Los Angeles  - After taking a shot to the lip, Dwyane Wade gave the New York Knicks a shot to the gut.

A bloodied Wade scored 24 of his 46 points in a spectacular fourth quarter as the host Miami Heat rallied from a 16-point deficit for a 120-115 victory over the defenseless Knicks on Saturday night.

"It was one of our best wins of the year," Wade said.

"A punch in the stomach," said Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, whose team has lost three in a row. "Just gut-wrenching."

Wade added 10 assists, eight rebounds, four steals and three blocks in his second eruption of the week. He scored a career-high 50 points in a loss at Orlando on Sunday and has reclaimed the league scoring lead from Cleveland's LeBron James.

The Heat were in a 102-86 hole before Wade began his barrage with two free throws with 9:26 to go. But the key moment came less than a minute later, when Wade was hit in the mouth by an elbow from Knicks rookie Danilo Gallinari of Italy, a blow that drew blood and later required three stitches.

"It was a simple game plan in the fourth quarter: Just get them to take a shot at Dwyane and make him bleed," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra joked.

No foul was called, and Miami coach Erik Spoelstra received a technical foul for arguing. After Nate Robinson's free throw, Wade took over.

"I thought when coach got the tech, that was really the turning point for our team," said Wade, who made 16-of-29 shots and 12-of-12 free throws. "That showed me a lot, sticking up for us."

The All-Star guard converted a three-point play and a three-pointer to get the deficit to single digits. Baskets by Jermaine O'Neal and rookie Mario Chalmers made it
103-98 before Wade sank a three-pointer, two free throws, a jumper and two more from the line, capping a 19-0 surge that gave Miami a 107-103 lead with 3:55 to play.

"When I'm angry, I attack," Wade said.

"We couldn't even put two guys on him to stop him," D'Antoni said. "At the same time we just quit making shots."

Another three-point play by Wade extended the margin to 112-107, but the Knicks fought back to tie it, 114-114, on a three-pointer by Larry Hughes with 1:19 remaining.

Wade gave the Heat the lead for good with a jumper with 1:04 left. After David Lee split two free throws, Wade drove for a dunk.

Robinson missed a potential tying three-pointer and Udonis Haslem sealed Miami's fourth win in six games with two foul shots.

O'Neal scored 18 points and Jamario Moon added 17 and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who committed just seven turnovers.

"A very, very good win," Haslem said. "We found out a lot about ourselves tonight."

Robinson scored 24 of his 29 points in the first half, Hughes and Chris Duhon added 19 apiece and Lee had 18 and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who shot 16-of-34 from the arc.

Chicago 105, Houston 102=

Rookie Derrick Rose had 16 of his 22 points in the final period to help the host Bulls erase a 17-point deficit and end a season-best six-game winning streak by the Rockets. Chinese superstar Yao Ming added 17 - none in the fourth quarter - for Houston.

Utah 102, Sacramento 89=

In an emotional day at EnergySolutions Arena that began with the afternoon funeral of longtime Jazz owner Larry Miller, Utah won its season-high seventh straight contest as Ronnie Brewer scored a career-high 26 points and Turkey's Mehmet Okur also tallied 26.

Orlando 106, Philadelphia 100=

Turkey's Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points and the visiting Magic made 15 of their franchise record-tying 37 three-point attempts as they swept the 76ers for the first time since the 1997-98 season.

Milwaukee 109, Washington 93=

Red-hot Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points to lift the host Bucks past the woeful Wizards for the fourth straight time.

Charlotte 100, LA Clippers 95=

Emeka Okafor scored 28 points as the Bobcats won their third consecutive game, all on the road.

Oklahoma City 99, Memphis 92=

Jeff Green scored 27 points to help the visiting Thunder end a seven-game slide and deal Memphis its seventh straight setback. (dpa)