Miami rolled to a surprisingly comfortable 113-101 win over San Antonio on Sunday in a reprise of last year's NBA finals, with Chris Bosh scoring 24 points on 9-for-10 shooting for the Heat.
Among the day's other games, Golden State beat Portland to drop the Trail Blazers two games off the Western Conference lead, Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas past Detroit, and Phoenix recovered from a big half-time deficit to overrun Cleveland.
Miami's LeBron James added 18 points as the Heat got by comfortably without much from Dwyane Wade, who was used as a reserve for the first time in six years. He had missed the previous four games due to ongoing knee problems.
Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 23 points as the Spurs missed a chance to draw within half a game of idle West leader Oklahoma City.
Golden State's Stephen Curry had 38 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Warriors to a 103-88 victory over Portland.
The newly elected All-Star starting point guard shot 13 of 23 from the floor to carry the offensive load. The Warriors built a 22-point lead midway through the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
Dallas Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points to guide the Mavericks to a 116-106 home win over Detroit.
Phoenix's Markieff Morris scored 27 points as the Suns stormed over the top of Cleveland and won 99-90.
Denver beat undermanned Sacramento 125-117, with Ty Lawson scoring 27 points.
Brooklyn beat Boston 85-79 in the first visit by former Celtics Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett since they were traded to the Nets last year.
New York's Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points - impressive but some way off the 62 he had in his previous game - as the Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 110-103 in a clash of struggling big-market teams.
New Orleans' Anthony Davis had 22 points, a career-high 19 rebounds and seven blocked shots to steer the Pelicans to a 100-92 victory over Orlando.
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