PHILADELPHIA — With LeBron James by his side in the locker room, Dwyane Wade took a moment to admire Miami’s streak.

“Twenty is special,” Wade said. “Win 20 games in a row, it’s awesome. You can’t get around it. We’re going to try to go for the next one.”

James and Wade have an NBA championship together, and now they’re chasing history.

James scored 27 points and the Miami Heat became the fourth team to win at least 20 consecutive games in a season, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 98-94 on Wednesday night.

“Wherever the game takes us in those 48 minutes, we’re ready for it,” James said.

For win No. 20, the game took the Heat down to the wire.

All of Miami’s talent wasn’t enough put away a Sixers team revved up like it was a playoff game.

Only three teams have won at least 20 consecutive games in the same season: the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers (33), the 2007-08 Houston Rockets (22) and the 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks (20). The Washington Capitols also won 20 straight, spanning the end of the 1947-48 season and the start of the 1948-49 campaign.