MIAMI, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Dwyane Wade had 27 points and 12 assists and Shaquille O'Neal a season-high 22 points Monday as the Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Bobcats, 113-93.
The Heat won despite lacking the services of point guard Gary Payton, who had been starting while Jason Williams has sat with an abdominal strain. Payton was suspended by the league for one game for verbal abuse and obscenities directed at officials.
Chris Quinn, a rookie reserve out of Notre Dame, made his first-career start in Payton's place and had 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists.
Raymond Felton had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats. Emeka Okafor had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Gerald Wallace also scored 19 points.
O'Neal scored eight of Miami's first 14 points.
