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MIAMI – Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, Mario Chalmers added 20 and the Miami Heat snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Orlando Magic with a 103-97 victory Saturday night.

Udonis Haslem added 12 points – including two huge baskets down the stretch – for Miami, which wasted a 15-point lead entering the fourth quarter, but ultimately held on. The Heat finished with four turnovers, an all-time franchise low, and dealt Orlando its second straight loss.

Michael Beasley and Chris Quinn each scored 10 for the Heat.

76ers 116, Knicks 110

PHILADELPHIA – Andre Iguodala scored 24 points and Andre Miller added 21 as the Philadelphia 76ers welcomed the return of Elton Brand to the lineup with a 116-110 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Brand, who missed 16 games after dislocating his right shoulder on Dec. 17, had six points in 13 minutes off the bench. He entered the game for the first time with 1:26 left in the first quarter.

Thaddeus Young added 17 points, Willie Green had 14 and Samuel Dalembert had 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Sixers, who won for the eighth time in nine games and moved back to .500 at 21-21.

Nets 99, Grizzlies 88

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Vince Carter scored 23 points and Devin Harris added 17 points and eight assists as the New Jersey Nets snapped a five-game losing skid with a 99-88 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

The game was close early in the fourth quarter, but the Nets outscored the Grizzlies 27-18 in the period, sending them to their ninth straight loss.

O.J. Mayo scored 23 points to lead the Grizzlies, who were playing their second game under interim coach Johnny Davis, who took over when Marc Iavaroni was fired Thursday. Memphis is scheduled to introduce new coach Lionel Hollins at a press conference Sunday.

Cavaliers 102, Jazz 97

SALT LAKE CITY – LeBron James scored 33 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and was just one assist short of a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Utah Jazz 102-97 on Saturday night.

Mo Williams added 25 points and four assists, including three alley-oops to James, as the Cavs closed out a four-game road trip with their third straight win.

Cleveland’s Anderson Varejao finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, going 7-for-8 from the floor while filling in for injured center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

Bucks 106, Kings 104

MILWAUKEE – Despite missing two key players, the Milwaukee Bucks found a way to win a close game a night after suffering their most lopsided loss of the season.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute hit a free throw with 3.3 seconds to go and Richard Jefferson scored 20 points as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Sacramento Kings 106-104 on Saturday night.

The Bucks lost 117-87 at Atlanta on Friday night, but beat the Kings despite Andrew Bogut missing his sixth consecutive game with back spasms and leading scorer Michael Redd leaving with a knee injury in the third quarter.

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