Heat clinch NBA's best record without Big Three

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    While LeBron James and Dwyane Wade chilled at the end of the bench -- and with Chris Bosh and Udonis Haslem also out of the lineup -- the Miami Heat's B-squad set a franchise record for 3-point attempts, broke the franchise record for victories in a season and clinched home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

    So, here's the matter for debate. If they can beat the Washington Wizards -- a lottery team trying to finish ninth -- how would the what-was-left-over of the Heat rank among all NBA teams?

    "Most definitely we would be a playoff team," said Rashard Lewis, who scored 17 points in Wednesday's 103-98 win. "Probably not a top-three team, but I think anywhere from there we'd be fighting for a playoff spot, just because we've got a lot of veterans on the team, a lot of smart guys on the team that know how to play the game."

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