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After opening a season-high six-game road trip with Wednesday's 102-89 loss to Orlando, the Heat bounced back with a 106-89 win over Washington on Friday, their ninth victory in 11 games. Wade finished with 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting against the Wizards, while Bosh had 24 points and 11 rebounds and James added 18 points and nine assists.
Wade is averaging 27.2 points in his last five games -- 5.0 better than his season average -- and the Heat are 11-1 when Bosh reaches his average of 19.4 points.
James, who averages team highs of 28.1 points and 7.0 assists, and Wade hooked up on a pair of alley-oop dunks 97 seconds apart late in the first half Friday.
"We want to be efficient, and that's the most important thing," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We have a team that feeds off electric plays, and that's fine. I'm not going to put the reins on that, so we'll continue to get better at that."
Miami's up-tempo offense will likely be tested by Atlanta, which has allowed 87 points in each of its last two games.
Joe Johnson, selected to his sixth All-Star game on Thursday, had 21 points in the win and 20 in the loss.
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