Shaq, Heat rebound from loss
Shaquille O’Neal had 33 points and 18 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 21 and the Miami Heat limited the New York Knicks to two field goals in a seven-minute stretch of the first half on the way to a 102-94 win Wednesday night at Miami.
O’Neal made 14 of 21 shots, eclipsing the 30-point and 18-rebound marks for the third time this season. Wade added a game-high nine assists.
Miami led most of the way, held a 42-32 rebounding margin and showed no ill effects from Monday’s home loss to Seattle that snapped a franchise-record, 14-game winning streak.
Cavaliers 101, Hawks 85: At Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 20 of his 28 points after halftime and Cleveland beat Atlanta.
Celtics 84, Warriors 83: At Boston, Paul Pierce had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to make up for a poor outside shooting night and Boston beat Golden State.
Bobcats 102, Timberwolves 84: At Charlotte, N.C., Gerald Wallace had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Charlotte past Minnesota.
Raptors 96, Kings 93: At Toronto, Chris Bosh had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the first back-to-back, 20-point games of his career as Toronto beat Sacramento.
Bucks 97, Nets 74: At Milwaukee, Joe Smith and Mike James each scored 17 points in Milwaukee’s win over New Jersey.
Mavericks 118, Lakers 104: At Dallas, Jason Terry scored a season-high 28 points to lead Dallas past Los Angeles.
Bulls 95, Hornets 89: Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points and Eddy Curry added 17, helping resurgent Chicago hand host New Orleans its ninth straight loss.
76ers 106, Jazz 99: At Salt Lake City, Allen Iverson scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and Philadelphia won in Utah for the first time in four years.
Suns 108, Rockets 98: At Houston, Shawn Marion scored 22 points and Quentin Richardson added 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Phoenix past Houston.
Clippers 102, Trail Blazers 98: At Los Angeles, Corey Maggette scored 15 of his 31 points in the final quarter and hit a key jumper with 20 seconds remaining to lead Los Angeles past Portland.
Around the league
Vlade Divac needs back surgery and will be out at least 12 more weeks, another setback to the center’s homecoming season with the Los Angeles Lakers. … The New Jersey Nets signed forward Jerome Moiso to a 10-day contract and waived former University of Idaho forward Kaniel Dickens. … The Los Angeles Clippers signed Darrick Martin to a 10-day contract, bringing back the guard who helped lead the team to its last playoff appearance in 1997. … The New York Knicks placed Penny Hardaway on the injured list, just four days after he returned from a strained right hamstring… . Derrick Coleman was released by the Detroit Pistons after playing in just five games for the NBA champions.