Howard sparks Magic

Dwight Howard scored 19 points, had 16 rebounds and blocked eight shots Friday night as the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94.

Jason Richardson added 19 points in his first action in two games after resting a sore knee.

Orlando was without forward Glen Davis, who was suspended for two games for conduct detrimental to the team.

Coach Stan Van Gundy acknowledged that a verbal incident took place at the team's walkthrough Friday morning, but he denied anything physical occurred between them.

CLEVELAND (94) — Casspi 3-6 2-2 9, Jamison 6-19 3-7 16, Varejao 5-13 2-2 12, Irving 7-21 4-4 18, M.Thompson 0-6 0-0 0, Gee 7-12 3-4 20, Sessions 3-8 7-8 14, Samuels 1-3 0-0 2, Erden 0-1 0-0 0, Harangody 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 33-90 21-27 94.

ORLANDO (102) — Turkoglu 7-12 2-2 18, Anderson 5-14 5-6 17, Howard 5-12 9-16 19, Duhon 3-8 0-0 8, J.Richardson 7-12 2-3 19, Clark 3-9 2-4 8, Redick 0-5 0-0 0, Wafer 3-6 5-5 11, Smith 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-80 25-36 102.

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-18 (Gee 3-4, Sessions 1-1, Harangody 1-1, Casspi 1-2, Jamison 1-6, Irving 0-1, M.Thompson 0-3), Orlando 9-26 (J.Richardson 3-4, Turkoglu 2-5, Anderson 2-6, Duhon 2-6, Wafer 0-1, Redick 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 66 (Varejao 15), Orlando 54 (Howard 16). Assists—Cleveland 17 (Sessions 8), Orlando 19 (Duhon 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 23, Orlando 20. A—18,933 (18,500).

HEAT 99, 76ERS 79: Dwyane Wade scored 26 points and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds as Miami ended Philadelphia's four-game winning streak.

MIAMI (99) — James 8-16 3-6 19, Bosh 5-11 2-2 12, Anthony 1-2 0-2 2, Chalmers 5-8 0-0 13, Wade 10-20 6-8 26, Battier 0-1 0-2 0, Haslem 2-3 0-0 4, Miller 5-7 0-0 12, Cole 4-8 0-0 11, Pittman 0-1 0-0 0, Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-77 11-20 99.

PHILADELPHIA (79) — Iguodala 4-10 1-2 10, Brand 0-3 0-0 0, Battie 0-0 0-0 0, Holiday 5-13 1-2 11, Meeks 4-10 2-2 13, Allen 3-4 2-2 8, Young 7-14 2-4 16, Turner 3-8 2-2 8, Williams 6-17 0-0 13, Vucevic 0-1 0-0 0, Elson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-81 10-14 79.

3-Point Goals—Miami 8-13 (Chalmers 3-4, Cole 3-4, Miller 2-3, Battier 0-1, James 0-1), Philadelphia 5-12 (Meeks 3-6, Iguodala 1-2, Williams 1-2, Holiday 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 54 (James 12), Philadelphia 45 (Battie, Iguodala 7). Assists—Miami 19 (James 8), Philadelphia 18 (Holiday 7). Total Fouls—Miami 12, Philadelphia 17. A—20,694 (20,318).

CLIPPERS: Free-agent forward Kenyon Martin, 34, agreed to a one-year deal after a brief stint playing stint in China.

MAVERICKS: Owner Mark Cuban and coach Rick Carlisle were fined by the NBA after they became upset with the officiating in Wednesday's loss to Oklahoma City. Carlisle was fined $35,000 for kicking a ball into the stands, and Cuban was fined $75,000 for his critical remarks about the officiating.

TRAIL BLAZERS: Center Greg Oden underwent an arthroscopic procedure to "remove debris" from his right knee. The oft-injured No. 1 pick in the 2007 draft hasn't played in two years.