O’Neal and Wade Keep Heat Rolling

The Miami Heat began its longest trip of the season by getting double-doubles from Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers, 103-92, on Friday night.

O’Neal had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Wade 25 points and 12 assists for Miami, which led by as many as 22 in winning for the 16th time in 17 games. The Heat’s only loss came Monday against the SuperSonics, and it can avenge it Sunday night at Seattle on the second stop of a five-game trip.

Miami has won eight straight road games.

Ruben Patterson moved into the starting lineup and had 27 points for the Trail Blazers, and Zach Randolph added 25 before fouling out.

Portland has lost five of its last six.

O’Neal was coming off a 33-point, 18-rebound performance in Wednesday’s 102-94 victory over the Knicks.

Patterson and Randolph picked up Portland’s pace midway through the third quarter, and narrowed the score to 65-59 on Randolph’s layup and free throw.

The Heat widened the margin again to as many as 14 points, but the Trail Blazers rallied again midway through the fourth when Randolph’s driving layup made it 92-86.

But Portland was hurt when Randolph fouled out with 4:19 left.

After Seattle, Miami will play Phoenix, the team with the NBA’s best record, then plays at Golden State and the Clippers before heading home.

Sacramento 100, Atlanta 97 -- Mike Bibby scored 31 points, including a clinching jumper with 11.7 seconds left in Atlanta, and the Kings handed the Hawks their sixth straight loss.

The Hawks (5-26) have lost 11 of 12. Only New Orleans (2-29) has a worse record.

Detroit 110, Boston 104 -- Richard Hamilton scored 25 points and made two key baskets down the stretch for the Pistons at Boston.

Paul Pierce scored 22 and Ricky Davis 19 for the Celtics, who shot 59% from the floor compared with Detroit’s 49%.

Boston had won five consecutive home games.

New Jersey 82, Golden State 72 -- Vince Carter scored 22 points and Richard Jefferson 20 at home for the Nets, who sent the Warriors to their fourth straight loss.

Mike Dunleavy, Calbert Cheaney and Mickael Pietrus scored 12 points apiece for the Warriors, who played their fourth straight game without starting shooting guard Jason Richardson, who has a sprained left ankle.

Orlando 111, Charlotte 91 -- Hedo Turkoglu scored 22 points and fellow reserve Pat Garrity 16 at home for the Magic, who on Nov. 6 became the first team to lose to the Bobcats.

In a matchup of the top two picks in last year’s draft, Charlotte’s Emeka Okafor had 15 points and six rebounds and the Magic’s Dwight Howard 10 and 12.

Milwaukee 107, Toronto 105 -- Desmond Mason had 23 points and Michael Redd scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Bucks in Toronto.

Jalen Rose sent the game into overtime with a layup as time expired, but Mason had five points in overtime and Toronto’s Morris Peterson missed a potential tying jumper with one second left.

Minnesota 89, Philadelphia 84 -- Sam Cassell scored Minnesota’s first 14 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 26 for the Timberwolves, who ended a four-game losing streak with a victory in Minneapolis.

Memphis 84, New Orleans 76 -- Pau Gasol scored 20 points and Shane Battier 19 at Memphis, Tenn., to help the Grizzlies extend their winning streak to six games.

Memphis outscored New Orleans, 8-1, in the final 2:23 to improve to 18-17, the first time the Grizzlies have been above .500 this season.

Chicago 84, Utah 78 -- Rookie Luol Deng had 22 points and seven rebounds, and Eddy Curry 21 points at home for the Bulls, who have won eight of their last 11 games. It was the eighth consecutive loss for the Jazz.