>NBA results, March 14

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For the Miami Heat, there was symmetry in the turnabout. Lose by 30 in San Antonio, win by 30 in Miami.
Chris Bosh scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 29 and the Heat got some payback for their worst loss of the season by rolling past the NBA-leading Spurs 110-80 on Monday night.
LeBron James finished with 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Heat, who have won three straight and moved two games back of Eastern Conference front-runners Boston and Chicago. Miami lost 125-95 in San Antonio on March 4, the midpoint of a five-game slide that now seems all but forgotten after wins over the Lakers, Grizzlies and the Spurs.
Tony Parker scored 18 points and Tim Duncan added 14 for the Spurs, who had won 15 of their last 18 against Miami.
Lakers 97, Magic 84:
Pau Gasol scored 23 points, Kobe Bryant added 16 while playing on a sprained left ankle, and host Los Angeles roared in the second half for its 10th win in 11 games. … Andrew Bynum had 10 points, a career-high-tying 18 rebounds and four blocks. … The Lakers (48-20) also drew virtually even with the Mavericks (47-19) for second place in the Western Conference standings. … Dwight Howard had 22 points, 15 rebounds and nine turnovers – four more than the entire Lakers squad – for Orlando.
Thunder 116, Wizards 89:
Kevin Durant had a game-high 32 for visiting Oklahoma City. … Kendrick Perkins had nine rebounds in his Thunder debut.
Nuggets 114, Hornets 103:
Ty Lawson scored 23 points and Denver hit 17 three-pointers in New Orleans. …Chris Paul scored a game-high 27 points and had 10 assists.
Grizzlies 105, Clippers 82:
Zach Randolph had 30 points and 12 rebounds to help host Memphis snap a two-game skid. … Blake Griffin was held to eight points and nine rebounds, his fourth straight game without a double-double.
Rockets 95, Suns 93:
Kevin Martin scored 23 in Houston, as the Rockets ended a seven-game skid… Jared Dudley missed a potential game-winning three-point try for Phoenix, which played without Steve Nash.
Jazz 112, 76ers 107:
Led by 30 points from Al Jefferson, Utah pulled out a home victory in overtime.
Nets 88, Celtics 79:
Deron Williams scored 16 points and made the clinching three-pointer for host New Jersey. … Glen Davis posted 16 points and 14 rebounds for Boston. … The Nets have won five straight, their longest win streak in three years.
Briefly:
Bulls forward Carlos Boozer remains day to day even though his sprained left ankle continues to improve. … Portland has signed center Chris Johnson of the NBA Development League’s Dakota Wizards for the rest of the season.