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Heat Blow Big Lead, Lose in OT

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Despite Wade closing with 34 points in his return, a pair of Wright 3-pointers in the extra period proved to be too much to overcome, as the Heat fell for the first time on the road this season. Wright closed with 20 points.

The Warriors had a chance to win it at the end of regulation after Wade was off with a jumper in a 96-96 tie, but Shane Battier, who bottled up Atlanta's Joe Johnson at the end of double-overtime last week, this time pestered Monta Ellis and the Warriors to the point they couldn't even get a shot off on a final possession of the fourth quarter that began with 13 seconds to play.

That's when Wright, with a little help from Ellis, put it away in the extra period.

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