Dallas Hometown Chris Bosh Scores 26 Points To Help The Miami Heat Beat Brooklyn Nets

Chris Bosh scored 26 points, Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 25 points in the final minutes and the Miami Heat held off the Brooklyn Nets 88-84 on Sunday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Hassan Whiteside had 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks off the bench for Miami, which won for only the seventh time in 19 home games.

Joe Johnson scored 19, Brook Lopez added 16 and Mirza Teletovic had 14 for Brooklyn, which had won six of seven and was seeking to get back over .500 for the first time since Nov. 12.

The Heat never trailed — and, because nothing comes easily to them anymore, still had to sweat out the ending.

A nine-point lead with 4:49 left was whittled to three, and the Nets actually had a chance to tie with just over a minute remaining but Teletovic’s 3-pointer rattled out.

Wade made a free throw on the next Miami possession on a call the Nets argued to no avail, pushing the margin to 84-80 with 40.7 seconds left. Alan Anderson missed a 3-pointer on the ensuing Brooklyn trip, the Heat controlled the rebound and closed it out with free throws.

Deron Williams scored 13 and Mason Plumlee scored 12 for the Nets.

For the third straight game, Miami’s offense was nowhere to be found in the third quarter.

Only this time, the damage was minimal.