Thursday, March 19, 2015

Wade powers Heat over Blazers



Heat 108, Trail Blazers 104

Dwyane Wade scored 32 points to help the Miami Heat rally from an 11-point deficit in the second half to overcome the Portland Trail Blazers.

With the Heat trailing by two points in the final minute, Wade hit two jumpers then added two free throws to score his team's final eight points and 15 in the fourth quarter.

Miami (31-36) is seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 34 points and 12 rebounds for Portland (44-22), who dropped to fourth place in the Western Conference.

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Bulls 103, Pacers 86


Rookie forward Nikola Mirotic scored 25 points with nine rebounds off the bench as the Chicago Bulls cruised to victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Mike Dunleavy added 21 points for Chicago, which never trailed after the first quarter. Pau Gasol contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls (41-28).

Solomon Hill scored 13 points to lead Indiana (30-37), who remained tied with Boston for eighth in the East.

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Mavericks 107, Magic 102

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points in Dallas' wire-to-wire win over the Orlando Magic.

The visitors gave the Mavericks (44-25) a late scare after Dallas dominated through a breezy first three quarters.

Magic rookie point guard Elfrid Payton had a triple-double with 15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com