Associated Press MIAMI — Chris Bosh and LeBron James are allowing Dwyane Wade to simply focus on recovery. ADVERTISING Bosh scored 30 points, James added 28 points and nine rebounds and the Miami Heat remained unbeaten without Wade in the
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MIAMI — Chris Bosh and LeBron James are allowing Dwyane Wade to simply focus on recovery.
Bosh scored 30 points, James added 28 points and nine rebounds and the Miami Heat remained unbeaten without Wade in the lineup this season, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 113-92 on Saturday night.
Mario Chalmers scored 11 for Miami, which outrebounded Philadelphia 52-31 and moved into a tie with Orlando for first in the Southeast Division. The Heat are 6-0 this season without Wade, who missed his third straight game with a sprained right ankle. And with him out this week, the Heat have downed three division leaders — San Antonio, the Los Angeles Lakers and now the 76ers.
“We looked at this as a huge week, a huge opportunity for us to get on a roll,” James said.
Lou Williams scored 22 points and Evan Turner added 16 for Philadelphia, which has lost eight of nine against Miami since the start of last season, including a five-game defeat in the opening round of last season’s playoffs.
“They were ready tonight,” Sixers coach Doug Collins said. “They were very, very sharp from the start. We hung around and fought there a little bit. They wore us down.”
Bosh came into the night needing 12 points to reach 12,000 for his career. When Bosh scores at least 20 points, the Heat are 7-0 this season — so maybe it was fitting that he helped seal the win early in the fourth. He scored eight of Miami’s first 11 points in the final period, the burst capped by a 20-foot jumper with 9:04 left to give Miami a 92-73 lead, then its largest of the night.
HAWKS 121,
CAVALIERS 94
ATLANTA — Joe Johnson scored 25 points and the Hawks, coming off a loss that prompted their coach to say they quit, routed the Cavs with their highest scoring output of the season.
NUGGETS 119,
KNICKS 114, 2 OT
NEW YORK — Danilo Gallinari outplayed Carmelo Anthony in the first meeting since they were swapped in a trade, scoring 37 points as Denver outlasted New York in double-overtime.
Al Harrington, another former Knicks forward, scored 22 of his 24 points after halftime for the Nuggets, allowing them to withstand Anthony’s attempt to rally the Knicks.
PISTONS 94,
TRAIL BLAZERS 91
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Rodney Stuckey scored 28 points and Detroit beat Portland for only its second win in 12 games.
Detroit fouled Raymond Felton at midcourt, preventing Portland from trying a 3-point attempt. He made both free throws, but Stuckey made two of his own with 4.4 seconds left.
BULLS 95,
BOBCATS 89
CHICAGO — Carlos Boozer scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to lead injury-depleted Chicago over struggling Charlotte.
GRIZZLIES 128, KINGS 95
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rudy Gay had 23 points, Mike Conley and O.J. Mayo added 22 apiece and Memphis beat Sacramento for its sixth straight win.
ROCKETS 105, SPURS 102
HOUSTON — Kevin Martin scored 25 points, Kyle Lowry had 14 points and eight assists, and Houston took advantage of Tim Duncan’s absence to beat San Antonio.
MAVERICKS 83,
HORNETS 81
NEW ORLEANS — Lamar Odom scored 16 points in his first start of the season and Dallas overcame the absence of Dirk Nowitzki to send New Orleans to its seventh straight loss.
THUNDER 84, NETS 74
NEWARK, N.J. — Kevin Durant had 20 points and a season-high 15 rebounds to lead Oklahoma City to a win over New Jersey.
JAZZ 108,
TIMBERWOLVES 98
SALT LAKE CITY — Paul Millsap scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to power Utah past Minnesota.
