Heat falls to Magic

DWIGHT HOWARD had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and the Orlando Magic hit 17 three-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the visiting Miami Heat last night.

Anderson had five threes - all in the first half - and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Magic. Howard posted his 20th double-double of the season.

Orlando fell two shy of its season high for threes and set a team record with 42 attempts.

Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 33 points, but had only 11 after halftime. LeBron James added 17.

Before the game, Magic owner Richard Devos said he wants to keep the disgruntled Howard in Orlando.

"I don't want to trade him," the 85-year-old Devos said of Howard, who is eligible to become a free agent at the end of the season.

Howard has publicly requested a trade from Orlando.

"We like to think we're making headway," Devos said of talks with Howard and his representatives. "But I don't know. He probably won't know until the end and I won't either."

In a related matter, NBA commissioner David Stern said he doesn't think Howard's uncertain future will overshadow the All-Star Game in Orlando in 3 weeks.

The commissioner spoke in Houston, where he officially announced that the All-Star Game would be held there in 2013.

In other games * 

* At Toronto, Carlos Delfino scored a season-high 25 points, Drew Gooden had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Raptors, 105-99.

* At Washington, Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their third straight win, 107-93 over the Wizards.

* At Newark, N.J., Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their season-high third straight game with a 99-92 victory over the New Jersey Nets.

* At New Orleans, Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls, who defeated the Hornets, 90-67, for their fourth straight win.

* At Atlanta, Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers that snapped Atlanta's three-game home losing streak.

* At Memphis, Rudy Gay had 19 points and Marreese Speights pulled down 15 rebounds to lead the Grizzlies past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 85-80.

* At Denver, Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Nuggets, 105-95.

* At Portland, Chase Budinger scored 22 points off the bench to lead the Houston Rockets over the Trail Blazers, 103-96.

Rockets guard Kyle Lowry left in the third quarter with a right arm injury. Details of the injury weren't immediately available.