Heat, Wade hasten Knicks' meltdown

MIAMI – Dwyane Wade scored 46 points, 15 of them coming in a dramatic 19-0 spurt that erased a huge deficit in the final nine minutes and carried the Miami Heat to a 120-115 win over the Knicks on Saturday.

He tied a franchise record with 24 points in the fourth quarter, plus added 10 assists. Jermaine O’Neal scored 18 points and Jamario Moon added 17 for the Heat.

Nate Robinson led the Knicks with 29 points off the bench, but missed the 3-pointer that would have tied it in the final seconds. Larry Hughes and Chris Duhon each scored 19 and David Lee had an 18-point, 13-rebound night for New York.

At Philadelphia, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points each as Orlando tied a franchise record with 37 3-point tries in their 106-100 comeback win over Philadelphia.

Courtney Lee contributed 18 points, Dwight Howard added 12 and Rafer Alston had 11 for the Magic (43-16), who improved to 21-9 on the road, the third best record in the NBA.

The Magic swept the three-game series for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

Andre Miller had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Andre Iguodala scored 22, Willie Green added 19 and Thaddeus Young had 18 for the Sixers.

At Memphis, Tennessee, Jeff Green had 27 points and 10 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 25 points as Oklahoma City beat Memphis, 99-92, to snap a seven-game losing streak.

The Thunder won despite playing without Kevin Durant, the league’s fourth-leading scorer, who suffered a right ankle sprain in Friday night’s loss to Dallas. (AP)