LeBron James stepped his game up in the second-half and helped the Miami Heat finally put away Houston.

James scored 32 of his season-high 38 points after halftime, Chris Bosh had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Miami rallied to beat the Rockets 113-110 on Monday night.

Dwayne Wade added 19 points for the Heat, who shot 47.6 percent (10-for-21) from 3-point range and 51 percent from the field overall.

James went 12-for-20 from the field and 5-for-7 from 3-point range in the second half. He gave the Heat the lead for good with a driving layup with 19 seconds left.

Chandler Parsons scored a career-high 25 points, and Omer Asik had a career-best 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets, who led 110-106 with 90 seconds left.

James was the difference, though, and Miami beat Houston for the sixth straight time

Jeremy Lin shot an air ball from 3-point range with 10 seconds left, Wade caught it and the Heat bounced back from a 104-86 loss to Memphis on Sunday.

Information from Espn.com contributed to this report.

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