The Miami Heat continued their impressive winning streak on Wednesday by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers on the road 98-94. The win gives Miami their 20th consecutive in a streak that began on Feb. 3.
LeBron James led the Heat with a game-high 27 points. James also recorded eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals in Miami's win over Philadelphia.
Dwyane Wade also had another impressive scoring effort with 21 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Chris Bosh chipped in 10 points and five rebounds.
Miami continues to dominate the Eastern Conference, pulling away with a 49-14 overall record. The first place Heat hold a 9.5 game advantage over No. 2 Indiana who, similar other Eastern Conference foes, face injuries to superstar players while the Heat continue to dominate.
Philadelphia is no exception to the Eastern Conference injury bug, having yet to see center Andrew Bynum play for them since acquiring him this summer. However, the Sixers other star Jrue Holliday and Thaddeus Young did all they could to keep the Sixers in the game.
Holliday scored 21 points, dished out seven assists and grabbed seven rebounds. Young led all Sixers with 24 points and 15 rebounds against Miami.
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