Heat scorch Nets by 30 points

Source:Agencies-Global Times Published: 2012-11-9 0:20:05

 

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (center) shoots between Brooklyn Nets Brook Lopez (right) and Deron Williams on Thursday. Photo: CFP
Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (center) shoots between Brooklyn Nets Brook Lopez (right) and Deron Williams on Thursday. Photo: CFP



The defending NBA champion Miami Heat blew away their second successive opponent in a 103-73 rout over Brooklyn on Thursday.

The Heat, who have opened the new season with a revamped roster that has taken little time to mesh, followed up their 25-point victory over Phoenix on Tuesday with another impressive effort.

LeBron James sparkled with 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists while Dwyane Wade top scored with 22 points.

Miami made 10 three-pointers and befuddled the Nets with their passing, breaking the game wide open in the third quarter.

Shane Battier and Mario Chalmers made back-to-back three-pointers to cap a 10-0 run that put the Heat up 64-46 in the third, and James closed the quarter with a three-pointer of his own that stretched the lead to 23.

Deron Williams scored 14 points for the Nets.

Meanwhile, four-time NBA champions San Antonio Spurs crashed to their first defeat of the season as the Los Angeles Clippers dazzled with high-flying dunks and tight defense on the way to a crushing 106-84 win.

Unbeaten in their first four games, the Spurs were no match for an energized Clippers team at a sold-out Staples Center where twice All-Star Blake Griffin was a tower of strength, recording a game-high 22 points along with 10 rebounds.

Clippers center DeAndre Jordan weighed in with 20 points and 11 rebounds while backup guard Eric Bledsoe contributed 15 points and Matt Barnes, also off the bench, 12.

"Tonight we were so successful because of our defense," Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who totaled 10 points and 12 assistants, told reporters.

"One thing we said before we ran out tonight was, 'Let's just have fun out there.'

"When you defend and stop teams, that is what basketball is all about. We know that we can score, but it is actually fun to stop teams and see them get frustrated."

Seven Clippers players scored in double figures as the home team snapped a two-game losing streak in scintillating style, out-rebounding the Spurs 46-29 and out-shooting them from the field by 55.4 percent to 41.1.

Guard Danny Green poured in three three-pointers to lead the Spurs with 12 points but veteran forward Tim Duncan, with 10, was his only other team mate who got into double figures.

San Antonio, who play their next three games on the road, slipped to 4-1 for the season while Los Angeles improved to 3-2.



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