MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs withstood NBA scoring leader Dwyane Wade’s 24-point performance to overcome the Miami Heat 91-84 on Monday.

Tim Duncan paced the Southwest Division leaders with 19 points and nine rebounds, and four other Spurs were in double figures. George Hill came off the bench to score 15 points, Matt Bonner and Roger Mason had 11 each and Manu Ginobili added 10.

Ginobili and Tony Parker both had trouble scoring but Hill stepped in to contribute to the winning effort by connecting on all four field-goal attempts, including three three-pointers.

Wade had 12 assists and four steals to go with his 24 points, while Shawn Marion and Michael Beasley backed him up with 15 points apiece.

Beasley also had 12 rebounds for his first career double-double.

Despite falling behind early, the Heat refused to buckle and Wade had a chance to pull Miami within a point late in the fourth quarter but Ginobili blocked his dunk attempt and Mason scored off a jumper to lift the Spurs to their eighth win in nine games.

“We played defence for 48 minutes,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich told reporters. “We made some mistakes here and there on offence, turned it over here and there and got cold for a couple of stretches. But the defence was sound for 48 minutes.”

The loss brought an end to Miami’s five-game home-winning streak.

“We fight back and get in it and they just stab you again,” Beasley added.
“They’ve been doing it for so long, it’s kind of expected.”