MIAMI: LeBron James led with 20 points and nine assists in a 109-101 win over Boston as the Miami Heat benefited from having their big three reunited for the first time in two weeks. James also had six rebounds, Chris Bosh finished with 17 points and seven rebounds and Dwyane Wade chipped in with 11 points on Friday for the Heat, who have a franchise record 63 wins on the season.

Because of injuries, Miami’s magic trio has been in and out of the lineup in recent weeks weeks.

“It was good to have most of our guys back tonight,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We have to keep moving forward.” The Heat, who have already clinched home-court advantage through the playoffs, also wanted to give them a rest as the regular season winds down.

Heading into Friday’s contest, James had missed four of the team’s last six games to rest an ailing hamstring.

Wade missed six games because of an ankle and knee injuries and Bosh had missed the previous three games with a knee problem and an illness.

Wade bumped his sore knee against the Celtics and will received treatment yesterday. Miami host Chicago today in the third-to-last game of the season.

“I’m not at 100 percent,” Wade said. “I haven’t been at 100 percent in a long time.” Rashard Lewis chipped in 19 points for the Heat in the win over the under-manned Celtics.

Jeff Green and Jordan Crawford paced Boston with 25 and 20 points, respectively.

Nets 117, Pacers 109:Deron Williams scored 25 of his 33 points in the first half and matched a season high with 14 assists as visiting Brooklyn prevented Indiana from clinching the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez scored 24 points apiece as the fourth-place Nets pulled two games behind the Pacers with three games remaining. Williams made five 3-pointers and Johnson drained four as Brooklyn went 12-for-25 from 3-point range and clinched the No. 4 seed in the East.

David West scored 26 points, Paul George added 21, Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 10 rebounds and George Hill had 17 points and 10 assists for the Pacers.

Raptors 97, Bulls 88: Amir Johnson scored 24 points and Rudy Gay added 23 as host Toronto beat Chicago for the second time in four days.

DeMar DeRozan had 19 points and Kyle Lowry nearly had a triple-double with 13 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds as the Raptors damaged Chicago’s hopes of holding off Atlanta for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Nazr Mohammed added 16 and 13 for the Bulls, who entered the night with a half-game lead over the Hawks.

Knicks 101, Cavaliers 91: Carmelo Anthony had 31 points and 14 rebounds as visiting New York moved closer to wrapping up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.

J.R. Smith came off the bench to also score 31 points as the Knicks boosted their lead over third-place Indiana to three games with three to play. The teams will square off Sunday in New York.

Kyrie Irving scored 31 points and Tristan Thompson had 15 and 11 rebounds for Cleveland, which lost its third straight game and fell to 2-13 in its last 15.

The Knicks, who had their 13-game winning streak snapped in Chicago on Thursday, seized control in the second quarter when Smith scored six straight points to ignite a 13-0 run that built the lead to 44-30 en route to a 52-43 halftime edge.

Spurs 108, Kings 101: Tony Parker returned to the lineup and collected 22 points and 10 assists as host San Antonio easily handled Sacramento and kept pace atop the Western Conference.

Tim Duncan added 18 points and Kawhi Leonard scored 15 for the Spurs, who are battling with Oklahoma City Thunder for the top spot in the West.

Clippers 96, Hornets 93: Blake Griffin scored 20 points and Chris Paul had 17 points and 14 assists as visiting Los Angeles rallied for a critical win.

The Clippers scored an astounding 31 points in the final 6:52 to keep pace with fifth-place Memphis in their battle for home-court advantage in a possible first-round matchup. Los Angeles, which also pulled within one game of Denver in the race for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, visits the Grizzlies on Saturday.

Mavericks 108, Nuggets 105 (OT):Vince Carter collected 22 points and 12 rebounds and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 and 10 boards as Dallas denied visiting Denver’s bid for a franchise-record 55th victory. O.J. Mayo contributed 20 points and Shawn Marion scored 15 for the Mavericks, who outscored the Nuggets 9-6 in overtime.

Darren Collison made two free throws with 1.9 seconds left to give Dallas a three-point margin, and Andre Iguodala missed a desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer.

Thunder 106, Trail Blazers 90: Russell Westbrook scored 33 points to lead five players in double figures as visiting Oklahoma City clinched the Northwest Division for the third straight year.

Reggie Jackson had a career-high 17 points and Kevin Durant added 16 for the Thunder, who led by one at halftime before outscoring Portland 26-7 in the third quarter. Oklahoma City maintained a half-game lead over second-place San Antonio in the Western Conference with two games to play.

Grizzlies 82, Rockets 78: Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph had 15 points apiece as visiting Memphis withstood a furious second-half comeback by Houston.

Gasol added 12 rebounds and Jerryd Bayless chipped in 13 points for the Grizzlies, who remained in the race for home-court advantage in the first round of the postseason.

Hawks 109, Bucks 104: Jeff Teague collected 24 points and 10 assists and Josh Smith scored 24 as host Atlanta rallied from a 19-point deficit to sweep the season series from Milwaukee for the first time since the 1996-97 season.

Al Horford added 18 points and 17 rebounds and Devin Harris contributed 19 points for the Hawks, who beat the Bucks for the third time in the past four weeks and moved a half-game ahead of Chicago for fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Monta Ellis racked up 27 points, a career-high 17 assists, eight rebounds and five steals and Ersan Ilyasova hit a career-high six 3-pointers en route to 25 points for the Bucks, who were without point guard Brandon Jennings (Achilles) and center Larry Sanders (back). Milwaukee has lost three straight and 10 of 13.

76ers 97, Wizards 86:Jrue Holiday scored 22 points and dished out seven assists to lead Philadelphia to a rare road win.

Thaddeus Young had 18 points, 13 rebounds and four steals for the 76ers, who snapped a three-game slide and picked up their 10th win away from home. Spencer Hawes and Damien Wilkins chipped in 15 points apiece.

John Wall scored 24 points to pace Washington, which has lost four straight and finished its home schedule with a 22-19 record.

Lakers 118, Warriors 116: Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and brought Los Angeles back into the game in the fourth quarter before leaving with three minutes left with an injury as the Lakers edged visiting Golden State.

Pau Gasol recorded a triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and Dwight Howard scored 28 as the Lakers took advantage of a huge free throw disparity and maintained their one-game lead over the Utah Jazz for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference.

Jazz 107, Timberwolves 100: Al Jefferson matched his career high with 40 points on 19-of-27 shooting and also had 13 rebounds and six assists as Utah notched its seventh consecutive home win over Minnesota.

Randy Foye had 16 points and made five 3-pointers and Mo Williams also scored 16 for the Jazz, who shot 58.3 percent from the field