Heat 99, Knicks 93: LeBron James scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to go with 11 rebounds and seven assists as visiting Miami matched a franchise record with its 14th consecutive victory.
Dwyane Wade had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Chris Bosh scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half as the Heat rallied from a 16-point deficit and avenged a pair of 20-point losses to New York.
Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points - 24 in the first half - but struggled after the break, hitting only 3 of 11 shots as the Knicks blew a 14-point halftime lead in having their three-game win streak snapped.
New York led 70-59 on a 3-pointer by J.R. Smith midway through the third, but the Heat scored the final six points of the quarter to get within 77-73 entering the fourth.
James quickly made up the deficit with two 3-pointers 29 seconds apart and Shane Battier (12 points) buried his fourth 3-pointer to put Miami ahead. The Knicks took their last lead on Smith's 3-pointer with 6:20 left, but James blocked a shot by Tyson Chandler and followed up at the other end for a 91-87 lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Battier was 4-of-4 from behind the arc and has hit four threes in three consecutive games while shooting 36-of-56 on 3-pointers in the last 11 games. ... Knicks G Jason Kidd broke out of a slump with 14 points, including 4-of-5 from long range after missing his previous 14 attempts. ... Superstars Anthony and James were both hurt during the game. Anthony went to the locker room in the final minute of the first half when he was hit in the ribs under his left armpit but was on the floor for the beginning of the third quarter. James landed awkwardly on his left leg on a failed alley-oop attempt at the eight-minute mark of the third quarter and was slow to get up, but he buried a jumper seconds later.
Miami | New York | |
LeBron James 29 | Scoring | Carmelo Anthony 32 |
Dwyane Wade 8 | Assists | Jason Kidd 6 |
LeBron James 11 | Rebounds | JR Smith 12 |
Dwyane Wade 4 | Free Throws Made | Carmelo Anthony 13 |
LeBron James 3 | Steals | Jason Kidd 3 |
Chris Andersen 2 | Blocks | Tyson Chandler 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Miami | 99 | 46.4 | 8-20 | 13-19 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
New York | 93 | 43.2 | 8-29 | 21-26 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 18 |