Heat notch 4th straight win
MIAMI—Chris Bosh scored 19 points, Mario Chalmers went on a personal 9-0 run in a 39-second spurt of the pivotal third quarter as the Miami Heat topped the Atlanta Hawks, 104-88, on Tuesday for their fourth straight victory.
Bosh shot 8-of-9 for the Heat, who got 17 points from Ray Allen and 13 from LeBron James. A 15-2 run in the third quarter gave Miami all the room it needed, even on a night when Dwyane Wade sat out to rest.
Mike Scott scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which got 12 points apiece from Al Horford and Pero Antic.
Atlanta’s Kyle Korver made three 3-pointers, extending his streak to 84 consecutive games with at least one from beyond the arc, five shy of matching Dana Barros’ NBA record.
Houston’s Terrence Jones scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets over the Boston Celtics, 109-85, for their third straight victory.
Jones was 10 of 12 from the field as the Rockets shot 57 percent as a team, including 72 percent in the first half in building a 24-point halftime lead.
Patrick Beverley chipped in 16 points, James Harden added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Dwight Howard had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Rodney Stuckey scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as the Detroit Pistons beat the New York Knicks, 92-86, for the first time in eight meetings.
In other games, Bradley Beal scored 25 points, and John Wall added 14 points and equaled his career high with 16 assists as the Washington Wizards beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 104-100. DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings past the Phoenix Suns, 107-104. AP
