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• Wade has 28 in return, Heat top Knicks (AP)

  

  The New York Knicks, they were all about the 3's. The Miami Heat, they welcomed back No. 3. Advantage, Heat. LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade -- he of that No. 3 jersey -- scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Heat topped the 3-point-obsessed Knicks 99-89 on Friday night.

  
  
• Hornets end skid at 9, rip reeling Magic (AP)

  

  Carl Landry scored 17 points and the New Orleans Hornets snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 93-67 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night. Marco Belinelli added 15 points and Jason Smith 14 for New Orleans, which won for only the fourth time this season against 15 losses. Jarrett Jack added 11 points and nine assists.

  
  
• Hornets to pursue trade for C Kaman (AP)

  The Hornets have decided to trade Chris Kaman, who won't be playing while the club looks for teams interested in making a deal for the veteran 7-foot center, general manager Dell Demps said. Kaman was excused from New Orleans' home game against the Orlando Magic on Friday night, and Demps, who was traveling, said in a written statement during the game that the team and Kaman "mutually...

• Bulls bounce back behind Rose's 34 (AP)

  

  Derrick Rose got motivated, got aggressive, and got the Chicago Bulls another win over the Milwaukee Bucks before a big road trip. Rose scored a season-high 34 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 107-100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. "I thought he was very aggressive and that set the tone for us," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.

  
  
• Bogut out 8-12 weeks with ankle fracture (AP)

  Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut is expected to miss 8-12 weeks with a fractured left ankle. The team disclosed the update after more tests on Friday, one day after saying Bogut would be out indefinitely. Bogut was hurt Wednesday night against Houston when his foot landed awkwardly on a Rockets player's foot.

• Kidd strains calf, Mavs still beat Jazz (AP)

  

  Roddy Beaubois had a season-high 22 points and Lamar Odom added 19 points, his most since joining the Mavericks at the start of the season, to lead Dallas to a 116-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Beaubois made his first start of the season, subbing for Delonte West, who was out with a strained right hamstring.

  
  
• Nuggets win sixth straight, beat Raptors (AP)

  

  Rudy Fernandez scored a season-high 23 in his return from a sore Achilles as the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Friday night. Danilo Gallinari added 21 points and Nene had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets in their sixth straight win. They capitalized on a Toronto lineup that was missing leading scorer Andrea Bargnani, out indefinitely after aggravating a...

  
  
• Rubio's 9 in 4th help Wolves top Spurs (AP)

  

  It was a tense tied game late in the fourth quarter, one these nervous fans were used to seeing their Minnesota Timberwolves let slip away. Ricky Rubio then splashed a 20-foot jumper through the net for a lead, and the rookie point guard raised his arms, urging them out of their seats and trying to reassure them that times are changing around here.

  
  
• Pierce scores 17 in 3rd to rally Celtics (AP)

  

  Paul Pierce played more than 44 minutes in Orlando on Thursday night, then boarded a plane with his Celtics teammates and arrived in Boston after 3 a.m. Friday. If he was tired, he didn't show it. One night after helping Boston erase a 27-point deficit and beat the Magic, Pierce scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter as the Celtics pulled away from the Indiana Pacers to win 94-87.

  
  
• Hawks use late 3s to stun Pistons in OT (AP)

  

  Joe Johnson stole the ball near his own basket and brought it up the court a bit gingerly. Something was bothering him, although it wasn't clear what until after the game. "I jammed these two fingers on my left hand," the Atlanta star said. "I couldn't really get my feeling back.