Allen, Heat top short-handed San Antonio

ThursdayMiami  105-100    San Antonio Golden State     106-105 Denver

Friday, November 30, 2012
Miami Heat's LeBron James (6) prepares to shoot against the San Antonio Spurs in the second half. Net photo.

ThursdayMiami  105-100    San Antonio Golden State     106-105 Denver MIAMI - The NBA plans to make San Antonio pay for resting four starters. The Miami Heat almost could not.Ray Allen’s 3-pointer with 22.6 seconds left gave Miami the lead, LeBron James finished with 23 points and the Heat rallied late to beat the Spurs 105-100 on Thursday night.San Antonio’s decision to have four top players resting at home in a move that bothered NBA Commissioner David Stern.The Spurs played without Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green, all sent back to San Antonio by coach Gregg Popovich, who said the move was in his team’s best interest. Stern disagreed, calling the decision ‘’unacceptable,’’ apologizing to fans and saying that sanctions against the Spurs will be forthcoming.After the game, Popovich said he was unaware of Stern’s statement and declined comment about what it might mean. Allen scored 20 points, Dwyane Wade added 19 and Chris Bosh finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, now 7-0 at home.Neal had 20 points for the Spurs. Tiago Splitter scored 18 points, Nando De Colo added 15, Boris Diaw scored 12 and Bonner had 10 for San Antonio, which finished a six-games-in-nine-nights road trip with a 5-1 record.