MIAMI: LeBron James scored 26 points, including a go-ahead layup with 3.2 seconds left, and the Miami Heat scrambled late to beat the Orlando Magic 97-96 on Wednesday night and extend their franchise-record winning streak to 16 games.
Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and Chris Bosh added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who blew a 20-point, second-half lead and then rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minutes.
Nic Vucevic had 25 points and 21 rebounds for the Magic, who got 16 points apiece from Jameer Nelson and Tobias Harris, 13 from Arron Afflalo and 12 from Maurice Harkless.
Lakers 108, Hornets 102: At New Orleans, Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 42 points during a 20-0 run in the last 6:22 of the fourth quarter, helping Los Angeles overcome a 25-point deficit to fend off New Orleans.
Celtics 83, Pacers 81: At Indianapolis, Kevin Garnett found Jeff Green all alone under the basket for a layup with 0.5 seconds remaining to finish off a fourth-quarter comeback from 14 points down, giving Boston the victory over Indiana.
Spurs 101, Bulls 83: At San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and San Antonio beat Chicago in a matchup of teams missing their starting All-Star point guards.
Cavaliers 104, Jazz 101: At Cleveland, Kyrie Irving scored 20 points and made all the big plays down the stretch, rallying Cleveland to the victory over Utah.
The Cavs trailed 100-92 with less than three minutes left before Irving took over. He scored eight points, made a steal and assisted on Wayne Ellington’s dunk as Cleveland stormed back to stun the Jazz.
Nets 99, Bobcats 78: At Charlotte, Deron Williams had 20 points and eight assists, Joe Johnson added 22 points, and Brooklyn got a needed win after losing two straight and four of its last five.
Hawks 107, 76Ers 96: At Atlanta, Jeff Teague scored 27 points, Anthony Tolliver added a season-high 21 and Atlanta bounced back from a sluggish start to snap a three-game losing streak.
Timberwolves 87, Wizards 82: At Minneapolis, Ricky Rubio had 15 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and six steals to lead Minnesota to a victory over Washington that snapped a six-game losing streak.
Grizzlies 91, Trail Blazers 85: At Memphis, Marc Gasol had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Jerryd Bayless scored all 13 of his points in the final 13 minutes to lead Memphis to its second straight win and 10th victory in the last 11 games.
Memphis rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter. Mike Conley scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and added six assists. Tony Allen scored 10 points, including two free throws with 4.8 seconds left that provided the final margin.
Damian Lillard scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting to lead Portland, and J.J. Hickson had 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Memphis was without leading rebounder Zach Randolph (left ankle sprain) and reserve forward Darrell Arthur (sore neck and back).
Mavericks 112, Rockets 108: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, O.J. Mayo had two big fourth-quarter baskets and a career-high 12 assists, and Dallas bounced back from a blowout loss in Houston.
Mayo scored five straight points to put Dallas ahead 107-104, and the Mavericks won despite 28 points from James Harden, who scored the last seven for the Rockets.
Harden missed a 3-pointer and a layup with the Rockets trying to tie in the final seconds, three days after their 33-point win in Houston.
Chandler Parsons had 23 points for Houston, while Jeremy Lin scored 12 but sat the entire fourth quarter in favor of backup Patrick Beverley.
RAPTORS 98, SUNS 71: At Phoenix, DeMar DeRozan scored 15 points and Amir Johnson added 14 to lead Toronto to a victory over Phoenix that snapped a five-game skid.
Seldom-used Sebastian Telfair scored 13 points for the Raptors in his return to Phoenix.
Markieff Morris scored 12 points and was the only player in double figures for the Suns, who committed a season-high 29 turnovers and lost a three-game winning streak.
The Raptors led 25-22 late in the first quarter when Suns center Marcin Gortat came down with a rebound and had his left foot stepped on by Johnson.
Gortat did not return and Phoenix, already without backup Jermaine O’Neal, was left with Hamed Haddadi as the only true center available.
