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Wade carries Heat to OT victory

First Posted 14:14:00 01/05/2009

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Miami ? Dwyane Wade scored 29 points and made three key blocks in the closing minutes as the Miami Heat overcame a 16-point deficit to beat the New Jersey Nets 101-96 in overtime in the NBA on Saturday.

Wade did it all in the Heat?s biggest comeback victory of the season.

The superstar went up high for two blocks on 7-footer Brook Lopez, including one in overtime, and swatted a jumper by Vince Carter into the stands in the final minute of regulation. Wade?s 3-point play with 37.2 seconds left in overtime stretched Miami?s lead to 96-88.

Trailing by 16 points in the first quarter, the Heat rode a season-high 19 points from Yakhouba Diawara and 17 points from Michael Beasley. Miami?s biggest previous comeback was from 15 down against Indiana on December 22.

Keyon Dooling had 23 points, and Carter had 20 for the Nets.

Hawks 103, Rockets 100

At Atlanta, Mike Bibby made a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds remaining, and Josh Smith scored a season-high 29 points for Atlanta.

Joe Johnson had a season-high 14 assists, the last when he drove from the perimeter and into the left side of the lane before passing to Bibby for the winner.

The Hawks won their sixth straight at home, improving to 15-2 this season at Philips Arena.

Reserve Carl Landry scored 18 points, and Yao Ming had 16 points and 15 rebounds for Houston, which has dropped two straight and five of seven.

Pacers 122, Kings 117

At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter in Indiana?s second straight victory.

T.J. Ford had 16 points and seven assists, and Troy Murphy added 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Kevin Martin led Sacramento with a season-high 45 points, making 13 of 24 shots and a career-high seven 3-pointers. The Kings are 1-8 in their last nine games.

Bobcats 102, Bucks 92

At Charlotte, North Carolina, Gerald Wallace scored 24 points, Boris Diaw added 21 and Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak. /AP


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