Heat players left the AmericanAirlines Arena court late Wednesday night in a position this organization hasn’t been since Dwyane Wade played here:
Three games above. 500.
But it was hardly easy, with the Heat needing sizzling long-range shooting to edge Detroit, 111-104, move to 20-17 and stay 1.5 games behind Washington for fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Miami shot 17 for 34 from three-point shooting and 51 percent overall.
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Wayne Ellington’s three-pointer broke a tie with 6:37 left, and Miami stayed ahead thanks to a three by James Johnson, a layup from Goran Dragic and three baskets by Kelly Olynyk (including a nifty layup off an assist from Dragic to put Miami up five with 39 seconds left).