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Wade stars again for Heat

Published:Friday | December 31, 2010 | 12:00 AM
Sacramento Kings centre DeMarcus Cousins drives on Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph late in the fourth quarter of their NBA basketball game in Sacramento on Wednesday. The Kings won 100-98. - AP

HOUSTON (AP):

Dwyane Wade scored 45 points and the Miami Heat extended their road-winning streak to 10 games with a 125-119 win over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

Wade shook off a hard foul from Aaron Brooks early in the fourth quarter to reach 40 points for the 30th time in his career. He hit 17 of 24 shots, went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line and pulled down seven rebounds one night after scoring 40 points in a 106-98 win over the New York Knicks.

Wade reached 45 points for the eighth time, and hit 40 points on consecutive nights for the first time in his career.

LeBron James scored 20 points and had nine assists and Chris Bosh scored 21 points for the Heat, who have won 16 of their past 17 overall.

Luis Scola scored 22 points, Kevin Martin had 21 and Brooks added 20 points and nine assists for the Rockets, who had an eight-game home-winning streak snapped.

Meanwhile in Auburn Hills, Kevin Garnett left in the first quarter with a leg injury, and Boston looked ragged without him in a loss to Detroit.

Second celtics loss

The Celtics lost for only the second time in 17 games, but they are encountering some potentially serious adversity now. Garnett hurt himself on a dunk late in the first quarter, and although X-rays revealed no fracture in his right leg, he did not return. Boston was also without point guard Rajon Rondo, who missed his sixth straight game with a sprained left ankle.

Tracy McGrady scored 21 points for the Pistons, who led 45-37 at halftime and pushed the margin to 16 in the third quarter.

In New Orleans, Lamar Odom responded to his first timeout of the starting line-up this season by scoring 24 points, and Los Angeles convincingly ended a three-game losing streak.

Kobe Bryant added 20 points, while Andrew Bynum, who started for Odum, scored 18 points. Pau Gasol added 11 points and 12 rebounds as the Lakers snapped out a funk that in which they lost by 15 or more points in their previous three games.

Chris Paul had 20 points and Marco Belinelli scored 15 for the Hornets, who lost their second straight. David West twisted his left ankle late in the first half and tried to play through it, but finished with only eight points in 28 minutes.