Los Angeles - LeBron James celebrated his 24th birthday, but the Miami Heat spoiled the party.

Dwyane Wade had 21 points with 12 assists, Mario Chalmers added 21 points with a career-high six three-pointers and the Heat snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers' six-game winning streak with a 104-95 home-court victory on Tuesday night.

Although James erupted for 38 points, the All-Star forward dropped to 0-3 playing on his birthday.

"I'm sad," he said sarcastically. "I'm going to cry."

Before the game, the birthday boy asked for something simple.

"A win," James said. "Especially when you're playing on your birthday you don't want it to be ruined by a loss."

However, the Heat, which avenged a 93-86 loss at Cleveland on Sunday night, wasn't willing to cooperate.

"We weren't into a nice birthday present this time around for LeBron," Wade said. "He got one the other night in Cleveland."

Daequan Cook scored 17 points on five three-pointers, Shawn Marion had 14 with 11 rebounds and Udonis Haslem finished with 13 and 10 boards for Miami (17-13) which earned its fifth win in the last six games.

Wade scored 12 points helping the Heat to a 50-34 halftime lead while the cold-shooting Cavaliers made just 10-of-32 field goals.

However, James heated up with 24 points after intermission to bring his team back. His three-pointer from deep in the left corner capped a 20-6 run and pulled the visitors to
78-77 with 8:55 remaining.

The Heat answered with a 16-3 surge in the next four minutes, including three-pointers by Chalmers and Cook to regain control 94-80 with 4:56 left

James buried a three-pointer with 2:30 to go to draw the Cavs within 96-89. But Haslem soared in for a layup, while Chalmers and Cook buried consecutive triples to put the game out of reach, 104-89.

"They had us pretty good at halftime, but to our credit we got it down to one," James said. "We just couldn't finish it."

Delonte West scored 20 for Cleveland (26-5), which lost for the just the third time in the last 27 games

Elsewhere:

Portland Trail Blazers 91, Boston Celtics 86

Steve Blake scored 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the Blazers overcame the absence of All-Star guard Brandon Roy (right hamstring) to send the suddenly slumping Celtics limping home with a 1-3 West Coast road trip.

Paul Pierce scored 28 points, and Kevin Garnett added 17 for Boston (28-5) which started the trip on a franchise-record 19-game winning streak.

Dallas Mavericks 107, Minnesota Timberwolves 100

Jason Terry poured 29 points, German wunderkind Dirk Nowitzki had 24 with 13 rebounds and the go-ahead tip-in with 2:15 left as the Mavericks rallied from 29 down for their greatest comeback in franchise history.

Al Jefferson scored 21 points and Ryan Gomes had 19 for the Timberwolves (6-25) who squandered the largest lead in team history

Atlanta Hawks 110, Indiana Pacers 104

Joe Johnson scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Josh Smith added 24, and the Hawks soared to their sixth straight victory.

Danny Granger had 25 points and Jarrett Jack had 22 in the host Pacers' (10-21) fourth consecutive loss.

New York Knicks 93, Charlotte Bobcats 89

Wilson Chandler scored 19 points, and David Lee had 13 with 16 rebounds as the Knicks regrouped after blowing a 17-point lead to snap a six-game losing streak.

Gerald Wallace topped Charlotte (11-21) with 21 points.

New Orleans Hornets 97, Washington Wizards 95

Chris Paul collected 15 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for a franchise-tying seventh career triple-double, carrying the Hornets into first place atop the Southwest Division

Antawn Jamison led Eastern Conference-worst Washington (6-24) with 22 points.

Phoenix Suns 101, Memphis Grizzlies 89

Brazilian speedster Leandro Barbosa scored 28 points, and Shaquille O'Neal added 24 to move past legendary Oscar Robertson into eighth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list as the short-handed Suns beat the Grizzlies for the 10th consecutive time.

Phoenix's second victory in as many nights was accomplished without league's two-time MVP Steve Nash (back spasm). Amare Stoudemire was ejected in the second quarter after picking up his second technical.

Hakim Warrick topped host Memphis (10-22) with 25 points, while Spanish rookie Marc Gasol finished with 16 points and 13 boards.

Milwaukee Bucks 100, San Antonio Spurs 98

Michael Redd had 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Andrew Bogut added 20 points with 14 rebounds and the visiting Bucks stopped the Spurs five-game winning streak, when Tim Duncan missed a potential game-tying layup with 3.8 seconds left

Duncan led San Antonio (20-11) with 22 points while Frenchman Tony Parker finished with 19 and 10 assists.

Sacramento Kings 92, LA Clippers 90

Kevin Martin scored 20 points, and Brad Miller had 15 with 13 rebounds and the eventual game-winning free throws with 46 seconds left, helping the host Kings end a six-game slide.

Eric Gordon scored 24 points and Marcus Camby finished with 15 and 24 rebounds to pace the Clippers (8-22) losers of four in a row. (dpa)