MIAMI — Carlos Boozer scored 27 points and the Chicago Bulls dominated on the boards to become only the third visiting team to win in Miami this season, as they beat the Heat 96-89 Friday. Chicago outrebounded Miami 48-28. The Bulls had 19 offensive rebounds to four for the Heat. The Eastern Conference-leading Heat fell to 15-3 at home. Their other home losses came against the Knicks and Warriors. Miami's LeBron James scored 30 points, extending his streaks of scoring at least 20 points to 31 consecutive games this season, and 52 games in a row overall when including last year's playoff run. He has scored at least 25 in eight consecutive games. The first meeting between the teams this season was a bruiser, and the Bulls repeatedly outfought and outfoxed Miami on the boards. The Heat had won four games this season when outrebounded by 15 or more, but this time the disparity beat them. Clippers 107, Lakers 102: Chris Paul had 30 points and 13 assists, Blake Griffin added 24 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers led all the way in beating the Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who lost for the second time this season to their Staples Center co-tenants. Bryant carried the Lakers in the fourth quarter when they closed to 99-97 on his 23-foot jumper with 1:29 left. But Paul scored the Clippers' final eight points to seal the victory and drop the Lakers two games below .500. The Clippers lead the Lakers by 10 games in the standings. The Lakers continue to struggle under new coach Mike D'Antoni. They've lost three of their past four games. Nets 115, Wizards 113, 2OT: Joe Johnson's jumper with 0.7 seconds left in the second overtime lifted Brooklyn over Washington. Bradley Beal's two free throws tied the score at 113 with 9.1 seconds to play before Johnson, who had 18 points, hit the shot that improved Brooklyn to 4-1 under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. Brook Lopez had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets, and Deron Williams added 24 points and 10 assists. Beal had a career-high 24 points. Jordan Crawford scored 23 points and Nene, who fouled out in the first overtime, had 20 for Washington, which lost its fourth in a row and is now 4-27. Thunder 109, 76ers 85: Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 26 and Oklahoma City bounced back from a rare home loss to beat Philadelphia. Oklahoma City made eight of its first 10 3-point attempts in the second half and never trailed after scoring the final five points before halftime. Serge Ibaka chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds and Kevin Martin had 16 points off the bench for the Thunder. Nick Young led Philadelphia with 21 points. Cavaliers 106, Bobcats 104: Kyrie Irving scored 33 points, including a pull-up jumper from the foul line with one second left, to lift Cleveland over Charlotte. Irving had 14 of his team's final 16 points and 26 points in the second half as the Cavaliers snapped a three-game losing streak. Tristan Thompson added 19 points and C.J. Miles added 18 for the Cavaliers. Ben Gordon led Charlotte's second-half charge, finishing with 27 points. Celtics 94, Pacers 75: Kevin Garnett scored 18 points before he was ejected for a flagrant foul in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak. Rajon Rondo added 18 points, seven assists and five rebounds for Boston, which had lost eight of 10 to fall a season-worst three games below .500. Garnett also had seven rebounds. Other results: Pistons 85, Hawks 84; Trail Blazers 86, Grizzlies 84; Kings 105, Raptors 96; Jazz 87, Suns 80; Rockets 115, Bucks 101. — Agencies
