Nets 101, Heat 100: Paul Pierce and Joe Johnson scored 19 points apiece as host Brooklyn jumped out to a big lead and held off Miami.

Brook Lopez added 13 points and Deron Williams collected eight points and eight assists while increasing to 27 minutes as he makes his way back from an ankle injury for the Nets, who snapped a 13-game losing streak to the Heat.

LeBron James had 26 points and Dwyane Wade added 21 but Miami was beaten 40-30 on the boards in suffering its second straight defeat. Chris Bosh chipped in 17 points, the last one coming unintentionally, as he failed in an attempt to miss a free throw to keep the Heat's hopes alive in the final seconds.

Johnson buried a 3-pointer to give Brooklyn a 96-84 lead with 2:47 left before Miami began to fight back. Mario Chalmers’ 3-pointer with 18 seconds left capped a 10-0 burst and James’ corner 3-pointer with 4.7 ticks remaining chopped it to 99-98 before Johnson’s two free throws sealed it.

Brooklyn led by as many as 11 points in the second quarter and held a 42-36 edge before Miami used an 11-5 burst to pull even at the half, highlighted by a fast break alley-oop from Chalmers to James. The Heat went nearly six minutes without a field goal during one stretch in the third quarter and the Nets took advantage with an 18-4 run that pushed the advantage to 71-55.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Heat F Shane Battier went 4-for-4 from beyond the arc in the season opener but is 0-for-9 from 3-point range in the last two contests. … The Nets outscored the Miami bench 36-22, led by Andray Blatche’s nine. … Miami dropped two in a row only three times last season and never lost three straight.