Heat top Pacers for 18th straight win
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, March 12, 2013
The Miami Heat extended their franchise-best winning streak to 18 games by beating mistake-prone Indiana 105-91 on Sunday, avenging two one-sided losses to the Pacers earlier this season.
Dwyane Wade had 23 points and a half dozen steals and Chris Bosh shot 11-of-15 from the field and finished with 24 points for the Heat, who lost by double-digits in both previous contests to Indiana this season.
Miami's 18-game winning streak ties the sixth-longest run in National Basketball Association history and it can match the 2008 Boston Celtics' 19-game win streak with a victory over the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow.
Elsewhere, it was: Thunder 91, Celtics 79; Lakers 90, Bulls 81; Raptors 100, Cavaliers 96; Magic 99, 76ers 91; Mavericks 100, Timberwolves 77; Hornets 98, Trail Blazers 96; Bucks 115, Kings 113; and Clippers 129, Pistons 97.
In Miami, Mario Chalmers had a game-high 26 points and nailed five-of-six three pointers and LeBron James added 13 points and seven assists in the win.
"That's the thing about our team," Chalmers said. "We can click on all cylinders."
Ray Allen added 11 for Miami (47-14), which now has a victory over every NBA team this season.
David West scored a team-high 24 points for the Pacers, who committed 18 turnovers.
Paul George struggled, shooting just two-of-11 from the field for Indiana (39-24), which was the last team to defeat the Heat back in the beginning of February.
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