MIAMI — Hassan Whiteside had 25 points and 19 rebounds, Gerald Green added 19 points off the bench and the Miami Heat rolled past the Dallas Mavericks 106-82 on Friday night.
Chris Bosh scored 16 points, Goran Dragic finished with 15 points and seven assists, and Dwyane Wade shook off an illness to score 10 points for the Heat. Wade didn’t start because he wasn’t feeling well, then made five of six shots.
Zaza Pachulia led the Mavericks with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Wesley Matthews made four 3-pointers for his 12 points, and Dirk Nowitzki added 11 points for Dallas – which was playing for the first time since topping Golden State on Wednesday night.
Miami shot 56 percent, compared to 36 percent for Dallas.
WIZARDS 103, MAGIC 91: John Wall had 24 points and 13 assists, Otto Porter added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and host Washington extended its dominance over Orlando.
The Wizards won their 11th straight game over the improving Magic, who entered with a 13-5 record since Nov. 25, best in the Eastern Conference.
Wall had 12 points in the fourth quarter and Kris Humphries scored 11, all in the final period. Humphries’ jumper with 7:38 to play started the Wizards on a 15-3 run that gave them a 93-81 lead with 3:51 left.
Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 20 points. Nikola Vucevic scored 14 points.
RAPTORS 104, HORNETS 94: DeMar DeRozan had 23 points and Kyle Lowry added 18 points and 11 assists as Toronto rallied at home to beat Charlotte.
It was the fourth double-double of the season for Lowry, who helped Toronto come back from a seven-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and avenge a 109-99 loss in Charlotte last month.
DeMarre Carroll and Patrick Patterson each added 14 points for Toronto.
Kemba Walker had 18 points for the Hornets, who also got 17 points from Marvin Williams and 15 points and nine rebounds from center Cody Zeller.
BULLS 108, KNICKS 81: Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Nikola Mirotic had 17 points and seven assists in one of his best games of the season, and Chicago won at home.
Pau Gasol added 17 points and eight rebounds as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games while avenging a blowout loss at New York on Dec. 19. Rookie reserve Bobby Portis had 16 points and 10 rebounds in his third consecutive game scoring in double figures.
The Bulls blew a 17-point lead before pulling away from the Knicks in the fourth quarter. Portis made two free throws, Mirotic connected from deep and Butler had a driving layup to close out a 20-6 run that made it 97-79 with 4:48 left.
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