LeBron Scores 44, Heat Top Trail Blazers In Overtime (VIDEO)

PORTLAND, Ore. -- LeBron James had 44 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, Dwyane Wade added 34 points and eight rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-100 in overtime Sunday night for their 13th straight road victory.

James buried two deep 3-pointers and made two free throws in the extra period for the Heat (30-9), who have won 21 of their last 22 games after a slow start to the season. Chris Bosh added 18 points and eight rebounds. The Big Three combined for all but 11 of Miami's points.

WATCH:

Miami is three road wins away from tying the NBA record held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat needed to scramble to keep the streak going after Wesley Matthews hit a 3-pointer to put the Blazers up 89-82 with 2:13 left.

James took the game over from the there, making a 3-pointer and two more free throws to tie the game.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 31 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Blazers (20-18), who had an eight-game home win streak snapped. Nicolas Batum added 22 points and Matthews had 14.

Portland had the ball with 38 seconds left in overtime, trailing 104-100, but Aldridge traveled in the backcourt. James's second 3 in the extra period, from 26 feet out, put away the game.

The Heat went into overtime for the second straight game after winning at Milwaukee on Friday. Portland led for most of the second half, but James tied it at 93 with two free throws with 24 seconds remaining. Andre Miller then missed two shots in final seconds.

Wade made his first seven shots and had 15 of the Heat's first 19 points. Miami led 38-30 in the second after Wade, James and Bosh scored in succession. However, the Blazers went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to one. The Heat led 46-44 at the break.

The third quarter belonged to Portland. Aldridge scored twice and Matthews finished a fast break with a layup to put Portland up 58-52. Rudy Fernandez made a 3-pointer to make it 65-60. Portland led 76-68 with 7:48 remaining in the game after Patrick Mills hit a 3.

NOTES: Portland had beaten the Heat in five of their last six meetings. Of course, that was without James and Bosh. ... The Blazers' home winning streak was their longest since they won 12 in row from Jan. 24 to March 9, 2009. They have a chance to start a new home winning streak, with eight of their next 10 at home. ... The Heat shot 56 percent from the field to Portland's 41 percent.

Comments

[obamafarrakhanlover]

03:04 PM on 01/11/2011

man tracking down lebronh.aters is becoming a hard task of late....oh darn

[yill danniel]

08:36 PM on 01/10/2011

There's no stopping King James!

[obamafarrakhanlover]

02:25 PM on 01/10/2011

yea let the h.aters h.ate on...thats 20 wins in their last 21 games....meanwhile the lebronh.aters/ r .a cist are in a tizzy...and how are the cavs and gilbert doing? oh yea 20 losses in their last 21 games....

[WPF]

08:02 PM on 01/10/2011

i'm a floridian and a heat fan... just because someone hates lebron and co. doesn't mean they're a racist...

[obamafarrakhanlover]

10:30 AM on 01/11/2011

oh so you actually believe that all that h.ating is really because he choose to have a prime time special to announce his opting to play elsewhere since he lost the confidence in his owner fielding the right pieces to get them over? So it seems to me that the most nba tickets are brought by white upper and middle class people and we all know that when they get on one accord to boo and send hate mail/messages they are pretty effective. I'm just glad to see them waste their energy and the Heat is sucessful in spite of them and the cavs ...well the cavs just plain ole suck,again!

[Afro Latina]

02:25 PM on 01/10/2011

According to ESPN: "Bosh, Wade and Lebron scored 96 of 107 points in the win. Rest of the team 4-14 FG. So Big 3 scores 90 percent of the team's points!"

They won't make it in the playoffs with no help from the bench..

[obamafarrakhanlover]

02:28 PM on 01/10/2011

Really? 96 of 107 pts on the road ...it don't matter but hey if that's about the only negative you can pull from this historic gathering of talent then go ahead

[RusStyles]

04:41 PM on 01/10/2011

Point well taken. It will be very difficult to go deep into the playoffs, after a grueling season, with these three scoring 90% of the points. One injury or foul trouble...and they're done.

[Americanium]

10:06 PM on 01/10/2011

Heck if they play as well and score as much every game, it is highly unlikely that they'll lose..

[obamafarrakhanlover]

02:22 PM on 01/10/2011

and the beat goes on.....LeBron and the Heat continues to 'do great things'....20 wins in their last 21 games...meanwhile back in cleveland they have lost 20 of their last 21 games and the lebronhaters/ racist are having one heck of a time and I love it

[obamafarrakhanlover]

02:59 PM on 01/10/2011

well mr/ms moderator why so long to allow post? still hijacking the flow, huh?

[ReservoirDog]

12:35 PM on 01/10/2011

all the h.aters keep on hating

the HEAT keep on winning

[Charlie Ham]

11:53 AM on 01/10/2011

lebron is a baby, its not even fun to watch their games, if someone blows on them they call a foul. go back to officiating like it was in the late 80's early 90's. stop with the flopping bs and playing favorites. donaghy already outed all of you chumps.

[PoliticalMMA]

12:50 PM on 01/10/2011

yeah, cause Lebron and the Heat are the only team with superstars where the refs give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to fouls.

And to say its not fun to watch a Heat game, you just show how biased and transparent you are. Watching Lebron & Wade on the break is always entertaining

[Charlie Ham]

01:41 PM on 01/10/2011

i should have said d wade, but those 2 are the poster boy heatles remember? they are entertaining to watch, yes. as far as basketball prowess, id take magic and bird matchups any day

[ngaberay]

11:07 AM on 01/10/2011

All hail Bron the King.

[ReservoirDog]

12:41 PM on 01/10/2011

nuff said

[Beka13]

05:22 PM on 01/10/2011

The King of MIAMI...All the smart people leave Ohio for Florida...LOL

[PoliticalMMA]

10:48 AM on 01/10/2011

From the 3:08 mark of the fourth quarter on, LeBron James outscored the Blazers 19-16. And people say the guy isn't clutch or a closer.

Where are all the haters that comment of a negative Lebron story but the positive Lebron stories they stay away from? They'll probably just say its just the Blazers or something like that

[eagleclaw]

10:20 AM on 01/10/2011

Who Dat gonna beat dem Heat???? Who Dat? Who Dat?

[tanya11111]

10:50 AM on 01/10/2011

probably the celtics, but hey man let's not argue about it yet... they were awesome last night.

[obamafarrakhanlover]

03:01 PM on 01/10/2011

maybe in a 7 game series the celtics at best would win 2 games but the Heat would take the other 4 but if this team continues to improve I could easily see them reach back and do what Moses Malone once predicted about his teams chances in the playoffs...4,4,4

[William Munny]

09:38 AM on 01/10/2011

I guess one basketball IS enough to go around.

[PoliticalMMA]

10:54 AM on 01/10/2011

who's gonna get the last shot? probably the person who has the ball last

[William Munny]

02:06 PM on 01/10/2011

Or whoever has the hot hand.

[RusStyles]

09:11 AM on 01/10/2011

As it relates to overall athleticism, durability, b-ball IQ, defense, passing and ball-handling, and desire to improve...LBJ has no equal. The only aspect of the game that Kobe or MJ has on this phenom is a mid-range jumper from all parts of the court; whether going left, right, straight-ahead, back to the basket, etc. Once he masters this, which he must if wants to continue playing in his late 20s/early 30s...Barring any serious injury, he'll be considered the GOAT, even if he doesn't match or exceed other greats who have multiple rings. However. If his other two stars remain healthy throughout the playoffs, and they lose..,not only this year but the next 2-3, then I'd have to reassess my prediction...

[bluemonk611]

10:17 AM on 01/10/2011

If the league started in the 1980s your statement might be true.

There are at least five players better than MJ in the league's history and probably 45 better than Kobe.

Being better than MJ only makes you the GOAT on ESPN.

[RusStyles]

10:27 AM on 01/10/2011

Please, inform the uninformed what 5 players were better than MJ. As well as what made them better. I won't hold my breath.

[ComicBooksandPolitics]

11:27 AM on 01/10/2011

I am a LBJ fan, but he's not a top 10 all time player. MJ is the greatest because he was not only the best athlete, but he was the smartest most fundamentally sound player in his generation. Also, MJ had a top 10 all time post game to go with his IQ. Lebron has zero post game. He is not even in the same breath as MJ.

[dmsdzinr]

08:33 AM on 01/10/2011

Very Talented Basketball Player, but, as always too arrogant for his own good.

[Whoozthaboss]

10:36 AM on 01/10/2011

Fuggumean arrogant? You wanna talk about somebody arrogant, talk about Jordan. Spare me.

[PoliticalMMA]

10:46 AM on 01/10/2011

You talking about the same Michael Jordan who told Reggie Theus, " I'm gonna take your job and your woman?"

[dmsdzinr]

01:18 PM on 01/10/2011

I TRY to stay on subject. This article is NOT about Michael Jordan.

[Beka13]

05:24 PM on 01/10/2011

Arrogance is when you dont have the skills to back up your actions. He has the skills. He can be confident.

[jerryhattrick]

07:48 AM on 01/10/2011

yeah....LeBron folded in 1 playoff game...Of course, with LBJ, the Cavs had the best regular season record (or close) for 5 yrs....without him, they're kaput. Sorry LBJ haters, even Jordan didnt win till he had help....

[onlyaquarterdelusional]

01:30 PM on 01/10/2011

And the help should have and would have come to him. LeBron's great but he still plays on Wades team and he is much to good a player to have made that move.

[Jazmo]

07:38 AM on 01/10/2011

Go Heat!