Heat end skid in big way

Shawn Marion scored 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting, Udonis Haslem added 17 and the Miami Heat used a huge third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 107-86 Tuesday night in Miami, snapping an 11-game losing streak.

Dwyane Wade finished with 15 points and nine assists for the Heat, who won for just the second time in their last 28 games – and did so in style, with their largest margin of the season.

Miami held Sacramento to 10 percent shooting (2 for 20) in the third quarter, a Heat franchise record. The Heat held a 31-11 edge in that period, the first time in more than a year Miami outscored a foe by at least 20 points in a quarter, and went on to become the final NBA team this season to reach the 10-victory mark.

Spencer Hawes scored 16 points, while Ron Artest and Kevin Martin each finished with 14 for the Kings, whose starters were outscored 80-48 by Miami’s first five.

“The Heat will send first-round draft pick Daequan Cook to the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League today, after the guard played only two minutes in the previous five games.

Magic 102, Nets 92: At East Rutherford, N.J., Hedo Turkoglu scored 17 his 25 points in the fourth quarter to help Orlando beat New Jersey.

Rashard Lewis added 25 points, and slam dunk champion Dwight Howard had his 50th double-double of the season (17 points, 10 rebounds).

Timberwolves 111, Jazz 100: At Minneapolis, Al Jefferson and Rashad McCants scored 22 points, Randy Foye added a season-high 20, and Minnesota beat Utah.

Minnesota forced 24 turnovers and held the Jazz to 6-for-21 shooting in the final quarter.

Suns 127, Grizzlies 113: At Memphis, Tenn., Steve Nash had 25 points and 13 assists and Shaquille O’Neal added 13 points to go with 11 rebounds, leading Phoenix to a win over the Grizzlies.

Amare Stoudamire scored 25 points for the Suns and Grant Hill had 23.

Bucks 105, Cavaliers 102: At Milwaukee, Michael Redd hit a game-winning 3-pointer as the final horn sounded, giving the Bucks a victory over Cleveland.

LeBron James scored 35 for the Cavaliers while Mo Williams had a season-high 37 for the Bucks.

Rockets 94, Wizards 69: At Houston, in their first game without Yao Ming, who is out for the season with an injury, Luther Head had 18 points to lead the Rockets to a win over Washington for their 13th straight victory.

The Wizards’ 69 points were a season low.

Lakers 96, Trail Blazers 83: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Lakers held Portland to 36 percent field-goal shooting, beating the Trail Blazers for their ninth straight victory.