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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Dwyane Wade's 9-game absence ended Saturday. (Joe Murphy/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Miami's Dwyane Wade returned Saturday night, after missing nine games with a hamstring injury. Wade has missed a third of the season with injuries, including Friday night's showdown with the Indiana Pacers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In his return, Wade played for 23 minutes and netted 24 points, second only to LeBron James' 27 points, although the Heat ultimately fell 98-85 to the Atlanta Hawks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He\u00A0said before the game that he would see how far he can push himself. As of Saturday, the\u00A0Heat were back atop the Eastern Conference, thanks to a 98-86 win over the Pacers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2014 NBA playoffs: Current projected matchups&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wade has been effective in the games he's played this year, averaging 19.2 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game, despite missing 28 games this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wade (returning tonight after missing 9 games w/ hamstring injury): \u201CNow it\u2019s about getting comfortable and pushing it to see where I\u2019m at.\u201D\n\u2014 Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 12, 2014&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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