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LeBron on fire as Heat burn Mavs
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LeBron James drove for an emphatic dunk during a decisive fourth-quarter run and went skipping to the bench after a Dallas Mavericks timeout. The Miami Heat star has sure had fun against his old nemesis this season.
James scored a season-high 42 points and the Heat tuned up for a showdown with Oklahoma City by beating the Mavericks 117-106 on Tuesday.
Miami came out of the National Basketball Association All-Star break by winning for the sixth time in seven games heading into James’ duel with Kevin Durant tomorrow in Oklahoma City. It’s the last game of the Heat’s second six-game road trip.
Also, Patty Mills scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to guide the San Antonio Spurs to a 113-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Elsewhere, it was: Pacers 108, Hawks 98; Cavaliers 114, 76ers 85; Raptors 103, Wizards 93; Bobcats 108, Pistons 96; Bucks 104, Magic 100; Grizzlies 98, Knicks 93; and Suns 112, Nuggets 107 (in overtime).
In Los Angeles, James, the 10-time All-Star, was nearly impossible to stop, topping his previous season high of 39 points in a win over Dallas in Miami in November.
This victory completed Miami’s third straight season sweep of the Mavericks — six consecutive wins — since losing to them in the 2011 NBA finals, James’ first season after his celebrated signing with the Heat.
James scored the first eight points and 10 overall in a 14-0 run that put the Heat up 106-95 after they trailed by one entering the fourth quarter.
Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points to lead the Mavericks, who couldn’t follow up a win at Indiana, the other top team in the Eastern Conference, in their final game before the break.
Mills finished with 25 points for the Spurs and Tim Duncan had 19 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio opened a 2-1/2 game lead over Houston in the Southwest Division.
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