MIAMI -- For the Miami Heat, there was symmetry in the turnabout.
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. Lose by 30 in San Antonio, win by 30 in Miami. Chris Bosh scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Dwyane Wade scored 29 and the Miami Heat avenged their worst loss of the season by rolling past the NBA-leading Spurs 110-80 on Monday night. "Its huge for us, really, just getting even with this team," Bosh said. "They beat us pretty good and Im happy that we were able to respond by playing a complete game tonight. But at the same time, it is just one game." LeBron James finished with 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for the Heat, who have won three straight and moved within two games of Eastern Conference front-runners Boston and Chicago. Miami lost 125-95 in San Antonio on March 4, the midpoint of a five-game slide that now seems all but forgotten after wins over the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies and now the Spurs. "Sometimes when you suffer the results that we were and you have this extreme noise from outside, that can be a distraction only if you let it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "But in terms of the guys confidence, it never really wavered. This is a very confident group. But the consistency that weve had the last three games is something we can build on." It was the Spurs biggest regular-season loss since April 7, 2005, a 104-68 defeat in Dallas. Tony Parker scored 18 points and Tim Duncan added 14 for the Spurs, who had won 15 of their last 18 against Miami. Before Monday, San Antonios worst loss of the season had been a 96-72 defeat in New Orleans. And this one was decisive in more than the scoring column: Miami outrebounded the Spurs 47-33 and shot 54 per cent to San Antonios 38. "We made a lot of shots in San Antonio and they made a lot of shots here," said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, whose team endured its third-lowest scoring total and fifth-worst shooting effort of the season. "What goes around comes around." According to STATS LLC, its just the second time in NBA history that a two-game series had both clubs winning once by 30 or more. The other occurrence came last season, when Dallas beat New York by 50 at Madison Square Garden, then lost at home to the Knicks by 34 nearly two months later. "We were in attack mode," James said. "We were in attack all night." Add this to San Antonios 123-101 loss in Orlando on Dec. 23, and the Spurs two trips to the Sunshine State this season were losses by a combined 52 points. Mario Chalmers scored 11 for Miami. Manu Ginobili finished with 12 and Antonio McDyess scored 10 for the Spurs. "They needed the game more than us," Ginobili said. "They were more upset than us and they are a great team. We are not playing against a second-division team in Asia. We are talking about the Heat." When the teams met a week and a half ago, it was over after one quarter. San Antonio ran out to a 36-12 lead, making eight three-pointers in the first quarter alone, on the way to a franchise-record 17 connections from beyond the arc. Funny how things even out: In Miami, the Spurs could get very little from outside the paint to fall. They finished 6 for 22 on three-pointers. San Antonio shot just 6 for 25 from the perimeter in the first half, 1-for-9 in the second quarter, and the Heat held the Spurs to their fourth-lowest output in the first 24 minutes of a game this season. The Heat lead was 49-39 at the break, with Bosh and Wade combining for 31 points and 12 rebounds along the way. Meanwhile, take away Duncan and McDyess -- a combined 9-for-13 in the half -- and the Spurs were downright abysmal offensively. Combined, their teammates shot 9-for-33 in the opening two quarters. "They definitely had a lot of energy," Parker said of the Heat. "But overall, they just played better than us." The Spurs got some things going in the third, particularly Parker, who hit 5 of 6 shots and scored 14 in the period. But the outcome was never in doubt. Wade found James for a dunk with 10:14 remaining, then gave a joyous shout heading back to the other end. He had a more prolonged scream 17 seconds later after stealing the ball away from Steve Novak and going in for a dunk of his own that pushed the Miami edge to 87-67. Wade is averaging 28.5 points in two games since winning a lengthy custody fight for his two sons on Friday, and even James noted that the 2006 NBA finals MVP has a newfound spring in his step. "A lot of good things are happening," Wade said. NOTES: It was the 26th time Bosh finished with at least 30 points and 12 rebounds in his career. Oddly, his teams are now 10-16 in those games. ... Wade, who blocked five shots in Saturdays romp over Memphis, had another for the highlight reel when he blocked Duncans layup with 7:36 left in the third. He looked at the overhead scoreboard for a replay, but Bosh getting fouled on the other end was shown instead. ... The Spurs now have McDyess in the lineup to start alongside Duncan, Ginobili, Parker and Richard Jefferson. "I wanted to feel like I had something to do," joked Popovich, who then said going to McDyess more at this time of year has been his plan for some time. ... The father of Heat trainer Jay Sabol died Monday morning.
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.m. Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - The Columbus Crew host the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night in Major League Soccer action in what very well could be a preview of MLS Cup 2010.
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. "Kenny has been an outstanding player for us over the last four seasons as well as a tremendous ambassador for FC Dallas in his time with the club, and we wish him the best in Munich," Hoops General Manager Michael Hitchcock said. (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Kings will try to bounce back from their first home loss of the season when they begin a road trip by facing the Sabres tonight in Buffalo. The Kings were 8-0-0 at the Staples Center before dropping Wednesdays test against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Los Angeles had already set a club record for its best home start to a season. Rick Nash netted a pair of third-period goals as the Blue Jackets scored three times in the final stanza en route to the 5-3 victory. They made it look easy there on a couple of those goals tonight, said Los Angeles head coach Terry Murray. Drew Doughty collected three assists for Los Angeles, while Justin Williams registered a goal and one assist to extend his point streak to a career-best 11 games. Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots in defeat. In addition to Williams 11-game run, Jarret Stoll and Anze Kopitar also carry sizable point streaks into tonights tilt. Stoll has three goals and seven assists during an eight-game stretch, while Kopitar has notched three goals and six helpers over his last five games. Tonights contest at HSBC Arena marks the first of four straight on the road for the Pacific Division-leading Kings, who are 4-4-0 away from LA this seeason.
Tom Brady Womens Jersey. The Sabres, meanwhile, are coming off a loss on Wednesday after dropping a road test in Washington. Michal Neuvirth made 31 stops, including 10 in a scoreless third period to help the Capitals hold on to the 4-2 win at Verizon Center. Jordan Leopold and Derek Roy both tallied for the Sabres, while Ryan Miller surrendered three goals on 28 shots to take the loss. Roy extended his point streak to six games, while teammate Thomas Vanek added an assist to give him a point in five straight tilts. Buffalo, which was 4-0-1 in five games prior to Wednesdays setback in D.C., suffered its first regulation loss since Nov. 5. The Sabres may have defenseman and team captain Craig Rivet in the lineup tonight for the first time since Nov. 6. Rivet was sidelined with a bout of food poisoning at first, but he has since recovered from that illness only to be held out of the lineup as a healthy scratch over the last few games. However, Buffalo forward Patrick Kaleta could miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury. The Sabres have won four of the last six meetings against the Kings, but Buffalo lost a shootout decision last year in LA. The Kings have dropped three straight in Buffalo. ' ' '



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