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MIAMI -- There has only been one role that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have known since entering the NBA in 2003. If they didn't put the team on their backs and have a spectacular game, chances are they'd lose the game. This season has marked the first time they've played alongside a true equal, and though they've briefly been on the same Team USA and All-Star teams, it's been a challenging experience for both players who needed to come together quickly at the start of the season.
With Tuesday's 117-112 victory over the Indiana Pacers, the Heat are on a seven-game winning streak with four of them ending in a margin of victory of five points or less. In contrast, the Heat's first five losses of the season came by eight points or less. Prior to their current winning streak, Miami had only one victory by five points or less and it came against the lowly Washington Wizards.
Wade knew it would take time to pull out these types of close games and to become familiar with playing full-time alongside James and Chris Bosh as well as several new teammates.
"I think we're more comfortable with each other," he explained. "We're more confident in our late game sets. We've always been confident with our late game defense. Early in the year, it was a new team and it takes teams time to initially come together and get it. It took us a little time and now we're very comfortable in late games and we feel that we should win if the game is close. It's not always going to go that way but you we have that mentality."
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