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Miami Heat Rout Atlanta Hawks to Stretch NBA Division Lead

LeBron James scored 23 points and Dwyane Wade added 21 to power the Miami Heat over the Atlanta Hawks 107-87 in an NBA rout by the reigning Eastern Conference champions.

Chris Bosh contributed 14 points and 16 rebounds for Miami while Mario Chalmers added 15 points for the Heat, who also got 13 rebounds from James.

The Heat improved to 21-7 while dropping Atlanta to 18-10, giving Miami a three-game lead over the Hawks atop the Southeast division.

The Chicago Bulls still lead the Eastern Conference at 23-7.

Miami rolled to a 30-18 lead after the first quarter, stretched it to 63-41 at half-time and 88-61 entering the fourth quarter.

The Hawks were never a threat once they fell behind to the disappointment of a sellout crowd of 18,371.

Willie Green led the Hawks with 17 points while Joe Johnson added 12 for Atlanta.

Source: Agence France Presse


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