Heat-Knicks Preview

By JEFF BARTL
Posted Mar 02 2013 11:43PM

The Miami Heat proved their last time out they don't necessarily need LeBron James hitting shots at his usual exceptional rate in order to pull out a win.

He could've used more help in the Heat's first two meetings with the New York Knicks, though.

Visiting Miami looks to match a franchise record with its 14th consecutive victory Sunday by avoiding another defeat to New York, which is seeking a fourth straight win.

Though James wound up scoring 14 fourth-quarter points and hitting a clutch 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining, he connected on only 4 of 14 from the field and finished with 18 points as the Heat (42-14) beat Memphis 98-91 on Friday.

It marked a rare off night for the reigning MVP, who has hit less than 40 percent of his shots only twice this season. Dwyane Wade, who assisted on James' late 3, finished with 22 points and Shane Battier added 14 off the bench.

"He's the best player in the world," said Chris Bosh, who scored 13 points. "But we have the best supporting cast."

James did finish with 10 assists, though, after having 16 to go along with 40 points in Tuesday's double-overtime win over Sacramento. Those marked his first back-to-back regular-season games with double-digit assists since Nov. 2 and 5, 2010.

"When I don't make shots, I know I can do other things to help our team win," James said. "It's no surprise we've got guys stepping up. We've got guys who can do the small things, the big things and everything in between."

The latest victory brought Miami to the verge of matching the franchise's longest winning streak, set in 2004-05, though James said the team isn't focusing on the run.

"Just win the next one. That's all it's about," James said. "We've got the next one in New York and then we'll go on from there."

James is averaging 33.6 points in his last eight regular-season trips to Madison Square Garden, but he was held to 23 on Nov. 2 as the Knicks held Miami to its second-lowest total of the season in a 104-84 win.

Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points in that contest as the Knicks tied a season high with 19 3-pointers, but even his absence due to a finger injury in the next matchup didn't prevent New York from earning another blowout victory over the Heat.

Raymond Felton scored 27 points - hitting six of the Knicks' 18 3s - to help overcome 31 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists from James in a 112-92 win at Miami as the rest of the Heat shot only 39.3 percent.

New York (35-20) heads into this contest having won three straight following a season-worst four-game skid after Anthony scored a game-high 30 points in Friday's 96-88 victory at Washington.

"We will be prepared for Miami," said Anthony, who has scored at least 30 points in three of his last four.

Felton added 23 points and J.R. Smith scored 13 off the bench for the Knicks, who outscored the Wizards 23-11 in the fourth quarter. They know they need to be better going forward, especially against surging Miami.

"We locked down in spurts, but still not where we really want to be," Smith said. "We had the game won a few times, but let them back in it.."

The Knicks have won seven of nine at home, while the Heat have won their last five on the road by an average of 16.2 points.

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Heat rally past Knicks, win 14th straight

By BRIAN MAHONEY
Posted Mar 04 2013 12:19PM

NEW YORK (AP) LeBron James stretched his arm above the rim, soaring high on a shaky knee and turning his steal into a finishing dunk as Carmelo Anthony hung his head near midcourt.

The Heat took the Knicks' best shot, but it wasn't good enough to beat the defending champs.

Nothing is right now.

James had 29 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, and Miami tied a franchise record with its 14th straight victory, rallying for a 99-93 victory at New York on Sunday.

"We feel like this is one of our better wins of the season, even under the circumstances that we went through tonight, a little adversity being down double digits," James said.

Dwyane Wade added 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, who had to overcome a 16-point deficit to beat the Knicks for the first time in three tries this season. Chris Bosh bounced back from a dismal first half to finish with 16 points and Shane Battier hit all four 3-point attempts to score 12.

The Heat won their sixth straight on the road by controlling the final minutes against a team that had a pair of 20-point victories over them this season and looked ready to run them out of the building again.

But James shook off a third-quarter leg injury and was back in top form by the finish, putting it away by coming up with a steal and throwing down a dunk with 23 seconds left.

"Obviously, it's great to win games, period. But when you're on a win streak, you've got to find many different ways to win ballgames and we've had comebacks in the last seconds, we've had double-overtime games, but this was probably the most thrilling one," Wade said. "It was the most challenging. For a team who beat us twice, they handled us twice and they were up 16 in the first half, for us to have the resilience to come back, find a way fight out this win, it was great."

Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points for the Knicks, who had won three in a row. Jason Kidd emerged from a lengthy slump to finish with 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists. J.R. Smith had 13 points and 12 rebounds, but shot 5 of 18 from the field.

"I think we are disappointed because we had an opportunity to win a ballgame here at home against the champs," Kidd said. "So it's something we can look at and get better at with those mistakes, especially later in the game."

The Heat matched their 14 straight wins during the 2004-05 season and finally beat one of their closest pursuers in the Eastern Conference after dropping their first four against the Knicks and Indiana Pacers.

James landed awkwardly when he was fouled trying to catch a lob pass in the third quarter and was trying afterward to loosen his left knee or leg. He looked fine in the closing minutes, making key plays on both ends of the floor.

"His motor is limitless. I don't want to take that for granted. I don't just want to assume that he can play 40-plus minutes, but he had to do it on both ends," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Couldn't get him out in the fourth quarter and if I would have tried, he probably would have strangled me.

"He was strong and was at his strongest after 40 minutes of basketball."

Bosh tied it at 87 and Wade's basket with 4:29 left gave Miami the lead for good. James then blocked Tyson Chandler at the rim and hustled down the floor to put back a Miami miss, making it 91-87.

The Knicks twice were within two, but James scored on a drive the second time. Bosh followed with a jumper for a 97-91 advantage, and after two free throws by Raymond Felton, James ended the Knicks' final hopes when he stepped in front of a pass headed toward Anthony and broke in alone for the slam.

"They kind of walked us down towards the end," Anthony said. "We made some mistakes, turned the ball over, and then that turnover was probably just the icing on the cake right there."

James said he felt the knee a little bit during the game, but expected to be in uniform Monday at Minnesota.

The Knicks beat Miami here by 20 in their season opener and won again in Miami in early December by 20, even while playing without Anthony because of a cut on his finger that required stitches.

This looked headed for another blowout.

Kidd missed his 14 3-point attempts in the last three games and had been in a 7-for-49 slump behind the arc since Feb. 1, finally losing his starting job before Friday's victory at Washington.

But he made a 3 early in the second quarter, then hit three more in the period. The Knicks rattled off eight points in a row to make it 59-43, their only concern coming when Anthony went to the locker room before the half ended with what the team said was pain in his ribs. He was back when the second half started and said the injury didn't bother him.

The Knicks' two victories over the Heat came during their 18-5 start, when they seemed championship capable. But they are just 17-16 since, and Miami's a far different team now than it was in December.

Bosh had eight quick points in the third quarter after a two-point, 1-of-6 first half. Miami scored the last six of the period, cutting it to 77-73 on Battier's 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds to go.

Miami finally caught up at 79-all when James nailed his second straight 3-pointer, stomping his feet forcefully as he walked away following the second with 10:04 to play.

NOTES: Juwan Howard was inactive, a day after the Heat re-signed the 40-year-old forward who finished last season with them. "To be honest, it felt a little bit strange not having him with us," Spoelstra said. "It makes sense, it feels right." ... Knicks coach Mike Woodson said forward Kenyon Martin will be with the Knicks beyond the expiration of his first 10-day contract.

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Notebook: Heat 99, Knicks 93

Adam Zagoria, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:05 PM - Updated Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:38 PM

THE FACTS: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined for 65 points as the Heat outscored the Knicks by 20 points in the second half to win their 14th straight game, 99-93, at Madison Square Garden.

James went 8-of-13 for 19 points in the second half, when Miami outscored the Knicks, 54-34, after trailing 59-45 at the half. Wade added 20 points, Bosh 16 and Shane Battier 12 on 4-of-4 from behind-the-arc.

Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 32 points but was 3-of-11 in the second half, much of it with James guarding him.

Jason Kidd emerged from a huge slump to add 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Knicks, but only managed two points in the second half.

Miami avenged two 20-point losses this season to the Knicks and now leads New York by 7 ½ games in the East.

QUOTABLE: "We got stops and I made a couple shots...We can play with the best teams in the East or the West, so big-time game for us."
-- James on ABC.

THE STAT: The Knicks' bench outscored the Miami reserves, 39-24, thanks to Kidd, J.R. Smith (13 points) and Amar'e Stoudemire (12 points). Smith went 3-of-14 from beyond the arc.

TURNING POINT: After trailing by 14 at the break, James hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game at 79 and the Heat outscored the Knicks 26-16 in the fourth period. James later stole a pass from Smith on the perimeter and scored an uncontested dunk in transition to make it 99-93.

QUOTABLE II: "It was huge, it was our next game, it was our next challenge. We had a few this week, we had Memphis come in our building, a very good team, one of the best teams in this league. Then today, New York, one of the best teams in our league as well. To come here, against a team that's very good at home, to get a win under the circumstances is great."
-- LeBron on win after dropping first two games to Knicks.

QUOTABLE III: "I thought that third quarter and especially in the fourth when it was crunch time we turned it over and didn't get shots. They're a great team and you gotta do everything right to beat that team."
-- Knicks coach Mike Woodson.

WHO'S HOT: Kidd went 4-of-5 from the 3-point line, the most 3-pointers he's made since Jan. 5 when he went 5-of-8. He had made seven 3-pointers in his previous 15 games entering the Heat game.

WHO'S NOT: Steve Novak, who struggled against the Heat in the playoffs last season, went 0-of-3 from 3-point territory and did not score.

QUOTABLE IV: "Kidd came out of his shooting slump and made shots, but we just didn't finish the game. We played one half and you gotta play two."
-- Woodson.

QUOTABLE V: "I thought this was a very winnable game. I walk out here thinking we let one go."
-- Tyson Chandler.

NOTABLE: Anthony wore a flak jacket in the second half after appearing to injure his rib in the first half.

NOTABLE II: Woodson said "the door is still open" for Rasheed Wallace to return in the postseason assuming he recovers from left foot surgery. He is expected to miss at least eight weeks after undergoing surgery this week. "He's just gotta put in the time and rehab and get back out on the floor because he can help us I think in the long run," Woodson said.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Phil Collins, Derek Trucks, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Strahan, Paul Rudd, Juan Martin del Potro and Victoria Azarenka sat courtside.

UP NEXT: For the Knicks, Monday @ Cleveland, Wednesday @ Detroit, Thursday vs. Oklahoma City. For the Heat, Monday @ Minnesota, Wednesday vs. Orlando, Friday vs. Philadelphia.

• Heat: Howard, Varnado
• Knicks: Copeland, Wallace

• Heat: --
• Knicks: --

• Lead Changes: 9
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #30 John Goble, #29 Mark Lindsay
• Attendance: 19033
• Duration: 2:30

Miami Heat (43-14)		New York Knicks (35-21)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Chandler vs Bosh (James gains possession)
Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:34	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
James Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	11:17
	11:17 [NYK 1-0]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:17 [NYK 2-0]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:12 [MIA 2-2]
	11:12	White Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	11:12 [MIA 3-2]
	10:56	White Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	10:39	White Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:27
	10:15 [NYK 5-3]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
Team Rebound	09:42
	09:42	Jump Ball Shumpert vs Haslem (Chalmers gains possession)
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	09:28 [MIA 5-5]
	09:06 [NYK 7-5]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: White (1 AST)
Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed	08:50
	08:48	Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:44 [NYK 9-5]	Chandler Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Shumpert (1 AST)
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	08:22 [MIA 7-9]
	08:10	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:08
James Jump Shot: Missed	08:00
	07:59	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:49	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:47
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:31	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:26	Felton Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:25
	07:16	White Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:16 [MIA 8-9]
	07:16	White Substitution replaced by Smith
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:16
	07:15	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:54	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:52
	06:46	Smith Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	06:36
	06:34	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:26 [NYK 11-8]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	06:19
	06:13	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)
James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	06:08 [MIA 10-11]
	05:52	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:52
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
Wade Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	05:43 [MIA 12-11]
	05:43	Felton Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	05:43 [MIA 13-11]
	05:29	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:27
Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:18
Bosh Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:09
	05:09	Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:09	Team Rebound
	05:09	Chandler Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
	05:09 [NYK 12-13]	Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	04:44
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:42
James Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	04:39
	04:38	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:28	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:26
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	04:15 [MIA 15-12]
	04:00 [NYK 14-15]	Anthony Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	03:46 [MIA 17-14]
	03:29	Felton Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)
Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	03:26
Haslem Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	03:22
	03:22	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:22	Team Rebound
Wade Substitution replaced by Allen	03:22
Haslem Substitution replaced by Battier	03:22
	03:22	Felton Substitution replaced by Kidd
	03:22 [NYK 15-17]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:19
	03:19	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Novak
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:07 [MIA 19-15]
Battier Foul: Personal (1 PF)	02:44
Bosh Substitution replaced by Andersen	02:44
	02:29 [NYK 17-19]	Smith Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)	02:07 [MIA 22-17]
	01:56	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:54
James Layup Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:46	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:32	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:30
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	01:23
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole	01:23
Battier Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (3 FTA)	01:09
	01:09 [NYK 18-22]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 3 (13 PTS)
	01:09 [NYK 19-22]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 3 (14 PTS)
Battier Substitution replaced by Lewis	01:09
	01:09 [NYK 20-22]	Anthony Free Throw 3 of 3 (15 PTS)
Lewis Hook Shot: Missed	00:55.9
	00:53.8	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:41.8	Stoudemire Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
	00:36.1	Stoudemire Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:36.1
Team Rebound	00:36.1
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:36.1 [MIA 23-20]
Lewis Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:18.5
	00:18.5 [NYK 21-23]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:18.5	Novak Substitution replaced by Felton
	00:18.5 [NYK 22-23]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (3 ST)	00:03.9
	00:00.9	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (43-14)		New York Knicks (35-21)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [NYK 24-23]	Stoudemire Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Kidd (1 AST)
Lewis Jump Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:19	Novak Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:01	Kidd Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lewis (1 ST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stoudemire (1 BLK)	10:54
Team Rebound	10:53
Cole Foul: Offensive (1 PF)	10:46
Cole Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:46
	10:33 [NYK 27-23]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Stoudemire (1 AST)
Cole Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lewis (1 AST)	10:15 [MIA 25-27]
	09:47	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:46
Wade Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:39 [MIA 27-27]
	09:18 [NYK 29-27]	Stoudemire Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Lewis Layup Shot: Missed	08:57
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:56
Andersen Tip Shot: Missed	08:56
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:55
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	08:52
	08:50	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:41	Stoudemire Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Allen (1 ST)
Allen Jump Bank Shot: Missed	08:35
	08:33	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:30	Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	08:30
Andersen Substitution replaced by Bosh	08:30
	08:30	Smith Substitution replaced by Shumpert
Allen 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Cole (1 AST)	08:17 [MIA 30-29]
	07:54	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:52	Shumpert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:48 [NYK 31-30]	Shumpert Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bosh Running Layup Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:25	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:08 [NYK 34-30]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Novak (1 AST)
	06:50	Novak Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:50 [MIA 31-34]
	06:50	Novak Substitution replaced by Anthony
	06:50	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Felton
Lewis Substitution replaced by James	06:50
Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:50 [MIA 32-34]
	06:39 [NYK 36-32]	Chandler Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Kidd (2 AST)
Wade Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Cole (2 AST)	06:22 [MIA 34-36]
	06:10 [NYK 39-34]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
	05:54	Shumpert Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Allen Substitution replaced by Chalmers	05:54
Cole Substitution replaced by Battier	05:54
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)	05:42 [MIA 37-39]
	05:21	Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:20	Team Rebound
Chalmers Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	05:20
	05:12	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	05:11	Shumpert Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:09	Shumpert Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Kidd (1 ST)	05:00
	04:49 [NYK 42-37]	Kidd 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Shumpert (2 AST)
	04:36	Anthony Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Wade Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	04:23
	04:12	Kidd Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	04:11	Kidd Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Wade Jump Bank Shot: Missed	03:55
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:54
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:50 [MIA 40-42]
Chalmers Foul: Personal (2 PF)	03:41
Wade Substitution replaced by Allen	03:41
	03:41	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:32 [NYK 44-40]	Anthony Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (19 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:10 [NYK 46-40]	Chandler Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:09
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (2 ST)	03:06
	02:59 [NYK 49-40]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Kidd (3 AST)
Allen Driving Bank shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:36 [MIA 42-49]
	02:20 [NYK 51-42]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
	02:08	Anthony Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:08
Team Rebound	02:08
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:08 [MIA 43-51]
	01:45 [NYK 53-43]	Chandler Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:25	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Chalmers Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (3 FTA)	01:10
	01:10 [NYK 54-43]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 3 (22 PTS)
	01:10 [NYK 55-43]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 3 (23 PTS)
	01:10	Kidd Substitution replaced by Shumpert
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole	01:10
Battier Substitution replaced by Wade	01:10
	01:10 [NYK 56-43]	Anthony Free Throw 3 of 3 (24 PTS)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)	00:58.9
	00:53.1 [NYK 58-43]	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	00:53.1	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	00:39.9
Allen Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:36.1
	00:36.1 [NYK 59-43]	Shumpert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:36.1	Anthony Substitution replaced by White
	00:36.1	Shumpert Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:35.4
Team Timeout : Short	00:32.2
James Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wade (6 AST)	00:25.0 [MIA 45-59]
	00:21.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:21.1	White Substitution replaced by Novak
	00:21.1	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Kidd
	00:04.0	Kidd 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:02.7
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Felton (1 BLK)	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (43-14)		New York Knicks (35-21)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Bosh Foul: Personal (2 PF)	11:52
	11:40	White Driving Jump shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:38
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (7 AST)	11:26 [MIA 47-59]
	11:26	Anthony Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	11:26 [MIA 48-59]
	11:12	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	11:10	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:10	Chandler Tip Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:08
	10:59	Shumpert Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	10:59 [MIA 49-59]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	10:59 [MIA 50-59]
Haslem Foul: Shooting Block (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:41
	10:41 [NYK 60-50]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	10:41 [NYK 61-50]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	10:23
	10:22	White Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:14	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	10:12	White Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:09	White Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:03
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:02
James Putback Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:02 [MIA 52-61]
	09:48 [NYK 63-52]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Bosh Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:30 [MIA 54-63]
	09:12	Shumpert Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
	09:12	White Substitution replaced by Smith
Team Timeout : Short	09:00
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:53 [MIA 56-63]
	08:32	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:30
	08:24	Smith Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	08:15
	08:14	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:02	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:00	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:58	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:56
	07:54	Smith Foul: Personal (3 PF)
	07:54	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Kidd
James Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	07:51 [MIA 58-63]
	07:38	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
	07:26	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	07:16	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:14
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:06	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	06:58	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:57
	06:52	Kidd Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:52 [MIA 59-63]
	06:52	Felton Substitution replaced by Stoudemire
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:52
	06:51	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
Bosh Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:42
	06:42 [NYK 64-59]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	06:42 [NYK 65-59]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:24	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:21 [NYK 67-59]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)	06:04
	05:58 [NYK 70-59]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Kidd (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:55
Wade Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	05:39 [MIA 61-70]
	05:18	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:16
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:06	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:58	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed
	04:57	Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:57	Chandler Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:56
James Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:45 [MIA 63-70]
Chalmers Foul: Personal (4 PF)	04:21
Haslem Substitution replaced by Battier	04:21
	04:21	Chandler Substitution replaced by Novak
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Allen	04:21
	04:07	Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:06
Bosh Hook Shot: Missed	03:54
	03:52	Team Rebound
	03:35 [NYK 72-63]	Kidd Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:18	Novak Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:10	Novak 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:08
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:44	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:39 [NYK 74-63]	Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Kidd (5 AST)
Wade Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:10 [MIA 65-74]
	02:00 [NYK 76-65]	Stoudemire Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	01:39 [MIA 67-76]
Battier Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:25
	01:25	Team Timeout : Regular
Bosh Substitution replaced by Cole	01:25
Wade Substitution replaced by Andersen	01:25
	01:25 [NYK 77-67]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:25	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:24	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	01:20	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)
	01:20	Kidd Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:20
Team Rebound	01:20
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:20 [MIA 68-77]
	00:56.9	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Cole Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:54.9
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	00:50.9
Allen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:48.8
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	00:45.9
Team Rebound	00:44.4
	00:44.4	Novak Substitution replaced by Shumpert
Cole Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:29.3 [MIA 70-77]
	00:10.9	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:08.8
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	00:01.8 [MIA 73-77]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Allen 3pt Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:39	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	11:33	Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:32
James Jump Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:14	Kidd Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:58 [NYK 79-73]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS)	10:34 [MIA 76-79]
	10:19	Stoudemire Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:17
Allen Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:09
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:07
James 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	10:05 [MIA 79-79]
	10:04	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:04	Shumpert Substitution replaced by Felton
Andersen Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:45
	09:33 [NYK 81-79]	Stoudemire Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Cole 3pt Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:08	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	09:01	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Cole (1 ST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	08:54
	08:52	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
	08:43	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Battier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:41
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	08:34 [MIA 82-81]
Allen Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	08:14
	08:14 [NYK 82-82]	Stoudemire Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Andersen Substitution replaced by Bosh	08:14
Allen Substitution replaced by Wade	08:14
	08:14	Stoudemire Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Cole Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:13
	08:04	Smith Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	08:04 [MIA 83-82]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:04
	08:02	Stoudemire Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Cole Foul: Personal (2 PF)	07:56
	07:56	Stoudemire Substitution replaced by Chandler
	07:47	Anthony Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Cole Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	07:29
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:28
Bosh Tip Shot: Missed	07:28
Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:27
Wade Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	07:10 [MIA 85-82]
	06:55	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:53	Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:50 [NYK 84-85]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)
	06:35	Felton Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Cole Substitution replaced by Chalmers	06:35
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Kidd (3 ST)	06:25
	06:20 [NYK 87-85]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Kidd (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:18
Wade Jump Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)	05:55
Team Rebound	05:54
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:54
	05:44	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:42
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	05:25 [MIA 87-87]
	04:56	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:54	Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:52	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:50
Wade Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	04:29 [MIA 89-87]
	04:16	Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:14
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	04:08
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:05
James Tip Shot: Made (25 PTS)	04:05 [MIA 91-87]
	04:05	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:42	Kidd Driving Jump shot: Missed Block: Battier (1 BLK)
	03:41	Team Rebound
	03:41	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (2 BLK)	03:22
Team Rebound	03:21
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:17
	03:09 [NYK 89-91]	Felton Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	02:45 [MIA 93-89]
	02:29 [NYK 91-93]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:45	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	01:44
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)	01:38 [MIA 95-91]
	01:24	Felton Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)
Bosh Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Wade (8 AST)	01:06 [MIA 97-91]
	01:06	Team Timeout : Regular
Bosh Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:55.4
	00:55.4 [NYK 92-97]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:55.4 [NYK 93-97]	Felton Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:32.9
	00:30.4	Kidd Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:25.8	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:James (3 ST)
James Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS)	00:23.6 [MIA 99-93]
	00:13.9	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	00:11.8
End of 4th Quarter