ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) a LeBron James was in excellent position for the jump he needed for a triple-double. Near the wheel, no Orlando opponents in his way, he readied his arms as he gazed toward the basket. Only challenge was, E'Twaun Moore made the shot. James' night was complete a few moments later. No triple-double, the 24th time he fell in short supply of the feat by just one help or one rebound. And that was simply the only thing the Miami Heat could have probably been disappointed about on Monday night. Miami's winning streak has become 27 games, six shy of matching the 1971-72 La Lakers for the best such run in league history, after James finished with 24 items, 11 assists and seven rebounds and the Heat pulled away down the stretch to defeat the Orlando Magic 108-94. "We'll get this," Heat instructor Erik Spoelstra said. "And we'll proceed to another game of our company trip." That comes Wednesday in Chicago. David been one play far from two dozen more, and has has 36 triple-doubles in his career. The only real reason for him to still be on the floor with less than 4 minutes to get in a game was to see if he can add an additional to the series a and when it didn't happen, he feigned a bit of frustration. "I am planning to go down as the almost-triple-double king," James said. That wasn't what the Heat will remember from Monday evening, however. A 20-2 function occupying the end of the third quarter and start of the next will be what stands apart, since a tie game was turned by that 4A-minute stretch into a runaway. The burst was started by james with a dunk one control after badly lacking a and showing signs of disappointment. He got mad. The Magic had no chance. "We did enough late in the next quarter and in the last quarter in the future away with this specific win," Spoelstra said. "That was a number of our best because fourth quarter on both ends of the court. ... Before that, it had been a little bit of a sleepwalk." Mario Chalmers obtained 17, and Chris Bosh and Ray Allen each extra 12 for Miami, providing his 250th win to Spoelstra. Jameer Nelson had 27 points and 12 helps for the Magic, who got 20 points from Tobias Harris. And Magic instructor Jacque Vaughn did not exactly appear to think after the sport that Miami's winning streak will end any time in the future. "I am far from the expert on that. ... That is a very good ballclub brought by a very good player," Vaughn said. "It is extraordinary what they are doing." The four-game road trip for Miami continues in Chicago on Wednesday, accompanied by a Friday game in New Orleans a' which broke Denver's 15-game winning streak on Monday night. Miami's journey stops Sunday in San Antonio. "When they got moving, we'd to attempt to stop them," said Orlando's Kyle O'Quinn. "But they got rolling too quick." Both groups were lacking important components, Dwyane Wade for Miami and Nik Vucevic for Orlando. Wade missed his second straight contest with an aching right leg, but plans to perform at Chicago on Wednesday. His third straight game was sat out by vucevic while dealing with a slight concussion, a big hit for Orlando since he averaged an astonishing 22.5 details and 25 rebounds in two games against Miami earlier this year. A 9-2 work early in the next offered Miami the thing that was then its greatest lead, 64-53. Instead of defeating the Magic, it seemed to very nearly motivate the hosts, who answered with probably their utmost 5-minute stretch of the game, given by the game was tied by a 3-pointer Nelson 3 minutes left at 68-all. And when James missed a layup at one other end, then got called for a foul following the jump, Orlando might easily have been convinced that the ability can soon be snapped. No. "They certainly are a good team," Magic rookie Maurice Harkless said. "They got a lot of different tools available. Certainly there is reasons why they've gained so many games in a row. It was just taken by them to some other level when this occurs in the game. We will not punch back. They hit us and we could not find a way to hit back." Miami needed only 2 minutes to close the quarter with 10 unanswered items, with James doing both the orchestrating or the performing. He got loose on a for a dunk to start the work, and the Heat became popular. Chris Andersen a' the Warmth are now actually 29-1 when he represents a got Miami the ball with a magnificent block against Harkless. Everyone was then cleared by james out to drive on Harkless, report and get fouled for a three-point play. Harkless threw the ball to the sideline seats on Orlando's next possession, and James discovered Allen for a 3-pointer. Harkless had another return with 19.5 seconds left and then fouled James with 4.2 ticks remaining. David missed equally shots, but got his or her own jump, was fouled by Harris and made those two coming free throws for a 78-68 Miami guide. "Any time LeBron gets a, that excites everybody," Chalmers said. "Makes us enjoy a little bit harder." Norris Cole lobbed one off the glass to James for a and an 83-70 lead, Allen produced another 3-pointer on the next control, James put up Andersen for an dunk as half the area roared in delight as the reigning champions forced the margin to 18. Game, over. Ability, perhaps not around. NOTES: There is virtually an All-Star baseball team in work, with Ken Griffey Jr., Detroit slugger Prince Fielder and Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia all near each other opposite the Miami seat. Tigers stars Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera also were in the crowd, as was Masters champion Bubba Watson. ... Orlando involves Miami on April 17 in the regular-season finale for both teams.
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