LeBron James hit two free throws after a scary tumble with 4.1 seconds left for the winning points, and Dwyane Wade missed a jumper at the buzzer as the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Heat, 92-91, last night in Miami.
Wade finished with 32 points for Miami, all but two of them in what was an epic first-half shootout between superstars. But he missed two big free throws with 41.2 seconds left, part of a 1-of-6 showing from the line by the Heat in the fourth quarter - and it cost Miami dearly.
Pacers 109, 76ers 98 - Danny Granger scored 26 points and Dahntay Jones had 18 points as Indiana earned a split of the home-and-home series with host Philadelphia.
Jones scored seven straight points late in the fourth quarter that helped the Pacers put the game away and improve to 6-18 on the road.
Grizzlies 99, Magic 94 - Zach Randolph had 23 points and 19 rebounds, O.J. Mayo added 20 points and Memphis won its 11th straight home game by holding off Orlando.
Dwight Howard led Orlando with 27 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks for the Magic.
Hawks 102, Rockets 95 - Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Atlanta snapped a 10-game losing streak in Houston.
Joe Johnson scored 20 points and Jamal Crawford added 17 as the Hawks won in the Toyota Center for the first time in seven visits.
Bulls 98, Spurs 93 - Derrick Rose shook off flulike symptoms to score 27 points and Chicago won its third straight, topping host San Antonio.
Kirk Hinrich added 18 points for the Bulls, who again impressively beat a Western Conference team with a winning record on their seven-game road swing after surprising Houston and Phoenix last week.
The Bulls also acquired starting shooting guard Devin Brown from the New Orleans Hornets for backup 7-foot center Aaron Gray.
Jazz 124, Suns 115 - Carlos Boozer had 21 points and 20 rebounds and rookie Wesley Matthews scored 10 of his career-high 21 points in the fourth quarter as Utah rallied for a win against Phoenix in Salt Lake City.
Nuggets 104, Bobcats 93 - Chauncey Billups scored 27 points, Aaron Afflalo matched his career high with 24 points and depleted Denver beat visiting Charlotte for a season-high seventh straight win.
Stephen Jackson had 22 points and Gerald Wallace added 20 for the Bobcats, who lost their third in a row since a franchise-tying six-game winning streak.
The Nuggets decided not to suspend J.R. Smith over his behavior on the bench that angered management.
Hornets 98, Trail Blazers 97 - Chris Paul made a 15-foot jumper with 3.8 seconds remaining, lifting visiting New Orleans over Portland.
Elsewhere in the NBA - Wizards guard Javaris Crittenton pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge in Washington, explaining he had a pistol because he feared teammate Gilbert Arenas would shoot him or blow up his car after the two argued about a card game. The hearing marked the first time authorities confirmed Crittenton was involved in a confrontation with Arenas, who pleaded guilty Jan. 15 to a felony gun charge. Crittenton, 22, was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation.
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