MIAMI — LeBron James equalled a franchise record with his fourth straight 30-point game as the Miami Heat routed the Los Angeles Clippers 111-89 Friday. James put up 30 points with 9 of 11 shooting before sitting out most of the fourth quarter as Eastern Conference leaders and defending champions Miami dominated a Clippers team who are placed third in the West. The Heat's victory was even more impressive given they were without center Chris Bosh and shooting guard Ray Allen who were both missing with flu. Dwyane Wade added 20 points while Mario Chalmers compensated for Allen's absence with 18 points, including five three-pointers. Knicks 100, Timberwolves 94: Carmelo Anthony had 36 points and nine rebounds, scoring 12 points down the stretch to rally the New York Knicks to a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Anthony topped 30 points for the 17th time this season for the Knicks, who trailed by 11 with 7 minutes left. But Anthony did all of his fourth-quarter damage in those final minutes, hitting a 19-footer with 1:10 left that put New York up for good. Derrick Williams had 19 points, and Ricky Rubio had 18 points and 11 assists for the Timberwolves, who lost for the 14th time in 16 games. Nikola Pekovic added 16 points and 11 rebounds, but Minnesota had no answer for Anthony down the stretch. The Knicks will have to savor this victory in Minnesota a little longer than they initially expected. J.R. Smith scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Knicks, who found out earlier in the day that they would be staying in Minnesota at least one extra day thanks to a massive snow storm that was blanketing the East Coast. They planned to get up this morning and do some scouting on their next opponent, the Los Angeles Clippers, who are scheduled to play at Madison Square Garden Sunday. The Knicks hoped to leave at some point today once the weather cleared. Cleveland 119, Orlando 108: Kyrie Irving scored 24 points, and the host Cavaliers sent the Magic to its 12th straight loss. Houston 118, Portland 103: James Harden had 35 points and 11 assists, and Chandler Parsons scored 20 to help the host Rockets beat the Trail Blazers. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 31 points for Portland. LA Lakers 100, Charlotte 93: Kobe Bryant shrugged off a scoreless first half to finish with 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, and the Lakers overcame a 20-point second-half deficit to beat the host Bobcats. Memphis 99, Golden State 93: Marc Gasol scored six of his 20 points down the stretch to help the host Grizzlies defeat the Warriors. Gasol also grabbed 11 rebounds to help Memphis end a two-game slide. In other games it was: New Orleans 111, Atlanta 100; Oklahoma City 127, Phoenix 96; Toronto 100, Indiana 98 (OT); Washington 89, Brooklyn 74; San Detroit 119, Antonio 109; and Chicago 93, Utah 89. — Agencies
