The Miami Heat tied the second-longest winning streak in NBA history at 22 games, defeating the Toronto Raptors 108-91 on Sunday at Air Canada Centre. Miami (51-14) started their streak on February 3 in Toronto, and have yet to lose since. They were led by Dwyane Wade’s 24 points and nine assists and LeBron James’ 22 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. Ray Allen scored 20 off the bench, including 16 in the fourth quarter, while ex-Raptor Chris Bosh added 18.
Lebron is playing out of his mind this season, increasing his scoring and FG% above his career average and somehow still distributing, cleaning glass, and improving his defensive efficiency. Just when you think he can’t ‘do any more’ on the floor than he already is, he takes it up a notch to prove you wrong. His leadership with the team has been nothing short of inspiring this season either. Here are his comments after the big win to keep the streak alive today:
“It’s a special team. It’s a special ride right now that we’re on and I think the best thing about it is we’re doing it together. We’re doing it for one another and just want to try to keep it going. It’s not about the streak, it’s about us getting better each and every day, preparing to win each and every night and we’ve been fortunate to do that.” (via)
Where will the streak end for the Heat? They have to lose sometime, don’t they? Their next two games are tomorrow night against the Celtics and Wednesday night against the Cavaliers. It doesn’t look like their streak is in jeopardy anytime soon.
We could be in the midst of witnessing an all-timer.
