MIAMI (Ticker) -- The Miami Heat look to increase their lead in the Atlantic Division as they go for their fourth win in five games tonight against the Washington Wizards.

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	Nov. 12 Nov. 27 Feb. 4 Feb. 26	Miami 104, at Washington 95 Washington at Miami, 7:30pm ET Washington at Miami, 7:30pm ET Miami at Washington, 7:00pm ET

Miami owns a 2 1/2-game cushion over Boston and opened a four-game homestand Wednesday with a 93-91 victory over Atlanta. Alonzo Mourning scored 25 points and has led the Heat in scoring six of the last seven contests.

Mourning is tied with Michael Finley of Dallas for seventh in the league at 22.6 points per contest.

Jamal Mashburn scored 12 points for Miami, which played without starting point guard Tim Hardaway, who was nursing a jammed right knee. He is questionable for tonight.

Miami has won four straight meetings with Washington, including a 104-95 triumph on November 12 as Mourning collected 25 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks.

Washington was outscored 31-8 in the second quarter and fell for the second time in four contests in Friday's 118-85 pounding by Charlotte. Rookie Richard Hamilton scored 16 points and Rod Strickland added 11 as the Wizards fell to 0-2 on a four-game road trip.

Juwan Howard leads the Wizards, averaging 13.1 points per contest, with Hamilton second at 10.9.