Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Rashard Lewis recorded his second straight solid game and drained the game-clinching three-pointer with 28.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Orlando Magic recovered from a fourth-quarter swoon to beat the Miami Heat, 108-102, at American Airlines Arena. Lewis, who posted 12 total points in three games before Wednesday's 20-point outburst against San Antonio, finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Magic, who remain the NBA's hottest team with their 10th win in 11 games. Vince Carter led five Orlando players in double figures with 27 points, while Jameer Nelson had 15. Matt Barnes posted 13 points and nine boards, and Dwight Howard checked in with 10 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Dwyane Wade had 36 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat, who erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes of regulation but suffered only their third loss in nine games. Final Score: Denver 93, New Orleans 80 Denver, CO (Sportsbooks) - Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and pulled down a career-best 18 rebounds as Denver gained a big halftime lead and topped New Orleans, 93-80, to climb up a notch in the Western Conference. Nene added 20 points and J.R. Smith 17 for Denver, which took a half-game lead over Dallas for the No. 2 seed in the West. The Nuggets, who won for the eighth time in nine games, won their seventh in a row at home and moved to 30-5 this season at the Pepsi Center. Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton each scored 15 for the Hornets, who are likely not to make the playoffs. They're now 8 1/2 games behind eighth-place Portland with Houston and Memphis in between. |
