Despite the determination of Thaddeus Young (24 points, 15 rebounds) and Jrue Holiday (21 points), Philadelphia has failed to end the series in Miami. The Heat won its 20th straight victory, 94-98.

A 49th victory (since the beginning of the season) validated in the money time with the wand, LeBron James (27 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists) and Dwyane Wade (21 points, 8 rebounds).

Only three teams have won at least 20 consecutive games in the same season: the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers (33), the 2007-08 Houston Rockets (22) and the 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks (20). The Washington Capitols also won 20 straight, spanning the end of the 1947-48 season and the start of the 1948-49 campaign.

Best scorer of the Lakers at this time, Gail Goodrich (25.9 pts) see no one to face D-Wade and co “I think they will take seriously this record. They might be fighting, they are above all in the NBA. Who can beat them? “We are waiting to know the outcome of the match against Spurs to be fixed.