Howard scores 25 as Magic upset Heat

Dwight Howard had 25 points with 24 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic drilled 17 three-pointers to upset the visiting Miami Heat 102-89 in the NBA.

Ryan Anderson hit five from behind the arc en route to 27 points on Wednesday night and pulled down 11 rebounds to pace the Magic, which have won four of five since a season-high four-game slide.

Dwyane Wade scored 33 points while LeBron James had 17 on just 5-of-15 shooting for Miami, who lost for just the third time in the past 14 outings in the opener of a six-game road trip.

Frenchman Tony Parker exploded for 37 points to go with eight assists, and Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds, leading the visiting San Antonio Spurs to their sixth-straight victory 100-90 over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tyson Chandler collected 25 points with 11 rebounds while Jeremy Lin had 23 points and 10 assists as the short-handed New York Knicks whipped the Washington Wizards 107-93.

The visiting Knicks rolled to their third-straight victory despite the absence of their top scorers, Amar’e Stoudemire, out because of a family death, and Carmelo Anthony, who has a groin strain.

Elsewhere, the Cleveland Cavaliers slipped by the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 99-92, Milwaukee defeated Toronto 105-99, Detroit beat New Jersey 99-92 on the road, Atlanta downed Indian 97-87 and Chicago smashed New Orleans 90-67.

Reigning champions Dallas defeated Denver 105-95, Memphis were too strong for Minnesota 85-80 and Houston downed Portland on the road 103-96.

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