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NBA: Miami 96, Toronto 72

MIAMI, April 18 (UPI) -- LeBron James made 12-of-15 from the field and scored 28 points Wednesday, leading the Miami Heat to a dominating second half and a 96-72 win over Toronto.

The Heat held only a two-point advantage at halftime before limiting the Raptors to just 23 points during the final two quarters.

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James sat out the fourth quarter and finished with five rebounds and four assists. Mike Miller added 13 points off the bench for Miami, which has won four in a row.

Toronto was led by 18 points from James Johnson and 15 from Alan Anderson. The Raptors have dropped six out of eight.

Miami stayed within 2 1/2 games of Chicago for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.

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