"Forget the race for NBA Most Valuable Player.

Right now bragging rights as best of the Miami Heat is emerging as basketball competition of the highest order.

So in Sunday's 90-78 victory over the Orlando Magic, after Dwyane Wade scored 19 points in the first half, LeBron James came back with 10 of his own in the third quarter.

The Magic? They merely were props amid the Heat's continued domination, now with 17 victories in their last 20 games, including a six-game winning streak, all by double figures, since these teams last met."