Heat roll past Kings in NBA

Miami won their fourth straight game with a 122-103 rout of Sacramento, while the LA Lakers upset Minnesota 104-91 in the NBA.

Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh in action.

Chris Bosh scored 25 points for Miami in a 122-103 NBA demolition of Sacramento. (AAP)

Chris Bosh scored 25 points as Miami put up a season-high for points in a 122-103 NBA demolition of Sacramento on Friday night.

LeBron James joined the party with 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds while sitting out the fourth quarter as Miami won their fourth straight game.

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 27 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes, the Kings having now dropped the first three games of its four-game trip.

In Indianapolis, the Pacers ended their only two-game losing streak of the season and maintained their grip on the Eastern Conference's best record (21-5) with a 114-81 rout of Houston.

Paul George had 24 points and nine rebounds and Lance Stephenson added 16 points to lead the Pacers

Dwight Howard finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks for the Rockets, with James Harden - the NBA's sixth-best scorer - held in check most of the night by George as he finished with 12 points on 3-of-14 shooting.

Former Indiana All-Star Danny Granger received a standing ovation when he made his season debut late in the first quarter and fans chanted his name when he made his first basket, a 3-pointer, early in the fourth.

In Philadelphia, Evan Turner hit the winning basket at the buzzer and scored 29 points to lead Philadelphia to a 121-120 overtime win over Brooklyn.

Paul Pierce hit a three-pointer with 16.9 seconds left in OT to give the Nets the short-lived lead, but Turner, sensational all game, drove past a pair of defenders and tossed up the last-gasp shot.

The ball bounced three times around the rim before it dropped through the net.

After a brief review, the bucket stood, as Turner was mobbed by his teammates and the Sixers snapped a seven-game losing streak.

In other games Friday, Charlotte beat Detroit 116-106, Atlanta thrashed Utah 118-85, Cleveland edged Milwaukee 114-111 in overtime, Phoenix rallied for a 103-99 win over Denver and the LA Lakers upset Minnesota 104-91.


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