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Heat snap skid at 3, clinch playoff spot

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MIAMI (AP) LeBron James set the tone pregame. Dwyane Wade took over in the fourth quarter.

And the Miami Heat got a win they desperately wanted.

Wade scored 13 of his 22 points in the final period and led a critical 12-0 run down the stretch, James led all scorers with 23 points and the Heat clinched a playoff spot by beating the Washington Wizards 99-90 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Points Per Game
Rank	Name	PPG
1	Kevin Durant, OKC	31.7
2	Carmelo Anthony, NY	28.0
3	LeBron James, Mia	27.0
4	Kevin Love, Min	26.5
5	James Harden, Hou	24.9
6	Blake Griffin, LAC	24.4
7	LaMarcus Aldridge, Por	23.7
8	Stephen Curry, GS	23.5
9	DeMar DeRozan, Tor	22.6
10	DeMarcus Cousins, Sac	22.4
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Rebounds Per Game
Rank	Name	RPG
1	DeAndre Jordan, LAC	14.0
2	Kevin Love, Min	13.1
3	Andre Drummond, Det	13.1
4	Dwight Howard, Hou	12.4
5	DeMarcus Cousins, Sac	11.6
6	Joakim Noah, Chi	11.3
7	LaMarcus Aldridge, Por	11.2
8	Nikola Vucevic, Orl	11.0
9	Al Jefferson, Cha	10.3
10	Zach Randolph, Mem	10.3
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Assists per game
Rank	Name	APG
1	Chris Paul, LAC	11.0
2	Ty Lawson, Den	9.0
3	John Wall, Was	8.8
4	Stephen Curry, GS	8.7
5	Ricky Rubio, Min	8.5
6	Brandon Jennings, Det	8.0
7	Kyle Lowry, Tor	7.7
8	Jeff Teague, Atl	6.9
9	Jameer Nelson, Orl	6.9
10	LeBron James, Mia	6.5
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