MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade got a victory in his return to Miami, with Jimmy Butler scoring 20 points and Rajon Rondo adding 16 points and 12 assists as the Chicago Bulls topped the Heat 98-95 on Thursday night.
Robin Lopez had 16 points for Chicago, which prevailed in a game that had 14 ties and 19 lead changes.
Wade scored 13 points on 5-for-17 shooting in his first game at Miami as an opponent, after spending his first 13 NBA seasons with the Heat.
Hassan Whiteside led Miami with 20 points and 20 rebounds. Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson each scored 16 for the Heat, who lost point guard Goran Dragic to a sprained left ankle in the third quarter.
Justise Winslow scored 15 and Tyler Johnson added 14 for Miami.
Wade was feted throughout the night, getting warm ovations and a tribute video in his honor. And he got what he ultimately wanted most -- a victory, which he sealed with a pair of free throws after a foul call on Winslow that the Heat and their fans argued vehemently with 13.7 seconds left.
Richardson tied the game with a three-pointer with 6:13 remaining, but the Bulls scored the next six points and led the rest of the way. After the game, Wade went over and greeted Heat managing general partner Micky Arison and General Manager Andy Elisburg before leaving the floor and blowing a kiss to the fans who remained.
Miami came out flying and scored the game's first eight points, Chicago answered with a 12-4 run to tie the game and the stage was set for a back-and-forth sort of night. Chicago's lead was one after the first quarter, Miami tied it by halftime and despite Wade's best efforts it remained tied going into the fourth.
Wade tried a three-pointer over Richardson in the final seconds of the third, and posed after letting it go -- a sure sign that he thought it was good. But it rimmed out, and it was 70-70 headed into the final 12 minutes.
PELICANS 112, BUCKS 106
MILWAUKEE -- Anthony Davis hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left and scored 32 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans got their first victory after losing their first eight by beating the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Philadelphia 76ers (0-7) are the remaining winless team in the NBA.
Jabari Parker scored a season-high 33 points for Milwaukee, which lost its second consecutive game to a team that was winless. In their last game Sunday, the Bucks fell 86-75 in overtime to Dallas, which was 0-5 coming into that game.
E'Twaun Moore added 20 points for New Orleans, playing its third game in four nights.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist in 35 minutes. He picked up two early fouls against Dallas on Sunday and never got into a rhythm, and was charged with his fifth foul with 5:53 left in the fourth quarter against the Pelicans. He didn't return until there was 2:40 left in the game and was unable to rally his team to victory.
WARRIORS 125, NUGGETS 101
DENVER -- Stephen Curry scored 33 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets on a night Kevin Durant's string of 72 consecutive regular-season games with at least 20 points ended.
Durant finished with 18 points. He remained tied with Michael Jordan for the fourth-longest streak of 20 or more points in league history.
Curry tweaked his ankle in a victory over Dallas on Wednesday, but it didn't appear to hamper him. He finished 7 of 13 from three-point range, including one that he turned into a four-point play.
Rookie Jamal Murray had 14 points for the Nuggets, who are 0-2 at Pepsi Center this season after stressing the importance of regaining a home-court advantage. Fellow rookie Malik Beasley scored his first NBA points on a three-pointer in the third quarter. He finished with 12 points.
Golden State went on a 17-2 run in the first quarter and never looked back. The Warriors led by as many as 31 points in the third. Durant stayed in the game, trying to get to the magic number of 20, until 5:53 remaining. He was subbed out after being called for an offensive foul.
Durant's streak began on Nov. 23, 2015, while with Oklahoma City.
Sports on 11/11/2016