Heat's Wade red-hot

NBA scoring leader pours in 38 points, 25 in first half

NBA scoring leader Dwyane Wade scored 25 of his 38 points in the first half and the host Miami Heat won its third straight, beating the reeling Oklahoma City Thunder 105-99 on Saturday night.

Udonis Haslem finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds for Miami, which wasted a 15-point lead in the first 6 minutes of the final quarter. Shawn Marion added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat (11-9), who also got 15 points from Mario Chalmers.

It's the first three-game winning streak for Miami since April 2007, ending the second-longest drought in the NBA. Minnesota last won three straight in January 2007.

Russell Westbrook scored 30 points for Oklahoma City (2-19), which matched the fifth-worst 21-game start in league history. Four teams, most recently the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks, opened 1-20.

Down by 15 entering the fourth, Oklahoma City opened the final period with a 20-5 run, getting nine points from Durant over that spurt and pulling into a 90-all tie. But the Thunder never managed to take the lead, and Miami escaped.

Jeff Green scored 21 points for the Thunder. Durant added 18, and Nick Collison had 14.

Wade is now averaging 28.9 points. Cleveland's LeBron James is second at 26.5 per game.

ALSO SATURDAY

NETS 95, 76ERS 84: Devin Harris scored 27 points, and New Jersey took advantage of host Philadelphia's late shooting woes.

Vince Carter added 14 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Nets hit nine 3-pointers in the second half and went 11-for-26 on 3s for the game.

The 76ers missed seven straight shots in a 6-minute span of the fourth quarter.

The Nets (11-8) have won five of six games and four straight on the road. Philadelphia (9-12) lost its fourth straight home game.

CLIPPERS 107, TIMBERWOLVES 84: Baron Davis had 27 points and nine assists, and Zach Randolph scored 21 to help visiting Los Angeles cruise past hapless Minnesota.

Marcus Camby added 12 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocks for the Clippers (4-16), who entered the night as one of just three teams in the NBA with fewer victories than Minnesota (4-15).

HORNETS 106, GRIZZLIES 87: Chris Paul had 21 points and 11 assists, and host New Orleans made 11 3-pointers in a victory over Memphis.

Peja Stojakovic hit five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points. The Hornets (11-6) have won six of their past seven games and 11 of their past 12 with Memphis.

David West added 19 points, and Rasual Butler 11 for New Orleans, which led by more than 20 points for much of the second half and by 32 early in the fourth quarter.

LATE FRIDAY

BUCKS 101, BOBCATS 96: Michael Redd scored 25 points, and Richard Jefferson added 22 for Milwaukee, including two free throws with 9 seconds left.

Jason Richardson scored 20 points for visiting Charlotte.

CELTICS 93, TRAIL BLAZERS 78: Ray Allen scored 19 points for Boston, and Rajon Rondo followed his first career triple-double with 16 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Boston's 11th straight win -- its longest streak since its championship-winning season of 1985-86 -- snapped Portland's six-game winning streak.

JAZZ 114, RAPTORS 87: Mehmet Okur had 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting in host Utah's victory over Toronto in Jay Triano's first game as the Raptors' interim coach.

76ERS 96, PISTONS 91: Donyell Marshall's 3-pointer with 35 seconds left lifted short-handed Philadelphia past host Detroit.

GRIZZLIES 93, CLIPPERS 81: Rudy Gay scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, and O.J. Mayo had 20 points to help host Memphis snap a seven-game losing streak.

ROCKETS 131, WARRIORS 112: Yao Ming scored 19 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and had 14 rebounds and five assists for host Houston.

NOTE

HEAT'S QUINN SITS: Miami Heat guard Chris Quinn was held out of Saturday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a sprained left ankle.

Quinn rolled the ankle during the preseason and "tweaked" the same joint in practice Friday, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. The second-year guard out of Notre Dame should be available when Miami hosts Charlotte on Monday night.