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OAKLAND, Calif. -- With one eye on the defence and the
other on the clock, LeBron James let the time tick down
before carrying the Miami Heat into the All-Star break in
a way only he could. James capped one of his best games
of the season in dramatic fashion, making a step-back 3-
pointer with less than a second remaining to propel the
Heat past the Golden State Warriors 111-110 Wednesday
night and into the break on a high note. "I was going for
the win the whole time," James said. With teammate Dwyane
Wade scratched from the lineup with a nerve irritation in
his left foot, James shouldered the load for the two-time
defending NBA champions. He finished with 36 points, 13
rebounds and nine assists, saving his best moment for
last. After James fellow All-Star Stephen Curry hit a
bank shot to start a three-point play that put the
Warriors ahead by two, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra chose
not to call timeout. Instead, James got the ball in the
half court and swished a 27-footer over Andre Iguodala
with two-tenths of a second left. James stared into the
stands, then patted his chest and high-stepped on the
sideline, leaving the announced sellout crowd of 19,596
stunned and silent. "Better offence," James said, "beats
better defence every time." James shot 14 of 26 from the
floor, including several dazzling dunks, to help the Heat
go ahead by 21 points in the third quarter. Chris Bosh
added 19 points and five rebounds, and reserve Michael
Beasley scored 16 points in a thrilling victory for
Miami, which won without Wade for the second straight
night. The Heat (37-14) head into the break 2 1/2 games
behind Indiana (40-12) in the Eastern Conference. "I just
told them in the locker room that if I had realized he
was going to work that thing all the way down to the end
of the clock, I would have ran out there and screamed
timeout," Spoelstra said. "I tried to design something
but once he started to wind it up I decided I better not
break his rhythm and let a great player make a great
play, make or miss, and thats what he did." Curry
finished with 29 points and seven assists, and David Lee
had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors (31-22),
who rallied to take an 87-84 lead early in the fourth
quarter before the teams traded baskets late. Golden
State, which beat the Heat in Miami earlier this season,
had no answer for the four-time NBA MVP this time. "That
was like the ultimate buzz kill," Curry told teammates in
the Warriors locker room. He could later be heard
shouting "Wow!" from the showers. The biggest stars for
both teams providing a fantastic finish. Iguodala lost
the ball before gathering himself for a desperation, 18-
foot fadeway with the shot clock about to expire, giving
the Warriors a 105-104 lead. James answered with a 3-
pointer over Klay Thompson, then Curry came back with a
short jumper to tie the score again, and James followed
by splitting a pair of free throws. As Lee came over to
set a screen to his left, Curry drove to his right and
banked a short jumper off the glass while getting fouled
by Mario Chalmers to start a three-point play with 14.6
seconds to play, lifting the Warriors ahead 110-108 --
and seemingly for good. James quickly changed that. He
dribbled just in front of Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob
sitting courtside and hit the contested 3-pointer over
Iguodala, breaking into celebration to put the
exclamation point on Miamis win. The Warriors didnt have
enough time to get a shot off on the final possession.
The shot capped a breathtaking performance by James when
the Heat needed it most. Wade also sat out Miamis win
Tuesday night at Phoenix with a migraine headache. He was
listed at his usual shooting guard spot and announced
during pregame introductions, but seconds before tipoff
the Heat said he would not play. Wade said hes not sure
if hell be able to play in Sundays All-Star game in New
Orleans. The Warriors, who were coming off a 123-80 rout
of Philadelphia on Monday, were without centres Andrew
Bogut (bruised left shoulder) and Jermaine ONeal (sore
right wrist). Any time Golden State started to take
control, though, there was no lineup that could stop
James. "We witnessed greatness," Warriors coach Mark
Jackson said. "A special player, an all-time great, made
a big-time shot." NOTES: Some sort of glass object fell
on the floor near the Heats basket in the third quarter.
It was unclear what the object was, though several
players were looking up at a disco ball that hangs from
the rafters. Played resume after a short timeout. ...
Heat F Shane Battier received five stitches over his left
eye in the first half before returning to the game. ...
The Heats next game is at Dallas on Tuesday, while the
Warriors dont play again until Wednesday at Sacramento.
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Angeles, which lost five of its last seven before
trouncing the Pelicans, who beat them handily last week
in New Orleans. Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry scored 15
points apiece for the Lakers, who led by 20 points in the
first half before coasting to their 12th win in their
last 13 regular-season meetings with New
Orleans.PHILADELPHIA -- Kyle Kendrick and his offence
were in sync for the first time in a while. Ryan Howard
had five RBIs and Kendrick pitched sharply into the
seventh inning to snap his 10-game losing streak as the
Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 9-0
Monday. A day after Dodgers right-hander Josh Beckett
threw a no-hitter against the Phillies, leadoff man Ben
Revere started with a single for the first of
Philadelphias 12 hits. Kendrick (1-5) allowed six hits
over 6 2-3 innings to earn his first win since last Aug.
6, a span of 16 winless starts. His best performance
since that skid came against the top offence in the
majors. The Rockies are first in runs (262) and batting
average (.291), but have been shut out in two straight
games. Kendrick had several strong starts during his
losing streak but didnt get much run support. He also had
some poor outings when the offence produced. "It was
tough. It was a grind," Kendrick said. "I tried to keep
games close, pitch deep and give us a chance. Some of
those wins and losses are out of your control." Jhoulys
Chacin (0-4) gave up four runs and seven hits in five-
plus innings. He has lost five straight decisions dating
to last season. "I felt fine and my pitches were moving
pretty good," Chacin said. Mike Adams relieved Kendrick
and fanned Troy Tulowitzki with two on to end the seventh
in a 4-0 game. Antonio Bastardo and Justin De Fratus
finished off the seven-hitter. The key for Kendrick was
getting through the first inning scoreless. He didnt
allow a run in the first for the first time in five
starts after giving up nine total runs in the opening
frame in his previous four outings. "I didnt have my best
command, but I made pitches when I needed to," Kendrick
said. "No runs is all that matters." Chase Utley got the
Phillies going in the fourth by reaching on an infield
single with two outs. He advanced to secondd on a wild
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"We got good pitches to hit and we jumped out early,"
Howard said. "Our approach was similar. Sometimes when a
guy is on, hes on. You can have a bad day yesterday, but
next day is a fresh start." The Phillies hustled out a
run in the fifth. Domonic Brown walked and sprinted to
third on Carlos Ruizs single to left. Two outs later,
Revere dove headfirst into first base to beat out an
infield single and give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. Kendrick
escaped a two-out jam in the sixth, retiring Josh
Rutledge on a foul pop to leave runners at second and
third. Howard connected in the sixth, sending a drive
into the right-centre stands for his eighth homer and a
4-0 lead. Utley hit an RBI double in the seventh and
Howard followed with a two-run single. Pinch-hitter John
Mayberry Jr. capped the scoring outburst with a two-run
shot. "It was a good bounce-back game for us," Phillies
manager Ryne Sandberg said. "It was good to see Kendrick
was solid against a good lineup." NOTES: Phillies lefty
Cliff Lee was not cleared to start throwing and will be
re-evaluated in three days. Lee has an elbow strain and
was placed on the disabled list last week. "Its
definitely better, but its still there," Lee said. "No
sense in rushing it." ... Chacin didnt have a wild pitch
this season before throwing three in the fourth inning.
... Charlie Culberson made his third straight start for
injured Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado. ... Colorado was shut
out for the third time this season. ... Matt Beech was
the last Phillies pitcher to lose 11 straight decisions.
His streak went from Aug. 13, 1996, to Aug. 2, 1997. ...
LHP Jorge De La Rosa (5-3) goes for the Rockies against
LHP Cole Hamels (1-2, 4.30 ERA) on Tuesday night.
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