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After last night's come-from-behind win against the Jazz, the Heat made it 7-straight wins (12-straight at home).... without D-Wade, who was hurt three weeks ago.

Now the heat are one game back from first in the South East, and are emerging true to form as that "final stretch" team that starts out slow. Or maybe they just didn't wake up from the post-finals hangover until now.

Either way -- with D-Wade, they are one of the few potential threats to western dominance.

If the supporting cast continues to step up, and with a little luck Dwayne Wade makes a comeback, their chances of reaching the finals are waaaaaay (waaaade? ) better than previously realized during a predominantly lackluster first half.