MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 19 points to move into No. 3 on the NBA’s Christmas Day list and Miami survived some shaky moments to beat New Orleans.
Hassan Whiteside grabbed 17 rebounds for the Heat, an NBA-best 10-2 on the holiday.
Wade’s tough jumper with 1:45 left in overtime gave him 273 points on Christmas, one more than Shaquille O’Neal for No. 3, and Bosh followed that about a minute later with a three-point play.
Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 29 points and 15 rebounds. But he missed a contested jumper on New Orleans’ final possession of regulation, and the Heat took control in the extra session.
ROCKETS 88,
 SPURS 84
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 20 points and the Houston Rockets slowed down the soaring San Antonio Spurs with an 88-84 victory Friday night.
The improved Houston defense held the Spurs to a season low in points to snap their season-best seven-game winning streak.
Houston used an 8-2 run to take a 78-71 lead with about 5 minutes left. Tim Duncan made a hook shot after that, but Harden hit a 3-pointer. After Duncan’s layup, Harden brought the crowd to its feet with an off-balance 3-pointer from the corner that made it 84-75.
Kawhi Leonard had 20 points to lead San Antonio.
BULLS 105,
THUNDER 96.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, and Pau Gasol had 21 points and 13 rebounds in Chicago’s victory over Oklahoma City.
Derrick Rose added 19 points, and Taj Gibson had 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the Bulls snap a three-game losing streak.
Kevin Durant had 29 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Oklahoma City, and Russell Westbrook added 26 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The Thunder had won three straight and nine of 10.