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James stars in Heat win

LeBron James poured in 30 points as the Miami Heat bounced back with a 100-85 NBA victory over the Toronto Raptors.

James also had eight rebounds and seven assists while Chris Bosh added 28 points and Dwayne Wade 23 for the Heat, who showed no hangover from their loss to the Indiana Pacers.

The win ensures that, as the coach whose side have the best record in the east on February 3, Erik Spolestra will be in charge of the Eastern Conference All-Stars side.

Elsewhere, Paul Pierce had 22 points in the Boston Celtics' 106-104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers and Pau Gasol contributed 23 points and 10 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 98-97 win over the Detroit Pistons.