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James hits for 39 but streak ends

OKLAHOMA CITY — LeBron James had 39 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and narrowly missed extending his record-setting streak of high-scoring games combined with top-notch accuracy, as the Heat trampled the Thunder 110-100 last night.

James was in position to continue his NBA record run of games with at least 30 points and 60 percent shooting to seven, but missed from a couple of steps beyond the 3-point line as the shot clock ran down with just over a minute left and Miami up 10.

That dropped him to 14-for-24 in the game, or 58 percent. All that mattered to him, though, was that Miami’s winning streak reached a season-best seven straight games — and the Heat beat the Thunder for the sixth time in a row, dating to last year’s NBA Finals.

“Winning is hard to come by in professional sports. That’s what it’s about,” James said. “Sixty percent doesn’t matter. Winning is all that matters.”

Chris Bosh chipped in 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who won the last four games of last season’s Finals after losing Game 1 in Oklahoma City and continued their dominance in the series after winning on their home court on Christmas Day.

“I thought we imposed our will, playing our style of basketball,” said Dwyane Wade, who had 13 points before fouling out with 3:29 to play.

Kevin Durant had 40 points and eight rebounds, but missed his first seven shots as Oklahoma City fell hopelessly behind. After the slow start, he wound up making half of his 24 shots — going 8 for 10 in the fourth quarter to get Oklahoma City within 108-100 after trailing by as much as 23.