MIAMI -- Down by 16 at one point, trailing for the entire second half and staring squarely at what would have been a four-game losing streak, the Miami Heat were in serious trouble.
That is, until Dwyane Wade got a fortunate bounce that the Heat desperately needed.
Wade's jumper with 21.9 seconds left hit the front of the rim before falling to give Miami its only lead of the second half, and the Heat ended the game on an 11-0 run to rally past the Memphis Grizzlies 100-97 on Sunday night.
"Dwyane's uncanny," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He can play absolutely horrible stretches of basketball and have the quickest memory, and all of a sudden get to the last two minutes and he has incredible confidence. ... Sometimes when you don't know where to go, that's always a great option, having a Hall of Famer."
Chris Bosh led the Heat with 22 points, Gerald Green added 16 -- three of them on free throws after Memphis' Matt Barnes fouled him behind the arc with 1:32 left -- and Luol Deng scored 15 for Miami. The Heat trailed 75-59 late in the third quarter before coming back.
Wade got Miami within one on a drive with a minute left, then got the night's biggest shot to fall one possession later.
"I knew the ball's going to be in my hands ... and I was able to get a couple things to go," said Wade, who scored 14 for Miami.
After the game, he wrapped Grizzlies guard Mario Chalmers -- the former Miami starter who made his return to the arena that he called home for his first seven full NBA seasons -- in an embrace they both enjoyed.
Chalmers wasn't surprised at Wade's heroics.
"I'm used to seeing things like that," Chalmers said.
Jeff Green scored a season-high 26 points for Memphis, while surprise starter Barnes finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Chalmers, playing against Miami as an opponent for the first time since being traded to Memphis last month, finished with 12 points for the Grizzlies -- including a three-point play midway through the fourth to put his team up 89-79.
"We had a great chance to win," Memphis coach Dave Joerger said. "We had all kinds of open shots but we didn't make them. We needed to make one shot in the final two and a half minutes. We didn't. They needed to score in about six straight possessions, and they did."
The Grizzlies changed their lineup shortly before game time, ruling Tony Allen -- who was originally listed as a starter -- out with a right knee injury and inserting Barnes into the starting five to replace Zach Randolph. It was the first time Randolph played as a reserve since March 23, 2013.
Randolph and Marc Gasol each had 12 points for Memphis.
THUNDER 104, JAZZ 98, OT
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 31 points -- all but two after halftime -- and Oklahoma City rallied from a 16-point deficit for a second victory over Utah in a three-day span.
Russell Westbrook added 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists for the Thunder, who have won nine consecutive home games against Utah dating to the 2010-11 season. Oklahoma City extended its longest winning streak of the season to five games.
Rodney Hood had 23 points, Gordon Hayward scored 22 and Alec Burks added 21 for the Jazz, who fell five games behind first-place Oklahoma City in the Northwest Division.
Westbrook scored two baskets in the first 36 seconds of overtime to give the Thunder the lead, and Utah missed its first nine field-goal attempts in the extra period. The Jazz avoided an OT shutout on Hayward's basket with 8.6 seconds left.
RAPTORS 96, 76ERS 76
TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan had 25 points, Luis Scola added 22 and Toronto beat Philadelphia for its fourth consecutive victory.
DeRozan came into the night averaging 21.7 points per game, and this was his third consecutive outing with at least 20 points. Scola matched his season-high point total from a game in November.
Toronto started slowly, trailing 16-8 at the midpoint of the first quarter. But the Raptors then took charge to hand the 76ers their sixth consecutive loss.
Jahlil Okafor led Philadelphia with 23 points and 14 rebounds while Robert Covington added 15 points and nine rebounds.
SUNS 108, TIMBERWOLVES 101
PHOENIX -- Brandon Knight rebounded from a one-point outing in his last game to make seven three-pointers and score 25 points, helping Phoenix beat Minnesota.
Knight scored nine of his points in the fourth quarter, all on three-pointers.
The Timberwolves committed 24 turnovers, including nine in the third quarter, which helped the Suns get out in transition and take control of the game for good. Phoenix scored 43 points off turnovers for the game.
Zach LaVine led the Wolves with 28 points and Kevin Martin added 19.
The Suns didn't score for more than 4 minutes during the fourth quarter as Minnesota cut into a 19-point lead, but P.J. Tucker's three-pointer at the 7:54 mark followed by Eric Bledsoe's steal and dunk gave Phoenix a 90-75 lead.
Sports on 12/14/2015