MIAMI — LeBron James scored 24 points, Dwyane Wade added 22, and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for home wins in a season, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-93 on Sunday. MIAMI — LeBron James scored 24 points, Dwyane
MIAMI — LeBron James scored 24 points, Dwyane Wade added 22, and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for home wins in a season, beating the Chicago Bulls 105-93 on Sunday.
Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen each scored 15 for Miami, which improved to 36-4 at home — topping the 35-6 mark by the 2004-05 Heat.
Miami held Chicago without a 2-point basket for the first 16 minutes of the second half, with the Bulls relying almost exclusively on 3-pointers.
Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 20 rebounds for the Bulls, who snapped Miami’s 27-game winning streak last month. Chicago finished with 29 field goals and 30 fouls, allowing the Heat to shoot a season-high 41 free throws.
LAKERS 91, SPURS 86
LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard had 26 points and 17 rebounds, and Los Angeles rallied in the fourth quarter to beat San Antonio in its first game since losing Kobe Bryant for the season.
Steve Blake scored 23 points for the Lakers (44-37), who lead Utah (42-38) by 1 1/2 games for the eighth postseason spot in the West after their seventh win in eight games. Bryant limped off the Staples Center floor with a torn Achilles tendon Friday.
NUGGETS 118, BLAZERS 109
DENVER — Andre Iguodala scored 28 points, and Denver beat short-handed Portland to set an NBA franchise record with its 55th win.
Rookie Evan Fournier added 24 points for the Nuggets, who also extended their franchise-best winning streak at home to 22 straight to move a game ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis for the third seed in the West.
KNICKS 90, PACERS 80
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, and New York clinched the No. 2 seed in the East with a victory over Indiana — the Knicks’ 15th win in the last 16 games.
Chris Copeland added 20 points, and J.R. Smith had 15 for the Knicks, who will host seventh-seeded Boston next weekend. New York is guaranteed the home-court advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs after finishing a distant second to Miami in the conference.
RAPTORS 93, NETS 87
TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points, Rudy Gay had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Toronto never trailed in beating Brooklyn for its third straight victory.
Amir Johnson had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who hadn’t won three straight since a five-game winning streak from Feb. 8 to 19.
ROCKETS 121, KINGS 100
HOUSTON — James Harden had 29 points and nine assists, Omer Asik had 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Houston cruised to a win over Sacramento in its regular-season home finale.
Jeremy Lin added 15 points for the Rockets, who’ve won nine of their last 12 home games heading into the playoffs.
MAVERICKS 107, HORNETS 89
NEW ORLEANS — Shawn Marion had 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 to become the 17th NBA player to surpass 25,000 career points, leading Dallas past New Orleans.
Brandan Wright and Vince Carter added 16 points for the Mavericks (40-40), who reached the .500 mark for the first time since they were 11-11 in mid-December. They had lost by double digits in their three previous chances to even their record.
76ERS 91, CAVALIERS 77
PHILADELPHIA — Dorell Wright scored 15 points, and Thaddeus Young had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead Philadelphia over Cleveland.
Spencer Hawes and Jrue Holiday each added 14 points for the 76ers, who raced to a 19-point lead in the first half and sent the Cavaliers to their fourth straight loss.
Tristan Thompson had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Kevin Jones had 11 points and 10 rebounds, while All-Star guard Kyrie Irving had only four points in 18 minutes.
