NEW YORK -- Goran Dragic totaled 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 105-88 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.
Reserve James Johnson added 18 for the Heat, who are 26-8 in their past 34 games since losing 30 of their first 41 games. The Heat (37-38) matched the 2013-14 Knicks for the most wins when being at least 19 games under .500 at any point.
Josh Richardson contributed 17 as eighth-place Miami moved 1 1/2 games ahead of the ninth-place Chicago Bulls in the race for the last Eastern Conference playoff spot.