Heat beats Bobcats for 6th place in East

Quentin Richardson scored all 18 of his points on 3-pointers, Michael Beasley added 16 points, and the host Miami Heat beat Charlotte 77-71 on Saturday night to pass the Bobcats for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.

Dwyane Wade had 14 points on a poor shooting night but made up for it with nine assists and five blocks to help Miami move a half-game ahead of Charlotte.

Also Saturday

Bulls 98, 76ers 84: Derrick Rose scored 23 points after missing four games with sprained left wrist, and visiting Chicago snapped its losing streak at 10 games.

Kirk Hinrich added 17 points and 11 assists, Brad Miller had 16 points, and Hakim Warrick contributed 13 for the Bulls, who entered the night 21/2 games behind Toronto for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Marreese Speights had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia. The 76ers have lost 12 of their last 14 games and are 11-23 at home.

Raptors 100, Nets 90: Chris Bosh scored 23 of his 36 points in the second half, and slumping Toronto kept host New Jersey on the road to an NBA season record for losses.

Jarrett Jack added 15 points, and Hedo Turkoglu had 13 as the Raptors won for only the third time in 13 games and sent New Jersey (7-62) to its seventh straight loss.

The Nets need to win three of their final 13 games to avoid either tying or setting the league mark for futility, set by Philadelphia (9-73) in 1972-73.

Devin Harris, returning after missing two games because of a respiratory infection, had 22 points for the Nets. Brook Lopez added 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Grizzlies 123, Warriors 107: Rudy Gay scored 25 points, O. J. Mayo added 21, and host Memphis sent Golden State to its 13th consecutive road loss.

Late Friday

Suns 110, Jazz 100: Amare Stoudemire scored the first 11 points for Phoenix en route to a season-high 44, and the host Suns led all the way in a victory over Utah that pulled them within a game of the Jazz for fourth place in the West.

Robin Lopez added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Steve Nash 15 points and 10 assists. Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 16 rebounds for Utah.

Lakers 104, Timberwolves 96: Kobe Bryant had 22 points and a season-high 13 assists, leading host Los Angeles to its sixth straight victory.

Lamar Odom scored 11 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, and Pau Gasol added 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers. Andrew Bynum scored 11 points before straining his left Achilles tendon and leaving the game early in the third quarter.

Celtics 94, Rockets 87: Paul Pierce scored 26 points, Ray Allen hit five 3-pointers and had 19 points, and visiting Boston snapped Houston's winning streak at four games.

Houston point guard Aaron Brooks, coming off back-to-back 31-point games, was held to 10 points on 4-for-12 shooting and failed to hit a 3 for the first time in 40 games.

Spurs 147, Warriors 116: Manu Ginobili scored 23 points, and host San Antonio scored its most points since Gregg Popovich took over as head coach in 1996.

Trail Blazers 76, Wizards 74: Brandon Roy rebounded from a cold spell to hit a 22-foot jumper with 0.9 seconds left to lift host Portland.

Bucks 114, Kings 108 (2OT): Rookie star Brandon Jennings scored 35 points, hitting a career-high eight 3-pointers, and added eight assists for visiting Milwaukee.

Notes

Denver Nuggets coach George Karl skipped Saturday's game against the Milwaukee Bucks as he continues cancer treatment. This is the seventh game Karl has missed since announcing a month ago he had been diagnosed with throat cancer.

West ejected: New Orleans Jazz forward David West was ejected late in the first quarter for a flagrant foul on Utah's Kyle Korver on Saturday night.

Korver was driving for a layup when West caught him from behind and his forearm caught Korver hard across the head with 1:50 left in the quarter.

Korver got up and was asking for the flagrant call right away. Referee Joe Crawford took a few moments, then signaled for West to head to the locker room as Jazz fans cheered the call.

O'Neal sits out: Miami Heat center Jermaine O'Neal missed Saturday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats because of a sprained left ankle.