Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scored 20 points apiece as the Miami Heat used a balanced attack to down the Orlando Magic for the eighth straight time, 110-94, on Saturday night.
The Heat overcame a lackluster offensive performance by LeBron James, who shot only 5-of-13 from the floor en route to 15 points.
Bosh went a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor, and Miami shot 54 percent as a team.
Rashard Lewis, who started in place of the sore Shane Battier, hurt his former ballclub with 18 points.
Jameer Nelson hit five three-pointers and led the Magic, who shot 41 percent as a squad, with 21.
The Heat led by double digits for most of the fourth quarter.
Let's break down the keys to this one.
Efficiency In Spite of LeBron
It's not often you'll see the Heat play well offensively in spite of a poor shooting night by James, but that's exactly what happened against Orlando.
Fortunately for Miami, James was in prime form in terms of feeding his teammates, as the superstar tallied eight assists. He knew he didn't have it himself offensively, so he spread the ball out to make s ...
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