Dwyane Wade knew during warm-ups that the Heat were going to have a long night. By the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies let everyone know Wade was right.
Rudy Gay scored 17 points, Zach Randolph had 14 points and 14 rebounds off the bench, and Memphis put seven players in double figures to snap Miami's 17-game home winning streak, 97-82 on Friday.
Memphis led wire-to-wire, the first team to do that on Miami's home floor since Boston, on Nov. 11, 2010.
"They did a great job," said Wade, who noted he feared even during the pregame layup line that energy was going to be lacking. "We beat ourselves as well. ... Just one of those nights."
Memphis guard Gilbert Arenas, who scored 12 points, called it "a great team win from the beginning to the end."
The Heat missed a chance to match their franchise record for consecutive home wins (18), set in the 2004-05 season.
Pacers 103, Thunder 98:
Danny Granger scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and Roy Hibbert had 21 points and 12 rebounds for host Indiana, which got its fourth straight win. ... Kevin Durant scored 44 points for Oklahoma City, the most against the Pacers this season. Russell Westbrook had 21 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists but shot 7-for-23 from the field.
Rockets 112, Lakers 107:
Goran Dragic had 26 points and 11 assists, Luis Scola scored 10 of his 25 points during a 2:39 span of the fourth quarter, and visiting Houston capitalized on the ejection of Andrew Bynum to tie Denver for seventh place in the West. ... The Lakers were trailing 80-75 when Bynum took exception to a foul by Samuel Dalembert with 1:18 left in the third quarter and had to be restrained by teammates, earning a technical foul. He got another one with 11:17 left in the game after mouthing off to the Houston bench.
Nuggets 105, Suns 99:
Arron Afflalo had 30 points, Andre Miller scored 13 of his 15 in the fourth quarter and host Denver scored the final nine points to beat Phoenix.
Hawks 101, Pistons 96:
Jeff Teague tied a career high with 24 points and had a season-high 11 assists, and Josh Smith added 20 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta as Detroit fell to 6-22 on the road.
Spurs 128, Hornets 103:
Tim Duncan scored 19 points as host San Antonio got its 10th straight win to move atop the West standings. ... St. Mary's alum Patty Mills added 14 points and Stephen Jackson had 13 for the Spurs. ... Eric Gordon, playing in his second game in three months, scored 31 points to lead New Orleans.
Trail Blazers 99, Mavericks 97:
LaMarcus Aldridge, a former Dallas-area high school star, had 25 points and 12 rebounds for visiting Portland and made a fadeaway 17-foot jumper over the Mavericks' Brendan Haywood at the overtime buzzer for the victory. ... Raymond Felton scored 16 of his season-high 30 points during Portland's 30-10 surge in the third quarter.
Cavaliers 84, Raptors 80:
Antawn Jamison scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and Lester Hudson had a career-high 23 points as Cleveland beat Toronto to snap a nine-game skid. ... Cavaliers coach Byron Scott wasn't around to see his team's first win since March 19 at New Jersey, getting ejected with 53 seconds left in the first half.
Nets 110, Wizards 98:
Deron Williams, feeling the lingering effects of the flu, had 19 points and 13 assists for host New Jersey. ... John Wall had 18 points, six rebounds and four assists for Washington, which has dropped five straight and 10 of 11.
Bucks 95, Bobcats 90:
Monta Ellis had 25 points and nine assists for host Milwaukee. ... Byron Mullens scored a career-high 31 points and tied his career high with 14 rebounds, becoming the first Bobcat to score at least 30 points this season.
Briefly:
The Nets shut down Brook Lopez for the rest of the season after an injury-marred campaign in which he played in five games. ... Cavaliers starting guard Anthony Parker will miss at least the next two games with a bruised sternum.
This article appeared on page B - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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