76ers run away from Heat, 93-85

Of all the postgame statistics that merited Miami Coach Pat Riley’s attention, one glared more than most.

Fastbreak points in the second half: Philadelphia 19, Miami 0. Translation: The 76ers simply ran past the Heat after halftime at Miami.

Andre Iguodala scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half, Kyle Korver had 11 in the final quarter and the 76ers rallied from an early 19-point deficit to beat the Heat, 93-85, Saturday night.

“In the first half they had a lot of transition points,” 76ers Coach Maurice Cheeks said. “I think they had 16 layups. After the first half, we were able to control the rebounds. We were able to get out in the open court and get some easy baskets. Guys were making big shots for us.”

After halftime, Philadelphia made 53% of its shots, held Miami to 30% shooting -- including two-for-20 from three-point range -- and outscored the Heat, 59-36, to send the defending NBA champions to their third loss in four games.

“Just playing bad basketball,” Heat guard Eddie Jones said. “We played some great minutes. In the first half we probably played 19, 20 of great basketball. But we came out in the second half, man, and just played some bad basketball. We’re letting teams do whatever they want to do.”

Iguodala, back in the lineup after a sore back forced him to sit out the 76ers’ victory over Charlotte on Friday night and end a streak of 232 consecutive appearances, also had seven rebounds and six assists for Philadelphia, which has won 10 of its last 14 to remain alive in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

“It was like a totally different team out there,” Iguodala said. “We have to give ourselves credit. We were contesting shots and getting fastbreak points. Our pressure on the ball was much better in the second half.”

Miami used its favored inside-out style -- Shaquille O’Neal getting lots of touches -- in the first half, but when Philadelphia took that away after halftime, the Heat got into quick trouble and never found a solution. O’Neal finished with 18 points.

New Jersey 113, Charlotte 110 -- Vince Carter forced overtime with an acrobatic dunk at the buzzer, then took over in the extra period to lead the Nets at Charlotte, N.C.

Carter, who finished with 40 points, bailed out the Nets, who ended a two-game losing streak and moved into a three-way tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference with Orlando and Indiana.

With the Nets trailing by two in the closing seconds of regulation, Jason Kidd launched a desperation three-pointer that was well short. Carter caught the ball in front of the rim and in one motion dunked it behind his head as the horn sounded.

Carter’s three-point play 11 seconds into the extra period put the Nets ahead to stay. His three-point basket just over a minute later gave the Nets a four-point lead, and his two free throws with 22 seconds left clinched it.

Utah 118, Memphis 108 -- Carlos Boozer had 28 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Jazz to its fifth consecutive home win and 11th in 12 games overall.

Dahntay Jones had a career-high 26 points, and Pau Gasol had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, which began a six-game trip. The Grizzlies have a 5-29 road record, worst in the NBA.

One of those five wins came against the Jazz, which they defeated, 132-130, in overtime on Jan. 24 on a buzzer beater by Eddie Jones, who now plays for Miami.