Knicks-Heat Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Oct 28 2009 1:00AM

The Miami Heat will open the 2009-10 season by taking time to honor one of their past greats, while the New York Knicks appear to be looking towards next season before even stepping on the court.

Michael Beasley's tumultuous offseason may also have him focused on the future, and gaining some inspiration from Tim Hardaway might help when the Heat and Knicks meet Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena.

Hardaway's No. 10 will be raised to the rafters, as he joins Alonzo Mourning as the only Heat players to have their number retired. A former guard, Hardaway was a major part of the Heat's success during five-plus seasons from 1996-2001, and he's still the franchise's career leader in 3-point field goals and assists, while ranking fifth in points and steals.

His time in Miami, however, might also be remembered for three straight playoff exits against the Knicks from 1998-2000 - twice in the first round and once in the Eastern Conference semifinals with each of those series going to the final game.

More recently, the Heat have failed to advance past the first round since winning their only NBA title in 2006. They've qualified for the postseason in two of three seasons since, falling in seven games to Atlanta last spring after finishing 43-39 and in third place in the Southeast Division.

Beasley could help them improve upon that if he's able to move past a difficult summer that included two infamous Twitter flameouts and a stay at a Houston rehabilitation facility. The forward posted disturbing messages and a conversation-sparking photo in a tattoo establishment on his now-closed Twitter feed before spending more than a month in rehab, and by his own acknowledgment, membership in the NBA's substance-abuse program.

"All behind me," said Beasley, drafted second overall from Kansas State in 2008. "I think I've worked harder now than I did last year. Last year, I found myself coasting through sometimes, just going through the motions. This year, I'm a little more hungry."

As a rookie, Beasley averaged 13.9 points and shot 47.2 percent. Second-year coach Erik Spoelstra appears encouraged by what he's seen from Beasley so far.

"He's making progress. I like what he's done this preseason. I do," Spoelstra said. "I keep on pointing to his focus, but I think we were able to cover a lot more ground. I see a quicker application from practice to the games. ... And defensively, he's done some things that I like. He needs to keep on going."

Dwyane Wade, who is 242 assists behind Hardaway's team record, is back for perhaps his final season in Miami. The guard, who is expected to test free agency as part of a coveted group in 2010 that may include reigning MVP LeBron James, led the NBA with a career high of 30.2 points per game in 2008-09.

Wade averaged 42.3 points in helping the Heat win two of three from New York last season. He scored a career-high 55 in a 122-105 home win on April 12.

With contracts of several current players set to expire in July, the Knicks could have their eye on Wade come next summer. They didn't make any significant moves during this offseason after going 32-50 to finish last in the Atlantic, marking their eighth consecutive losing season and tying a franchise record set from 1959-67.

New York hasn't won a playoff game since 2001 and last reached the playoffs in '04, matching Minnesota for the NBA's longest drought.

"This is our job. A lot of us are on our last contracts, and we want to win," guard Chris Duhon said. "We want to make the city proud of the Knicks again."

A season could be viewed as a technicality leading to a free-agent spending spree may put the Knicks in a difficult position to remain competitive or further risk losing fan interest.

"Probably if we don't win early but really go on a streak where we win 20 in a row, they'd come back. So there's all kinds of scenarios you could draw out there," said coach Mike D'Antoni, who begins his second season with the team.

"If it's a disaster, I'm sure they'll quit watching, and I don't blame them. But I think we can be competitive. I think we can make a run for the playoffs. And I think we can be enjoyable, and I think fans will like it. That's the plan, and hopefully we'll stick with it."

The Knicks showed some improvement in D'Antoni's up-tempo system last season, finishing fourth in the league with an average of 105.2 points. However, they also allowed the third-most points at 107.8.

Forward-center David Lee is looking to build on career highs in scoring (16.0) and rebounds (11.7), while leading the NBA with 65 double-doubles.

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O'Neal re-discovers game, Heat win opener over Knicks

By Chris Perkins, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday October 29, 2009 12:19AM

MIAMI (NBA.com exclusive) -- Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade liked what he saw from center Jermaine O'Neal in Wednesday's 115-93 season-opening victory against New York.

O'Neal, the former Indiana Pacers All-Star now in his 14th season, finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds in perhaps his best performance in 28 regular-season games with the Heat.

"That's the (O'Neal) I like," Wade said, "And that's the (O'Neal) I disliked in Indiana."

New York, on the other hand, struggled all around. The Knicks tied a franchise record by attempting 39 3-pointers. They only made 10, which translates to a miserable 25.6 percent.

"I thought we were going to win 82 (games) this year, but now it's only 81," New York coach Mike D'Antoni said, tongue firmly planted in cheek.

Wade, who led the league in scoring last year at 30.2 points per game, had a tidy 26 points, and second-year forward Michael Beasley, the No. 2 pick of the 2008 Draft, finished with 21 points.

Overall, it was a good home opener for the Heat, which shot 56.6 percent from the field and led by as many as 31 points. After the game was tied at 46 with 2:49 left in the second quarter, the Heat went on a 44-15 run through the end of the third quarter. That allowed Miami to take a 90-62 lead into the fourth quarter, and at that point the game was over.

"We couldn't make shots, we couldn't stop them," D'Antoni said. "That's not a good combination."

The Knicks, who have had eight consecutive losing seasons, are in their second year of D'Antoni's up-tempo offense. And after one game things don't appear any more promising now than they did in last year's 32-50 season.

"A number of people did not shoot the ball well," New York point guard Chris Duhon said.

Knicks center David Lee (22 points, nine rebounds) was back to his usual pogo-stick ways, but he had very little help. Forward Al Harrington started 3-for-4 from the field but then missed eight of his next 10 shots to finish 5-for-14. Second-year forward Danilo Gallinari, the No. 6 pick of the 2008 Draft, missed six of his first nine shots and got hot after the game's outcome was determined. Reserve guard Nate Robinson missed all eight of his shots. Swingman Wilson Chandler missed nine of his first 13.

Wade, who missed eight of his first 11 shots, was more low-key than he was in last season's two home games against New York. Wade averaged 50.5 points in those contests, finishing with 46 in one game and 55 in the other. On Wednesday, Wade only flashed his dazzle. In the third quarter, after a Beasley field goal, Wade stole an inbounds pass meant for Chris Duhon, did a 360-degree turn in the air, and converted the layup for a 73-53 Miami lead.

Wade said he wasn't concerned about starting slowly on offense.

"I know what I can do in the flow of the offense," he said. "I just want to make sure everybody else is doing well."

O'Neal, who suffers from creaky knees, did just fine. Coach Erik Spoelstra thinks it's a result of O'Neal's offseason work. O'Neal, the 31-year-old known to teammates by his initials, J.O., spent six weeks working with the Heat's trainers in Miami and eight weeks working with well-known trainer Tim Grover in Chicago.

"We called him 'The young J.O.' tonight," Heat guard Daequan Cook said.

Notes: New York center Darko Milicic went down with 8:28 left in the third and left the court limping on his left leg. He returned to the bench a few minutes later. ... Former Heat guard Tim Hardaway had his jersey (No. 10) retired in a pregame ceremony. Hardaway played five-plus seasons for the Heat. Attending the ceremony were Hardaway's former Golden State teammates Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, the trio that formed the famed "Run TMC" combination. ... Beasley got called for back-to-back traveling violations in the second quarter as he tried to create off the dribble at small forward. ... New York rookie guard Toney Douglas, the 29th pick in the Draft, ended 1-for-4 from the field in just 6:13. ... Heat forward Udonis Haslem, a starter the past six seasons, came off the bench for eight points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes. Beasley, who played 36 minutes, got the start at power forward. Miami used former Knicks player Quentin Richardson (five points in 17 minutes) as its starter at small forward.

• Knicks: Curry, Mobley
• Heat: Diawara, Quinn, Randolph

• Knicks: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #53 Mark Lindsay, #23 Jason Phillips
• Attendance: 19600
• Duration: 2:7

New York Knicks (14-21)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Jeffries (Chalmers gains possession)
	11:40 [MIA 2-0]	O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:23 [NYK 2-2]
	11:03 [MIA 4-2]	Wade Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:43	O'Neal Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Jeffries Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:42
	10:36	Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:36
Team Rebound	10:36
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:36 [NYK 3-4]
	10:24 [MIA 6-3]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)
Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:05 [NYK 5-6]
	09:41	Beasley Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jeffries (1 BLK)
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:38
	09:38	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:38 [NYK 6-6]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:38 [NYK 7-6]
	09:15	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:13
Jump Ball Beasley vs Lee (O'Neal gains possession)	09:13
Lee Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	09:13
	08:55 [MIA 8-7]	Chalmers Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:42	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Lee Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:41
	08:24	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:23
Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:21
Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:21
	08:04	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:03
Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	07:56 [NYK 9-8]
	07:44 [MIA 10-9]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:24 [MIA 13-9]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:06 [NYK 11-13]
	07:06	Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:06 [NYK 12-13]
	06:52	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harrington (1 ST)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (1 AST)	06:46 [NYK 14-13]
	06:27	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:26
Harrington Running Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	06:24 [NYK 16-13]
	06:18	Team Timeout : Regular
Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari	06:18
Lee Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:09
	06:04 [MIA 15-16]	O'Neal Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	05:46
	05:45	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Harrington Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:42
Lee Substitution replaced by Robinson	05:42
Harrington Substitution replaced by Milicic	05:42
	05:42	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:42	Team Rebound
	05:42	Richardson Substitution replaced by Cook
	05:42	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
	05:42 [MIA 16-16]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Milicic Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:25 [NYK 18-16]
	05:08	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:07
Milicic Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:51 [NYK 20-16]
	04:36	Cook 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:35
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:18	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:07 [MIA 19-20]	Cook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:44	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
	03:42	Team Rebound
	03:42	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
Duhon Substitution replaced by Douglas	03:42
	03:31	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	03:30	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:27	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Jeffries Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:26
Robinson Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	03:20
	03:19	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:14 [MIA 21-20]	Wade Running Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:14
	03:14 [MIA 22-20]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:02	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Douglas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:50
Team Timeout : Regular	02:50
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Chandler	02:50
	02:50	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo
	02:50 [MIA 23-20]	Cook Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
	02:50 [MIA 24-20]	Cook Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
	02:50 [MIA 25-20]	Cook Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:37
Team Rebound	02:36
Milicic Jump Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:21	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:04	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:03
Milicic Jump Shot: Missed	01:56
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:55
Douglas Jump Shot: Missed	01:51
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:50
Douglas Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:31	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:30
Douglas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:30
Douglas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:30
Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:24
	01:24 [MIA 26-20]	Cook Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:24 [MIA 27-20]	Cook Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:07	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:00	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.8
	00:39.7	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:29.9	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:27.9
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	00:20.9 [NYK 23-27]
	00:04.9	Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed
	00:03.9	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:02.8	Anthony Dunk Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:01.1
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.1
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
New York Knicks (14-21)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:46	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:26 [MIA 29-23]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	11:14	Cook Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:14
Team Rebound	11:14
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Harrington	11:14
Douglas Substitution replaced by Jeffries	11:14
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:14 [NYK 24-29]
	10:51 [MIA 31-24]	Cook Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Harrington Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Milicic (1 AST)	10:32 [NYK 26-31]
	10:32	Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	10:32 [NYK 27-31]
Milicic Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	10:19
	10:19	Haslem Free Throw Technical Missed
	10:19	Team Rebound
	10:08	Cook 3pt Shot: Missed
Jeffries Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:07
Jeffries 3pt Shot: Missed	09:59
	09:58	Team Rebound
	09:43	Beasley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Harrington Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:26
Jeffries Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)	09:14
	09:13	Team Rebound
	09:03	Beasley Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Jeffries Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:42 [NYK 29-31]
	08:21	Cook Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (1 ST)
Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:07	Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:57 [MIA 33-29]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:54
Robinson Substitution replaced by Duhon	07:54
Milicic Substitution replaced by Lee	07:54
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:39	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:26 [MIA 35-29]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	07:13
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:12
Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)	07:00 [NYK 32-35]
	06:33 [MIA 37-32]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Cook (1 AST)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (2 AST)	06:22 [NYK 35-37]
	06:02 [MIA 39-35]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Chandler Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:50
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:49
Lee Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:47 [NYK 37-39]
	05:39	Team Timeout : Regular
Chandler Substitution replaced by Gallinari	05:39
	05:39	Cook Substitution replaced by O'Neal
	05:39	Anthony Substitution replaced by Wade
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:32
	05:32 [MIA 40-37]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	05:32	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	05:32	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:31
Harrington Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:05	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:46	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:45
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Duhon (1 AST)	04:35 [NYK 40-40]
	04:17 [MIA 42-40]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (3 AST)
Lee Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Duhon (2 AST)	04:10 [NYK 42-42]
	03:55	O'Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Lee Jump Bank Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Duhon (3 AST)	03:43 [NYK 44-42]
	03:22 [MIA 44-44]	Beasley Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	03:11
	03:10	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:57 [MIA 46-44]	Haslem Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (4 AST)
Lee Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:49 [NYK 46-46]
	02:29 [MIA 48-46]	Beasley Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
	02:15	Chalmers Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:15
	02:15	Haslem Substitution replaced by Richardson
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:49 [MIA 50-46]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	01:31
	01:30	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:24	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:23
Duhon Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	01:15
	01:11 [MIA 52-46]	O'Neal Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Harrington Dunk Shot: Missed	01:01
	00:59.6	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:57.6 [MIA 54-46]	Wade Running Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:43.8	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:30.9 [MIA 56-46]	O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
	00:11.2	Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:11.2 [NYK 47-56]
Lee Substitution replaced by Milicic	00:11.2
Harrington Substitution replaced by Chandler	00:11.2
Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:11.2
Chandler Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:10.8
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
New York Knicks (14-21)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:49	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	11:49 [NYK 48-56]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	11:49 [NYK 49-56]
	11:36 [MIA 58-49]	Richardson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	11:25	Wade Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Lee Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Duhon (4 AST)	11:19 [NYK 51-58]
	10:57 [MIA 60-51]	O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:35
	10:34	Team Rebound
Harrington Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:34
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:20
	10:20 [MIA 61-51]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	10:20 [MIA 62-51]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:01	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	09:51 [MIA 64-51]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	09:41	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	09:41 [NYK 52-64]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	09:41 [NYK 53-64]
	09:27 [MIA 66-53]	O'Neal Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Harrington Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	09:18
Harrington Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:18
	09:07	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:06	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:00 [MIA 68-53]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	08:44
	08:43	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:34	O'Neal Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Lee Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:16	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:06 [MIA 71-53]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)
Duhon Jump Shot: Missed	07:55
	07:54	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	07:45	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:44
Jeffries Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	07:37
	07:14 [MIA 73-53]	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Harrington Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)	07:10
	07:09 [MIA 75-53]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:09
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Robinson	07:09
Chandler Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:57 [NYK 55-75]
	06:40 [MIA 77-55]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Wade Violation:Kicked Ball	06:31
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	06:16 [MIA 79-55]	O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	05:57
	05:56	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
	05:50 [MIA 81-55]	O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	05:50
Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (2 ST)	05:41
	05:29	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:12 [NYK 57-81]
	05:01	Beasley Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	05:01	Beasley Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:46
	04:45	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)
Lee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:28
	04:28 [MIA 82-57]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	04:28	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
	04:28 [MIA 83-57]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:09 [NYK 59-83]
	03:49 [MIA 85-59]	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	03:38
	03:37	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:26	Wade Layup Shot: Missed
	03:24	Richardson Substitution replaced by Cook
	03:24	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
Duhon Substitution replaced by Gallinari	03:24
Lee Substitution replaced by Milicic	03:24
	03:24	Jump Ball Wade vs Robinson
	03:24	Team Rebound
	03:17	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:16
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	03:12
	03:11	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:08 [MIA 87-59]	Wade Running Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Haslem (1 AST)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:31	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Milicic (2 ST)
Robinson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)	02:20
Robinson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:16
	02:16	Team Timeout : Regular
Harrington Substitution replaced by Jeffries	02:16
	02:16	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo
	02:01 [MIA 90-59]	Cook 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
Gallinari Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (2 BLK)	01:44
	01:43	Team Rebound
	01:17	Cook Jump Shot: Missed
	01:15	Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:14	Jump Ball Haslem vs Jeffries (Jeffries gains possession)
	01:14	Haslem Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jeffries (1 ST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:47.9
	00:47.9	Anthony Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:37.5	Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:14.9	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:13.9
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	00:09.0 [NYK 62-90]
	00:02.0	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:01.0
End of 3rd Quarter
New York Knicks (14-21)		Miami Heat (18-15)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41 [MIA 92-62]	Cook Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Robinson Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)	11:24
	11:03	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	11:02	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	11:00	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed
	10:59	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	10:46	Arroyo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milicic (3 ST)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Milicic (2 AST)	10:40 [NYK 65-92]
	10:10	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Jeffries Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:09
	10:07	Arroyo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	10:07 [NYK 66-92]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:07 [NYK 67-92]
	09:49	Cook 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:47	Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:39	Haslem Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	09:39	Haslem Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Milicic (3 AST)	09:26 [NYK 70-92]
	09:25	Team Timeout : Regular
Chandler Substitution replaced by Lee	09:25
	09:11	Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jeffries (2 BLK)
	09:10	Team Rebound
	09:06	Cook Jump Shot: Missed
Milicic Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:05
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	08:49 [NYK 73-92]
	08:28	Cook Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	08:28	Cook Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	08:28	Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal
Team Timeout : Regular	08:28
Milicic Substitution replaced by Duhon	08:28
	08:28	Cook Substitution replaced by Wade
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:16
	08:15	Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:00 [MIA 94-73]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)
Jeffries Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	07:50
	07:50	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Robinson Substitution replaced by Chandler	07:50
	07:39 [MIA 96-73]	Beasley Reverse Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Jeffries Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)	07:26
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:21
	07:21 [MIA 97-73]	Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	07:21 [MIA 98-73]	Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	07:09
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	07:08
Lee Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	07:07 [NYK 75-98]
	06:49	Haslem Layup Shot: Missed Block: Chandler (1 BLK)
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	06:48
Chandler Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:37
Gallinari Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:25
	06:15	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	06:14
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	06:04 [NYK 77-98]
	05:40 [MIA 100-77]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Jeffries 3pt Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:25	Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	05:15 [MIA 102-77]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (3 AST)	04:59 [NYK 79-102]
	04:38 [MIA 105-79]	Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Haslem (2 AST)
Lee Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:28
Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:26
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (4 AST)	04:23 [NYK 82-105]
	04:02 [MIA 107-82]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
	03:55	Haslem Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Harrington	03:55
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:55
Team Rebound	03:55
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	03:55 [NYK 83-107]
Lee Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:42
	03:40	O'Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Duhon (5 AST)	03:31 [NYK 86-107]
	03:18	Haslem Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Duhon (1 ST)
	03:16	Chalmers Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	03:03	Beasley Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Chandler Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:52
	02:51	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:43 [MIA 110-86]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	02:24
	02:23	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)
	02:02 [MIA 112-86]	O'Neal Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	01:50
Gallinari Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:49
	01:45	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	01:45
Harrington Substitution replaced by Douglas	01:45
Lee Substitution replaced by Hill	01:45
Duhon Substitution replaced by Landry	01:45
	01:45	Beasley Substitution replaced by Wright
	01:45	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Arroyo
	01:45	Wade Substitution replaced by Cook
	01:45	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Jones
	01:45	Haslem Substitution replaced by Anthony
Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:45 [NYK 87-112]
Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:45 [NYK 88-112]
	01:27	Cook Jump Shot: Missed
Douglas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:26
Hill Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	01:16
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:15
Chandler Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	01:01 [NYK 90-112]
	00:35.9	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:34.5
Douglas Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:30.9 [NYK 92-112]
	00:30.9	Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Douglas Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	00:30.9 [NYK 93-112]
	00:11.6 [MIA 115-93]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)
Douglas 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Gallinari Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:00.9
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	MSG	Local	Final
		--	SunSpM	Local	Final