MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 15 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night, including a jumper with 13.6 seconds left to break a tie and help the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 108-104.
Wade made 13 of 26 shots for the Heat, who were down 11 shortly after halftime. Luol Deng had 24 points on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point range for Miami, which got 20 points and 11 assists from Goran Dragic and a 12-point, 10-rebound night from Hassan Whiteside.
LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 34 points and 12 rebounds. Damian Lillard scored 17 and Arron Afflalo added 15 for the Trail Blazers, who fell a half-game behind Houston in the race for third in the Western Conference.
After Wade hit the go-ahead jumper, Portland turned it over on the inbounds pass. Wade got fouled four seconds later and sealed it with two free throws.
CAVALIERS 117, NETS 92: J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov scored 17 points apiece, Kyrie Irving had 10 assists and Cleveland shook off a slow start to win its 14th straight home game.
LeBron James added 16 points for the Cavs, who had seven players score in double figures. Cleveland trailed by 13 in the first quarter before going on a 30-8 run.
76ERS 94, PISTONS 83: Ish Smith scored 15 points to pace a balanced offense, and Philadelphia won at home to snap a four-game skid.
RAPTORS 105, TIMBERWOLVES 100: Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 15 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 21 and Toronto won its 11th straight home game.
BULLS 103, PACERS 86: Rookie Nikola Mirotic scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half, Mike Dunleavy added 21 points, and Pau Gasol had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Chicago at home.
SPURS 114, BUCKS 103: Danny Green scored 20 points, and Tim Duncan added 19 points and seven assists as San Antonio won at Milwaukee.
MAVERICKS 107, MAGIC 102: Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and Dallas withstood a fourth-quarter meltdown at home for its third straight win since an embarrassing home loss to Cleveland.
NOTES
ROCKETS: Center Dwight Howard is feeling better and said he’s “pretty close” to returning from swelling in his right knee that has kept him off the court from almost two months.
KNICKS: Coach Derek Fisher filed for divorce from his wife, Candace.
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