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Miami Heat scored its third consecutive win on Wednesday as it edged the Charlotte Bobcats 96-95 on Wednesday, thanks to Dwayne Wade’s bank shot in the dying seconds of the game.

Wade’s winning jumper was backed up by the hot performance of LeBron James who finished with 35 points and Chris Bosh who scored 25 points.

Miami trailed by one point behind Bobcats after Gerald Henderson sank a three-pointer with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Coming from the timeout, the Heat had Wade driving to the basket, scoring over Henderson with a difficult jumper with 2.9 seconds left.

Bobcat’s D.J. Anderson threw a three-pointer in the final possession but only hit the glass, while D.J. White’s hasty putback at the buzzer just rolled out of the rim.

Bobcats led Miami throughout the game until the fourth quarter on the back of the sensational performance of rookie Kemba Walker and contributions from veterans Boris Diaw, D.J. Augustine and D.J. White.

The Heat started hot in NBA’s 66-game truncated regular season, beating reigning champion Dallas Mavericks in a championship-style rematch in NBA’s Christmas opening, and winning over Boston Celtics last Tuesday.

In Tuesday’s match, Miami’s rookie Norris Cole outshone the Big Three (James, Wade and Bosh) as he came up with an impressive 20-point performance, 14 of which were in the fourth quarter.

Pacers beat Raptors, 90-85

In the other news, the Indiana Pacers outscored the Toronto Raptors 90-85 on Wednesday, also maintaining an unbeaten record with 3-0.

Danny Granger, who led the Pacers with 21 points and 8 rebounds, hit a major 3-pointer with 1:14 left which was followed by David West’s fadeaway to give them the win over Toronto.