Heat draw level

With Miami leading 59-50 early in the third quarter, Wade scored eight points and Shaquille O'Neal added five during a 13-2 streak that stretched the lead to 72-52.

Dallas's last chance came during an 11-2 run that extended into the final quarter and cut the lead to 80-70, but two free throws by O'Neal and a 25-foot, three-point shot by James Posey helped push out the lead to 94-72 with just over three minutes to play.

Wade, who scored 42 points in Game Three, hit 13 of 23 shots and eight of nine free throws. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound guard has been unstoppable in the series, averaging 32.3 points.

The best-of-seven contest resumes on Sunday in Miami before shifting to Dallas for Game Six on Tuesday and, if necessary, Game Seven.

O'Neal had his most productive game of the series, scoring 17 points and grabbing 13 rebounds as Miami outscored the Mavericks underneath 42-26.

Jason Terry contributed 17 points and Dirk Nowitzki and Jerry Stackhouse 16 each for Dallas, who shot just 31.6 percent for the game.

Nowitzki, the Mavericks' leading scorer, hit only two of 14 shots. The Mavericks entered the game shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc but hit only three of 22 on Thursday.

Miami hit 34 of 66 shots (52 percent) and seven of 19 (37

percent) from long range.

Wade showed no ill-effects from an injury to his left knee he suffered during Tuesday's game, scoring 14 points in the opening quarter to give the Heat a 30-25 lead.

The Heat held a 34-31 lead with eight minutes left in the half before going on a 16-6 run that gave them a comfortable 50-37 advantage.

Despite seeing a variety of defenders and double-teams, Wade had 24 points by halftime while pacing Miami to a 54-44

lead. The third-year guard hit nine of 14 shots before the intermission, including two of three from beyond the arc.

The Mavericks hit only 14 of 41 shots in the first two periods, and although Nowitzki had 13 points, he misfired on seven of nine shots from the floor.