Heat's LeBron James, Dwyane Wade hand Bobcats 16th loss in row

LeBron James had 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the visiting Miami Heat handed the Charlotte Bobcats their 16th straight defeat, 105-92, Wednesday night.

Dwyane Wade scored 29 points and had nine rebounds as Miami extended its winning streak to six.

One night after an emotional win over Oklahoma City, James and Wade made sure there would be no letdown against the Bobcats. Miami opened a 9-0 lead in the blink of an eye behind a three-pointer by Mario Chalmers and three straight dunks -- two by James and another by Chris Bosh.

The Heat led 55-38 at halftime but couldn't put the Bobcats away until late. Kemba Walker had 27 points and Ramon Sessions added 19 for the Bobcats (7-21), who haven't won since Nov. 24.

Cavaliers 87, Wizards 84: Tristan Thompson's three-point play with 24.4 seconds remaining gave host Cleveland its first two-game winning streak of the season. Kyrie Irving, who had 26 points and eight assists to lead Cleveland, made one of two free throws with 9.5 seconds left after Jordan Crawford and Garrett Temple missed jumpers for Washington. Crawford made two free throws with 8.5 seconds left to cut the lead to 86-84. Irving hit one of two, and Crawford missed a three-pointer as time ran out. Crawford and Emeka Okafor led the Wizards with 17 points and Nene had 16.

Hornets 97, Magic 94: Robin Lopez had a season-high 29 points and Greivis Vasquez scored 27 as visiting New Orleans snapped an 11-game losing streak. Orlando had a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds but came up empty on a three-point attempt by Nikola Vucevic. The victory was the Hornets' first since Dec. 3 and their fourth straight regular-season win over the Magic. Jameer Nelson had 28 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando and Vucevic added 19 points.

. -- AP