Heat score 17 straight late, rally past Suns

Tuesday Indiana 102-89 LA Clippers New York 106-87 Toronto Houston 107-104 LA Lakers

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Miami Heatu2019s Chris Bosh reacts after making a two-point basket during the second half. Net photo.

TuesdayIndiana 102-89 LA ClippersNew York 106-87 TorontoHouston 107-104 LA LakersUtah 97-90 Oklahoma CitySacramento 119-110 MemphisPortland 87-116 MilwaukeeMIAMI – LeBron James gave Miami two big scares. The Phoenix Suns provided another. The Heat survived them all.Chris Bosh scored 29 points, and the Heat used a 17-0 fourth-quarter run to erase a 10-point deficit and beat the Suns 99-95 on Tuesday night for their 14th straight home victory.James scored 20 points, shaking off a stinger on his right elbow in the first quarter—then a high-impact collision with Grant Hill in the final seconds, staying down for nearly 2 minutes before getting pulled to his feet.He remained in the game. In the locker room afterward, James complained of a headache and seemed more soft-spoken than usual, though insisted he was fine."Never had one of those hits since I had on pads and a helmet,” James said. "So it took me back to that moment. I don’t know what exactly happened. … I’m all right. I’ve been better. I’ve got a little headache. But I’ll be all right.”Hill led Phoenix with 19 points. Marcin Gortat had 13, Markieff Morris 12, Jared Dudley 10 and Steve Nash finished with nine points and 10 assists.