MIAMI (AP) Miami jumped a slow-starting and inaccurate Dallas to set up a 106-82 win against the Mavericks on Friday, moving within one game of the lead in the NBA Southeast Division.
Hassan Whiteside had 25 points and 19 rebounds for the Heat, who were without an ill Dwyane Wade early but still dominated.
Elsewhere, Toronto rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Charlotte, and Chicago blew a big lead before steadying and beating New York.
Miami’s Gerald Green added 19 points off the bench for Miami, which was forced to adjust its starting lineup shortly before tip-off when Wade was stricken by flu-like symptoms. Wade got some intravenous fluids and checked in early in the second quarter, just his 10th time playing off the bench in his 13-year career.
Whiteside made 12 of 16 shots, and the Heat enjoyed their biggest victory margin of the season.
Dallas had only 10 points in the first quarter – its low for any period this season – and shot just 36 percent for the game, compared to 56 percent for Miami.
Zaza Pachulia’s 14 points and 13 rebounds was best for the Mavericks, who had won their previous four games.
Toronto came from seven points down after three quarter to defeat Charlotte 104-94.
DeMar DeRozan had 23 points and Kyle Lowry added 18 points and 11 assists for the Raptors.
Kemba Walker had 18 points for the Hornets.
Chicago blew a 17-point lead before pulling away again in the final quarter to beat New York 108-81.
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, and Nikola Mirotic had 17 points and seven assists for the Bulls, who won comfortably despite Derrick Rose missing a second straight game with hamstring tendonitis.
Carmelo Anthony scored 20 for New York, which has dropped five of six.
Washington beat Orlando for the 11th straight time, with John Wall contributing 24 points with 13 assists toward a 103-91 victory.
Los Angeles’ Lou Williams scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter against his former team to guide the Lakers to a 93-84 win against Philadelphia in a match of the league’s two worst teams.
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