Associated Press

Miami, March 8:

Looking nothing like a team playing its fourth game in five nights, Miami got 32 points from Dwyane Wade and 25 more from Shaquille O’Neal to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 on Monday. The Heat shot 54.9 per cent from the field, extended their winning streak to six games, won their 10th straight at home — and moved a step closer to clinching the Southeast Division title. Miami has an 11-game lead over Washington in the division race; Heat have 20 games remaining. Wade made 18 free throws to set a franchise record; he got to the line 23 times. Shandon Anderson had 13 points, and Udonis Haslem had 12 points for Miami, which has an eight-game lead over Detroit in Eastern Conference. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 27 points. Samuel Dalembert added 21 points for the 76ers, who got only 10 points in 26 minutes from Chris Webber.

In Dallas, Marquis Daniels had a season-high 32 points and Jason Terry added 23 to help Dallas Mavericks beat Toronto Raptors 113-105 without the help of Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki missed his second straight game for the Mavericks because of a bruised left knee. Dallas also played without the injured Michael Finley, Erick Dampier and Jerry Stackhouse. Josh Howard added 22 points and eight rebounds, and Keith Van Horn, subbing for Nowitzki, had 19 points. Morris Peterson led Toronto with 23 points. In Chicago, Kirk Hinrich scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Chicago Bulls held off Milwaukee Bucks 90-85 for its 30th victory, tying the Bulls’ most in a season since they won their sixth championship in 1997-98. In Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 23 points before sitting out the fourth quarter and Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 111-98 for its seventh straight win, the Nuggets’ longest streak in 16 years. Denver is 14-4 under coach George Karl, has won eight straight home games and has made up 6 1/2 games on the Los Angeles Lakers in a little over a month to tie for eighth in the West. Damon Stoudamire led Portland with 24 points. In Los Angeles, Lorenzen Wright scored 23 points, Brian Cardinal had 20 and Memphis Grizlies nearly blew a 13-point lead in the final 2:17 before beating the Los Angeles Clippers 105-102 for its fourth straight victory. Corey Maggette scored 37 points for the Clippers.