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Heat opens second half of season with win over Rockets

Playing the first game of the second half of its season, the Heat on Tuesday delivered something more impressive than anything it accomplished in the dreary first 2 ½ months of the post-Dwyane Wade era.

In a matchup of the second-highest scoring and second-lowest scoring teams, the Heat rode a 19-5 run late in the game to surprise Houston, 109-103, providing the home highlight for a Heat team that entered 5-13 at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Miami withstood a 40-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist game from Rockets guard James Harden.

The Heat, which entered ahead of only Dallas in points per game at 98.