MIAMI (AP) Miami took the lead for the first time in the game with just 21.9 seconds left and completed a comeback from 16 points down to beat Memphis 100-97 on Sunday.
The Heat ended a run of three successive defeats and moved back within a game of the NBA Southeast Division lead, while Memphis dropped down to third in the Southwest.
Oklahoma City also came from 16 points down to win, with Kevin Durant guiding the Thunder to an overtime victory against Utah.
Miami’s Chris Bosh scored 22 points and Gerald Green added 16 for the Heat. Dwyane Wade’s jump shot put the Heat up by one point, and Justise Winslow closed it out with two free throws in the final second.
Jeff Green scored a season-high 26 points for Memphis, which was outscored 11-0 in the final 2:34.
Oklahoma City’s Durant scored 31 points – all but two after halftime – to steer the Thunder to a 104-98 win against Utah.
Russell Westbrook added 25 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Thunder, who have won nine straight home games against Utah dating to the 2010-11 season. Oklahoma City also extended its longest winning streak of the season to five games.
Westbrook scored two baskets in the first 36 seconds of overtime to give the Thunder the lead, and Utah missed its first nine field-goal attempts in the extra period.
Rodney Hood had 23 points for the Jazz, who fell five games behind first-place Oklahoma City in the Northwest Division.
Phoenix scored 43 points from turnover by error-ridden Minnesota and beat the Timberwolves 108-101, with Brandon Knight responding to a one-point outing in his previous game by making seven 3-pointers and scoring 25 points.
Toronto beat hapless Philadelphia 96-76 to notch a fourth straight win, with DeMar DeRozan scoring 25 points for the Raptors.
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