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Paul Pierce and Joe Johnson scored 19 points each as the Brooklyn Nets ended years of futility against the Miami Heat and sent the National Basketball Association champions to their first losing streak in 10 months with a 101-100 victory in New York on Friday.
“It was good that we got a taste of this type of atmosphere this early in the season to try to see where we’re at,” Pierce said. “Miami, whenever they come into town, they’re a measuring stick for everybody, so it was good for us to come out and get the win.”
Pierce and Johnson both hit two free throws in the final seconds as the Heat were trying to pull off a comeback. Instead, they fell to 1-2 and have dropped consecutive games for the first time since January 8 and 10.
The Heat got Dwyane Wade back after he missed Wednesday’s loss in Philadelphia, and he scored 21 points. LeBron James led Miami with 26.
“What you’ve done in the past doesn’t mean you can make it happen in the present, so we’ve just got to have a little more sense of urgency,” James said. “It’s not doomsday right now. We’re good, but we understand what we need to fix and correct.”
Elsewhere in the NBA on Friday, it was: Magic 110, Hornets 90; 76ers 109, Wizards 102; Bobcats 90, Cavaliers 84; Bucks 105, Celtics 98; Hawks 102, Raptors 95; Timberwolves 100, Thunder 81; Rockets 113, Mavericks 105; Grizzlies 111, Pistons 108 (in overtime); Trail Blazers 113, Nuggets 98; Suns 87, Jazz 84; Clippers 110, Kings 101; and Spurs 91, Lakers 85.
The Nets ended a 13-game losing streak against the Heat with their first victory since March 20, 2009, before Miami’s Big Three got together and when the Nets were still playing in East Rutherford, New Jersey — two homes ago.
The Nets bounced back from a season-opening loss in Cleveland by winning in their second and final game without first-year coach Jason Kidd, suspended two games by the NBA after pleading guilty in a drunken driving case.
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