Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade combined to score 51 points and the Miami Heat held on for an 88-84 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Heat never trailed and led by as many as 11, but it was a one-possession game in the final seconds after the Nets scored four quick points, beginning with Joe Johnson's bucket in the paint with 14.8 seconds remaining.
The Nets then tied up Wade after the inbounds pass, forcing a jump ball they won. Jarrett Jack rattled in a runner with 5.2 seconds left to make it 86-84, but Bosh knocked down two free throws at the other end to collect the last of his 26 points and seal the win for Miami.
Hassan Whiteside added 11 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Heat, who avoided what would have been their first five-game losing streak in almost four years.
Johnson scored 19 points and Brook Lopez had 16 for the Nets, who had a three- game winning streak snapped.
[SportsNetwork.com]
