Miami Heat's Chris Bosh (L) shoots in front of Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka during their NBA game in Oklahoma City Thursday. — AP OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James powered the Miami Heat to a 110-100 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday, but fell just short of extending a record-breaking scoring run. James finished with 39 points and shot 58 percent from the field in a rematch of last year's NBA finals which the Heat won in five games. In Miami's six previous wins, James did what no NBA player had ever achieved — scoring at least 30 points each game while shooting at least 60 percent from the field. “All good things have to come to an end at some point,” James said. “It was a good run but we got the win tonight and that is the most important thing.” The reigning playoff MVP was his usual dominant self Thursday at Chesapeake Energy Arena as he grabbed 12 rebounds and had seven assists, leading the Heat to their seventh consecutive win. He appeared to be heading for his seventh straight 30-60 game but failed to connect on a three-point shot in the fourth quarter and had to settle for 14-of-24 shooting from the field. Chris Bosh finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Dwyane Wade had 13 points and eight assists for the Heat, who have won seven straight and 12 of their last 14. James, Wade and Bosh will represent Miami in the 62nd All-Star Game Sunday in Houston. Thursday's contest was the first of a four-game road trip for Miami and the last game before the all-star break. Kevin Durant had 40 points on 12-of-24 shooting, while Russell Westbrook finished with 26 points, 10 assists and five rebounds for the Thunder, who had their seven-game win streak at home snapped Thursday. Clippers 125, Lakers 101: The Los Angeles Clippers have no banners on the walls or in the rafters at Staples Center. They would need decades to measure up to the Lakers' history. And they don't care. The past is easy to overlook in Hollywood. The present belongs to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and the Clippers, who are running Staples Center with style this season. Paul had 24 points and 13 assists, Griffin scored 18 of his 22 points in a spectacular first quarter and the Clippers cemented their supremacy in Los Angeles with a 125-101 victory over the Lakers. Chauncey Billups hit five 3-pointers while scoring 21 points for the Clippers, who never trailed as they roared into the All-Star break by clinching the season series in their city rivalry for the first time in 20 years. The Clippers have won the Staples Center co-tenants' first three games of the season, with Los Angeles' longtime underdogs burying the 16-time champions in this latest meeting under a wave of 16 3-pointers. Caron Butler had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who lead Golden State by seven games atop the Pacific Division standings. The win was their fourth straight in an impressive five-night stretch heading into what could be a memorable All-Star game for Los Angeles' teams, which are contributing four of the West's five starters this weekend in Houston. Kobe Bryant had 20 points and 11 assists for the Lakers, who head to the break in 10th place in the Western Conference, four games below .500 with little reason to suspect things will get a whole lot better — particularly without Pau Gasol. — Agencies
