NBA roundup: Heat enjoy rare blowout win over Magic

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade emerged from the training room wearing a black robe and with a thick bag of ice strapped to his aching right wrist.

"It's all right now," Wade said.

Unlikely as it seemed a few days ago, so are the Miami Heat, who enjoyed a rare romp past the Orlando Magic.

Wade had 25 points and seven assists, Michael Beasley added 22 points and the Heat were in control throughout an easy 104-86 victory over the Eastern Conference champion Magic on Thursday night.

Dorell Wright and Quentin Richardson each scored 11 points for the Heat, who beat their Southeast Division rivals for the second time in two meetings this year after netting only one win against Orlando in the previous three seasons combined.

"I think if we continue to play with this focus, play with this energy, we'll be a pretty tough team to beat," Beasley said.

Dwight Howard finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who fell to 15-4 against the East this season. J.J. Redick scored 13 points, Mickael Pietrus added 12 and Vince Carter was scoreless for the first 21 minutes before finishing with 10 points for Orlando.

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy wanted to shoulder the blame, saying he tinkered with Orlando's defensive schemes beforehand. Players, including Rashard Lewis, pointed the finger at themselves instead.

"I hate to say it, but before the game I saw this coming," Van Gundy said.

Whatever he changed didn't work, as Miami shot 52 percent from the floor.

"You can be in the right place. If you're not going hard, it doesn't matter," Redick said.

Wade sat out the entire fourth quarter for the third straight game, all of them routs with Miami winning the last two. Since a pair of team meetings following a 28-point home loss to Memphis on Sunday, the Heat are 2-0 with an average winning margin of 19 points.

BULLS 98, KNICKS 89: At Chicago, Luol Deng scored 24 points, John Salmons added 20 and the Bulls rallied from 17 down for their third win in 14 games. The Bulls took control with a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter. The Knicks led by as many as 17 in the first quarter thanks to a torrid start by Al Harrington, who scored 14 of his 18 points in the period. New York attempted an NBA-record 29 3-pointers in the first half, hitting nine. The Knicks finished 16 of 47 from long range, setting an NBA season high for 3-point tries.