Wade, Heat beat Wizards
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02/10/2012 -
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dwyane Wade scored 26 points to lift Miami
to a 106-89 victory over Washington on Friday.
Chris Bosh scored 24 points to go with 11 rebounds, while LeBron James added
18 points and nine assists for the Heat, who bounced back from a loss at
Orlando on Wednesday to win for a fourth time in their past five games.
JaVale McGee scored 24 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, while Nick Young
added 22 points for the Wizards, who have dropped six of their last seven
games.
The Heat held just a seven-point lead, 74-67, heading into the fourth, but
Bosh and Mike Miller quickly extended that to 12 points with a jumper and
three-pointer, respectively.
Washington tried to keep up and a three-ball from Young with just over six
minutes to play made it a 91-80 contest, but Shane Battier, who scored 10
points in the fourth, hit one from beyond the arc and James followed with two
from the line for a 16-point edge with 5 1/2 minutes left.
The Wizards never got closer than 15 points the rest of the way.
Washington kept it close through much of the first quarter and the game was
tied at 19-all after Jordan Crawford nailed a jumper, but Battier and Dexter
Pittman closed the quarter with buckets to give Miami a 23-19 lead heading
into the second.
Miami built its lead as high as 12 in the second quarter and eventually took a
52-42 lead into the break.
An 11-0 run in the middle portion of the third quarter helped the Wizards make
it a one-point game after Trevor Booker put in a basket, but the Heat would
rally and take a seven-point lead into the fourth.
Game Notes
Miami shots 49.4 percent from the floor and grabbed 46 rebounds, while
Washington hit just 38.2 percent of its baskets and brought down 43
rebounds...Battier finished the game with 15 points...Booker had 13 points and
15 boards, while John Wall scored 15 with 10 helpers for the Wizards.
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