MIAMI — Dwyane Wade's day was record setting. And he was only one part of an unforgettable afternoon for the Miami Heat.

Wade finished with 50 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in another dazzling show, Jermaine O'Neal added 28 points and the Heat pulled off two huge last-ditch rallies before beating the Utah Jazz in a triple-overtime epic, 140-129, yesterday.

"Just another day at the office," Wade said.

It was the first time either team played three overtimes since 1992. The Heat were one point shy of matching the franchise's all-time best, and Miami's Erik Spoelstra became just the 11th coach to win the first five overtime games of his career.

But in the end, that all paled besides Wade's ever-growing list of accomplishments.

Wade tied his career high in scoring, set new bests in minutes (52 1/2), field goals made (19) and attempted (39), plus passed Alonzo Mourning to become Miami's all-time points leader.

"We made them work for everything," Wade said. "It was a total team effort."

Mario Chalmers scored 23 points for Miami, which shot 35-for-39 from the foul line and moved a season-high seven games over .500 (36-29). The Heat also got back within 1 1/2 games of Atlanta for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, and improved to 5-0 in overtime this season.

Deron Williams scored 30 points and had 13 assists for the Jazz, who also got a season-high 25 points from Kyle Korver, along with seven rebounds and six assists. Carlos Boozer finished with 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Jazz.

"We did a how-to on how to lose a basketball game, pretty much," Williams said. "Fouling when we don't need to, trying to score when we definitely don't need to, instead of using our clock. It wasn't very smart."

The Heat erased a seven-point deficit in the final 55 seconds of regulation, then gave up the first eight points of the first OT before roaring back again, and eventually took control. Miami outscored Utah 15-4 in the third OT.

"We knew if we were able to get into overtime, we'd have a chance to win it," O'Neal said. "Unfortunately, it went three overtimes."

The second overtime had five ties, the last coming when Williams hit a jumper with 3.4 seconds left.

But the last period was all Miami.

"We should have won it an hour ago," Korver said.

Down the stretch, Heat players and coaches acknowledged thinking about the six-overtime matchup Syracuse and Connecticut played Thursday night in the Big East quarterfinals.

"I was thinking about Syracuse," Haslem said, "and I was like, 'No, we ain't going six.' "

Utah was on the cusp of winning twice, first in regulation, then again in the first overtime.

Of course, by the time the game ended, those leads seemed like distant memories.

"I think our fans now are getting a little bit spoiled," Spoelstra said. "We're trying to win them back and give them something to remember every time out. I think they got their money's worth."

In regulation, the Jazz led 107-100 with 55 seconds left, before getting outscored 7-0. Chalmers made two free throws, Wade found Haslem for a dunk, and suddenly it was 107-104. O'Neal blocked a dunk by Paul Millsap at the other end, and James Jones made three free throws in the final 16.3 seconds.

"We played right into their hands," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said.

The first overtime began with Korver and Mehmet Okur making 3-pointers, and the Jazz were up 115-107 with 1:45 left. Back came Miami — Wade found O'Neal inside, scored the next four points himself, and Haslem tied it on two free throws with 22.1 seconds remaining.

Timberwolves 108, Bobcats 100: Rookie Kevin Love scored 22 points, and Rodney Carney and Ryan Gomes added 21 each as host Minnesota snapped a four-game skid against Charlotte and handed the Bobcats their third straight loss.

Gerald Wallace had 26 points to lead Charlotte, whose skid follows a team-record, six-game winning streak.

The Bobcats entered the day one-half game behind Chicago and Milwaukee for the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot.

Bulls 97, Hornets 79: Ben Gordon scored 27 points, John Salmons added 24, and host Chicago pounded surging New Orleans despite another strong effort by Chris Paul.

Back home after an 0-3 road trip, the Bulls wasted little time taking it to a Western Conference contender. They went on a 18-0 run that made it 48-24 midway through the second quarter and added another 17-0 burst that bridged the third and fourth quarters, sending the Hornets to just their second loss in 11 games.

Paul scored 29 after back-to-back 30-point performances despite the Bulls' best efforts to contain him. Paul hit 13 of 20 shots while dishing out six assists and grabbing six rebounds. But he got little help.

Spurs 88, Rockets 85: Tony Parker scored 28 points, Tim Duncan added 15 points and 12 rebounds and San Antonio beat host Houston.

Parker also had eight assists and Michael Finley added 17 points for the Spurs, who came up with two defensive stops in the final 15 seconds to beat the Rockets for the 12th time in the last 17 meetings.

Ron Artest scored 21 points and Yao Ming had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who've lost two straight home games after winning the previous 12.

Nuggets 107, Clippers 94: Nene and Renaldo Balkman each had a double-double to help the host Nuggets beat Los Angeles and spoil Marcus Camby's return to Denver.

Balkman scored a career-best 22 points to go with his 11 rebounds — his second straight double-double — and Nene scored 17 points and pulled down 10 boards.

Camby struggled with his shot in his first game at the Pepsi Center since the Nuggets traded him to the Clippers last summer for salary cap relief, scoring 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting and pulling down 11 rebounds.

Suns 106, Thunder 95: Leandro Barbosa scored 11 of his 22 points in the final 6 1/2 minutes to help host Phoenix rally past Oklahoma City and snap a six-game losing streak, the Suns' longest in four seasons.

Steve Nash added 18 points and eight assists for Phoenix but saw his career-best streak of seven 20-point games come to an end. Grant Hill added 16 points.

Kevin Durant, back after missing seven games with a sprained right ankle, scored 22 and Russell Westbrook 20 for the Thunder, who led by as many as 13 in the first half.

The victory pulled Phoenix to within five games of Dallas for the final playoff spot in the West with 16 to play.