Trail Blazers hand 12th defeat to slumping Heat
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Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers sparked a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Miami Heat 98-91 on Friday and condemn them to their 12th consecutive defeat.
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Dwyane Wade scored 35 points, 13 in the fourth quarter, and added 12 assists Saturday night as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 102-93.
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Shaquille O'Neal scored 31 points despite playing with sore ribs that required protective padding and Dwyane Wade added 27 as the Miami Heat set a franchise record with their 12th straight win, a 116-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
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Grant Hill scored 24 points, including a jumper with 28 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic beat the slumping Miami Heat 107-104 on Friday night.
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Brandon Roy and Jarrett Jack each scored 17 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their 11th straight game with an 89-79 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night.
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Dwyane Wade was practically silent in the middle two quarters, not even finding the opportunity to shoot against Detroit&#039;s zone defense. He awoke in the fourth, just in time to put the Miami Heat on the cusp of a trip to the NBA Finals. Wade scored 12 of his 31 points in the final quarter Monday night, when the Heat pulled away for an 89-78 win and a 3-1 lead over the two-time defending Eastern Conference champion Pistons.
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Shaquille O'Neal had 33 points and 18 rebounds and Dwyane Wade chipped in with 21 as the Miami Heat quickly returned to winning ways Wednesday, dumping the New York Knicks 102-94.
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Shawn Marion had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Steve Nash had 18 points and 11 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to their 12th straight victory, 99-89 over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
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Zach Rudolph scored 23 points and Darius Miles added 20 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 100-84 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
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Dwyane Wade scored 37 points, and that still wasn't enough for the hapless Miami Heat.
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Nick Van Exel hit a 29-foot desperation heave at the buzzer to give the Portland Trail Blazers an 80-77 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night.
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Martell Webster scored 19 points while Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each added 18 to help the Portland Trail Blazers extend their winning streak to 10 games with a 99-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
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Hours after learning that coach Rudy Tomjanovich was thinking about resigning, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 92-79 Tuesday night behind Caron Butler's 19 points and 10 rebounds.
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Ben Gordon scored 24 points, Joe Smith added 23 and the Chicago Bulls handed Miami its 11th straight loss, beating the Heat 126-96 on Wednesday night.
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Chris Bosh has 38 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Portland, 116-109, in double overtime Sunday to hand the Trail Blazers their second loss in 19 games.
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Brandon Roy scores 29 points as the Portland Trail Blazers win their sixth-straight game with a 99-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday.
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Pau Gasol had 23 points, Mike Miller added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies survived a strange ending to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-102 Friday night.