Heat slip past Magic for 16th win in row

James hits winner, Heat top Magic for 16th in row

By The ASSOCIATED PRESS

Created: Thursday, March 7, 2013 12:41 a.m. CDT

MIAMI – LeBron James scored 26 points, including a go-ahead layup with 3.2 seconds left, and the Miami Heat scrambled late to beat the Orlando Magic, 97-96, on Wednesday night and extend their franchise-record winning streak to 16 games.

Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and Chris Bosh added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who blew a 20-point, second-half lead and then rallied from a five-point deficit in the final minutes.

Nic Vucevic had 25 points and 21 rebounds for the Magic, who got 16 points apiece from Jameer Nelson and Tobias Harris, 13 from Arron Afflalo and 12 from Maurice Harkless.

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