Pierce drops 29 points as Nets beat Heat for third time this season

Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter and delivered two crucial scores late, Shaun Livingston created a turnover on the game's final play, and the Brooklyn Nets topped the Heat 96-95 on Wednesday night.

The Nets moves to 3-0 this season against the two-time defending NBA champions, two of those wins coming by a single point and the other in overtime.

Mirza Teletovic scored 17 off the bench. Livingston finished with 13 points and Andray Blatche scored 11 for the Nets.

Chris Bosh scored 24 points for Miami, giving him 15,003 for his career. Dwyane Wade scored 22, LeBron James finished with 19 and Mario Chalmers scored 14 for the Heat.