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• That is, until LeBron James finally got going -- at the perfect time.
• Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and set up James for a critical 3-pointer in the final half-minute, and the Heat extended their winning streak to 13 games by beating the Memphis Grizzlies 98-91 on Friday night.
• "I thought this was one of our better wins of the season," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It was tough. We had to work for everything. We had to find a different way to win, deal with frustration ... and then make some plays down the stretch."
• On a night when he shot just 4 for 14, James finished two rebounds shy of a triple-double, with 18 points and 10 assists. Shane Battier scored 14, Chris Bosh added 13 and Ray Allen had 10 for Miami, which snapped Memphis' eight-game winning streak.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Saturday, March 2, the 61st day of 2013. There are 304 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On March 2, 1943, the three-day Battle of the Bismarck Sea began in the southwest Pacific during World War II; U.S. and Australian warplanes were able to inflict heavy damage on an Imperial Japanese convoy.
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• On this date:
• In 1793, the first president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born near Lexington, Va.
• In 1836, the Republic of Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico.
• In 1861, the state of Texas, having seceded from the Union, was admitted to the Confederacy.
• In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote.
• In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act.
• In 1933, the motion picture "King Kong" had its world premiere at New York's Radio City Music Hall and the Roxy.
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