and Dallas pulled out a victory over Phoenix that may have dropped the curtains on the Suns’ hopes for a playoff berth.
Phoenix led most of the ugly game and it was tied at 83 after Jared Dudley’s 14-footer in the lane with 1:37 to play. But Kidd sank one from long range with 1:11 to go to make it 86-83. Channing Frye, scoreless and 0 for 4 shooting, inexplicably forced a 3-point airball at the other end and Kidd responded with another 3 that put Dallas ahead 89-83 with 44 seconds to go.
Marcin Gortat and Dudley were inserted into the starting lineup and scored 20 points apiece for Phoenix. Gortat also grabbed 15 rebounds.
Hawks 99 Cavaliers 83: In Cleveland, Marvin Williams scored a season-high 31 points and Al Horford added 20, leading Atlanta over Cleveland.
Atlanta played without leading scorer Joe Johnson , but never trailed. Johnson, who averages 18.5 points, sprained his right thumb Saturday, but the Hawks didn’t need him to defeat the Cavaliers, who have the worst record in the NBA.
Williams took advantage of his increased playing time by shooting 9 of 14 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and 8 of 9 from the foul line in 43 minutes. Josh Smith scored 13 points and had a season-high 18 rebounds.
Baron Davis , who is expected to move into Cleveland’s starting lineup soon, came off the bench and scored 19 points. Kings 114 76ers 111, OT: In Philadelphia, Marcus Thornton scored 32 points and former Philadelphia center Samuel Dalembert made two free throws in the closing seconds of overtime for Sacramento.
Beno Udrih made a big 3-pointer in the closing minutes, too, and the Kings won their third straight.
Jason Thompson added 15 points and Dalembert finished with 13.
Warriors 114 Wizards 104: In Oakland, California, Monta Ellis had 37 points and 13 assists, leading Golden State past road-weary Washington.
Ellis played the entire game and added seven rebounds, and David Lee had a season-high 33 points to help the Warriors to their second straight victory. Ellis was three rebounds short of his first career triple-double entering the fourth quarter and never came closer.

