Heat-Knicks Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Dec 24 2009 2:16PM

The New York Knicks have certainly come a long way since being crushed by the Miami Heat in their season opener.

Led by a suddenly solid defense, the Knicks look to continue their surprising December and win their seventh straight at Madison Square Garden on Friday against a Heat team that has been shaky on offense.

After losing 50 games in 2008-09, New York (11-17) appeared to be headed for another long season with a 115-93 loss at Miami on Oct. 28. The Heat (14-12) led by as much as 31 points, and Dwyane Wade scored 26 in limited minutes.

Things got considerably worse for the Knicks, who lost 14 of their first 17 games, but they've stormed back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

With Tuesday's 88-81 victory over Chicago, New York improved to 8-3 this month, clinching the team's first winning December since going 9-7 in 2004.

"I'll take this as a Christmas gift," coach Mike D'Antoni said.

The Knicks, playing a Christmas Day game for the first time since beating Toronto in 2001, will be wearing green jerseys for their league-high 45th appearance on the holiday.

They've won six straight home games after losing eight of their first nine. This is New York's longest win streak at the Garden since reeling off seven in a row from Jan. 26-March 2, 2007.

D'Antoni is known for employing an up-tempo style of basketball, but it has been New York's defense that has spurred this turnaround.

The Knicks are limiting opponents to 96.3 points per game in December after yielding an average of 109.2 in their first 17 contests. They've held each of their last eight opponents below 100 points, the first time they've accomplished that feat since doing it in nine straight from Nov. 4-20, 2005.

D'Antoni credits 6-foot-10 small forward Danilo Gallinari, whose defense on the perimeter often provides tougher looks for opposing shooters. New York has held opponents to 25.5 percent from 3-point range in December.

"I think we have more of a confidence that we can stop them on the other end," D'Antoni said. "Those are things I think we're better at because of our length."

New York's revived defense could provide problems for a Miami team that has been hit-or-miss offensively over the past month.

Since Nov. 27, the Heat have played well on offense in five games, averaging 109.6 points on 52.7 percent shooting, but they've averaged 89.0 points and shot 42.1 percent in the other seven.

Miami is coming off its worst offensive performance of the season, finishing with season lows in field goal percentage (36.0) and points, but still beat Utah 80-70 on Wednesday.

"We needed it, a grind-out game where we didn't shoot the ball well," said Wade, who scored 29 points.

Jermaine O'Neal strained his groin Wednesday, and if he's unable to go in this game, the Heat may need Michael Beasley to step up.

Beasley finished with a season-worst five points on 2-of-10 shooting against the Jazz after averaging 22.3 points on 55.3 percent shooting in his previous three contests.

He had 21 points in the opener while Gallinari and David Lee each led the Knicks with 22.

Lee had 18 points and a career high-tying 21 rebounds Tuesday, and he's averaging 20.5 points and 12.3 boards during the home winning streak.

The Knicks have lost three straight to the Heat, but have won four of the last five meetings in New York. Wade, who scored a career-best 55 points in a 122-105 win over the Knicks on April 12, has missed three of the last four games at MSG due to various injuries.

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Wade, Heat play Grinch in road win over Knicks

By Jane McManus, for NBA.com
Posted Friday December 25, 2009 4:15PM

NEW YORK (NBA.com exclusive) -- As the Knicks sent out Santas and Snowmen during timeouts of a Christmas Day game, Miami and star guard Dwyane Wade might have taken inspiration from another holiday character: the Grinchy one Jim Carey brought to the big screen.

The Heat stole away open lanes while the Knicks were unable to hit open shots in Miami's 93-87 win. The loss was the first for the Knicks on their home court in seven games, and halted a three-game winning streak.

"They did what Chicago and Charlotte did," Knicks center David Lee said, "they packed the lane and forced us to take jump shots. They took away the roll, and tried to take me out of the game that way. Whoever was the two or three would help us on the roll. They also tried to take away [Chris] Duhon to make us take threes. If we were hitting our shots today, we could have won by 25 points."

The Knicks made just 2-for-21 treys in the first three quarters.

Wade led Miami with 30 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and provided stability after Lee exploited a mismatch and made a layup over Wade, cutting the Miami lead to three with 1:26 in the fourth.

"I thought tonight we came out with a great disposition to start the game defensively," Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We were very active, even thought we weren't playing thinks right. In the second quarter we put bodies in front of the drives, getting some blocked shots."

Wade said the low-scoring, heavy-defense style of basketball might not be beautiful, but it is what the Heat (15-12) needs to do to win games.

Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni downplayed it after the game, but he was very animated when talking to the referees after the Knicks were called for fouls around Wade.

With 6:01 left in the fourth, Al Harrington powered in a reverse layup over Wade. There was no call on the contact, but when Harrington encountered Wade a few seconds later, Harrington was called for a foul which upped to a technical for arguing.

D'Antoni said there was no real way to stop Wade, you just had to limit the productions of other Miami players and try to keep from fouling Wade.

"He just comes at you hard," D'Antoni said. "You can't get out of the way sometimes."

Knicks defensive forward Jared Jeffries picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter and left the game, as Miami expanded on a three-point halftime lead.

Danilo Gallinari led the Knicks with 26 points and Spoelstra said the 6-foot-10 forward had improved dramatically since the Heat topped the Knicks 115-93 on Oct. 28 in Miami. Gallinari had a key 3-pointer in the fourth as the Knicks charged, but it wasn't enough.

"I don't know where [my shot] was I think I lost it," Gallinari said. "Hopefully next game it will be better."

The undercurrent as always this year is the possibility that Wade starts in the Garden wearing a Knicks uniform next season. When asked if he could see himself in New York, Wade said "I'm here now." He didn't take the bait on coming what he noted was a very cold city when he could become a free agent.

"I don't think about the possibility of the Knicks, I think about the possibility of this summer," said Wade.

The Knicks traded their regular uniforms for a jolly shade of green as Miami added the holly berry red. After the game, former Knick Quentin Richardson remarked that he didn't remember those green uniforms being good luck when he was here, either. But it's all part of being in a featured NBA Christmas Day game.

"It's always going to be a special matchup when the Knicks and Miami play for a long, long time because of the history," Wade said.

• Heat: Diawara, Quinn
• Knicks: Landry, Milicic, Mobley

• Heat: --
• Knicks: Harrington

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #53 Mark Lindsay, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:28

Miami Heat (18-15)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Jeffries vs O'Neal (Lee gains possession)
	11:48	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:46
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jeffries (1 BLK)	11:32
Team Rebound	11:31
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:26	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:17 [NYK 2-0]	Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:55	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:53	Lee Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jeffries (2 BLK)	10:35
	10:33	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:17	Chandler Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:17	Chandler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Richardson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:04 [MIA 2-2]
	09:47	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:45
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:33
	09:31	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:08	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
	09:06	Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:05 [NYK 4-2]	Jeffries Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:05
	09:05	Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:02
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	08:47 [MIA 4-4]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:27
	08:27	Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:27	Team Rebound
	08:27 [NYK 5-4]	Jeffries Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:15	Team Rebound
	08:04 [NYK 8-4]	Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)
	07:49	Lee Foul : Personal (1 PF)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:42 [MIA 6-8]
Richardson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:26
	07:21	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:19
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	07:05 [MIA 9-8]
	06:49	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:47
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:32	Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:12	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	05:51 [MIA 11-8]
	05:42	Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:40
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	05:32
	05:30	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:20 [NYK 10-11]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:02
	04:59	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:45 [NYK 12-11]	Chandler Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:38
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Haslem	04:38
	04:38	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Harrington
Arroyo Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)	04:27
	04:11 [NYK 14-11]	Lee Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:45	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:32 [NYK 16-11]	Harrington Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:12
Richardson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:05 [MIA 13-16]
	03:05	Chandler Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Beasley Substitution replaced by Anthony	03:05
	03:05	Duhon Substitution replaced by Hughes
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	03:05
	03:05	Chandler Substitution replaced by Bender
Richardson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	03:05 [MIA 14-16]
	02:52	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:50
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	02:39 [MIA 16-16]
	02:20	Bender 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:19	Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:18	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:13
	02:09	Harrington Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:09	Team Timeout : Regular
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:09
Team Rebound	02:09
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:09 [MIA 17-16]
	01:59	Hughes Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:59	Hughes Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Richardson Substitution replaced by Wright	01:59
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	01:48 [MIA 19-16]
	01:35	Bender Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
	01:34	Team Rebound
	01:34	Jeffries Substitution replaced by Gallinari
	01:26 [NYK 18-19]	Bender Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:01	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:53.8
	00:53.8 [NYK 19-19]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:53.8 [NYK 20-19]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed	00:42.8
	00:40.9	Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	00:34.4 [NYK 23-19]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hughes (1 AST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:12.6 [MIA 21-23]
	00:03.9	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:02.0	Bender Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:00.6	Bender Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (2 BLK)
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Haslem Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	11:47 [MIA 23-23]
	11:32	Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Cook (1 ST)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	11:24
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:23
Chalmers Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:07
Chalmers Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:07
	11:07	Lee Substitution replaced by Jeffries
	10:57	Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:55
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:41 [MIA 25-23]
	10:28	Bender Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed	10:11
	10:08	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:00	Bender Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	09:54
Team Rebound	09:53
	09:44	Bender Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	09:44 [MIA 26-23]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:44 [MIA 27-23]
	09:21 [NYK 25-27]	Harrington Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Haslem Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	08:54 [MIA 29-25]
Cook Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:34
	08:34	Timeout : Official
	08:34	Bender Substitution replaced by Chandler
	08:23	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
	08:21	Jeffries Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	08:12 [NYK 27-29]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:57	Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:48	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:47
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:16 [NYK 29-29]	Gallinari Driving Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	06:51
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:49
	06:37	Jeffries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	06:37	Hughes Substitution replaced by Duhon
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:37 [MIA 30-29]
Cook Substitution replaced by Wade	06:37
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:37 [MIA 31-29]
	06:28	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
Wade Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	06:21
Wade Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:21
Haslem Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:21
	06:06	Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:04
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	05:58
	05:57	Team Rebound
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:57	Jeffries Substitution replaced by Lee
	05:47 [NYK 31-31]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harrington (1 ST)	05:24
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:15
	05:15 [NYK 32-31]	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Wright Substitution replaced by Richardson	05:15
	05:15 [NYK 33-31]	Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	05:00	Harrington Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	05:00 [MIA 32-33]
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:47	Team Rebound
	04:38	Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)
O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	04:30 [MIA 34-33]
	04:15	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:13	Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:03	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:01
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	03:47 [MIA 36-33]
	03:30	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:30
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:26	Team Rebound
	03:26	Harrington Substitution replaced by Jeffries
	03:03 [NYK 35-36]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed	02:49
Team Rebound	02:47
	02:47	Lee Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
Beasley Substitution replaced by Arroyo	02:47
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Haslem	02:47
O'Neal Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:37
	02:28	Lee Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Haslem (1 ST)
	02:27	Jeffries Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Haslem Layup Shot: Missed	02:17
	02:16	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:09	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:06
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:02
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:02
	01:53	Jeffries Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:50 [MIA 38-35]
	01:34 [NYK 37-38]	Gallinari Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Chandler (1 ST)	01:16
	01:02	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:00	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:51.9	Duhon Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:50.9
Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)	00:35.3 [MIA 41-37]
Richardson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:23.3
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	00:23.3
	00:09.8	Jeffries 3pt Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:07.8
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.1
Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:00.4
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		New York Knicks (14-21)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:34	Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	11:22	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:20
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed Block: Duhon (1 BLK)	11:13
	11:11	Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:52	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:50
Beasley Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)	10:44 [MIA 43-37]
	10:19	Chandler Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Arroyo (1 ST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)	10:14 [MIA 45-37]
	09:58	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Wade (3 ST)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:44 [MIA 47-37]
	09:24 [NYK 39-47]	Gallinari Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	09:24
	09:00	Jeffries Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:00 [MIA 48-39]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:00 [MIA 49-39]
	08:50	Duhon Jump Shot: Missed
	08:48	Duhon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:48	Duhon Tip Shot: Missed
	08:47	Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	08:45 [NYK 41-49]	Lee Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:29 [MIA 51-41]
	08:29	Lee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lee Violation:Lane	08:29
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	08:29 [MIA 52-41]
Richardson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:09
	07:57 [NYK 43-52]	Lee Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed	07:33
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:32
	07:32	Jeffries Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	07:32	Jeffries Substitution replaced by Harrington
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:32
Team Rebound	07:32
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:32 [MIA 53-43]
	07:19 [NYK 45-53]	Duhon Floating Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:01	Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Arroyo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:54
	06:54 [NYK 46-53]	Duhon Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	06:54 [NYK 47-53]	Duhon Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (3 AST)	06:38 [MIA 55-47]
	06:21	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:19	Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	06:16	Harrington Layup Shot: Missed
	06:15	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:15 [NYK 49-55]	Gallinari Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	05:56
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:55
Wade Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:55 [MIA 57-49]
	05:31	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:29
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:16	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:12	Duhon Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Wade (4 ST)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:02	Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:42	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:40	Lee Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	04:39	Gallinari Layup Shot: Missed
	04:38	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:38	Harrington Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:37
	04:37	Harrington Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	04:37	Team Timeout : Regular
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	04:37
Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Duhon (1 ST)	04:22
	03:58	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	03:58
	03:58	Duhon Substitution replaced by Hughes
Richardson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chandler (2 ST)	03:37
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers	03:21
	03:18	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:16
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	03:08
	03:06	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Wade Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:05
	02:55 [NYK 51-57]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (2 AST)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	02:33
	02:32	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:26	Chandler Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:24
	02:22	Hughes Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:22
	02:22	Gallinari Substitution replaced by Bender
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:22 [MIA 58-51]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:22 [MIA 59-51]
Richardson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:09
Richardson Substitution replaced by Wright	02:09
	02:04	Bender Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (3 ST)
Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:01
	01:49	Lee Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:47
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	01:25
	01:23	Lee Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:17
	01:17	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:17	Team Rebound
	01:17 [NYK 52-59]	Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	00:54.2 [MIA 61-52]
	00:39.9	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:38.7
	00:31.6	Hughes Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:31.6 [MIA 62-52]
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:31.6
	00:30.9	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:19.3
	00:19.3 [NYK 53-62]	Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	00:19.3 [NYK 54-62]	Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:10.3	Hughes Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	00:10.3 [MIA 63-54]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:10.3 [MIA 64-54]
	00:02.8	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:00.2
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:44	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:42
	11:29	Harrington Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	11:29 [MIA 65-54]
Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	11:29 [MIA 66-54]
	11:13 [NYK 56-66]	Gallinari Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Duhon (1 AST)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:13
Anthony Substitution replaced by Cook	11:13
	11:13 [NYK 57-66]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
Beasley Running Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:50 [MIA 68-57]
	10:31	Gallinari Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	10:31	Gallinari Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:13
	10:11	Hughes Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:04
	10:04 [NYK 58-68]	Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	10:04	Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:03
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	09:39
Wright Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	09:37
Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:25 [MIA 70-58]
	09:07	Lee Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wright (1 BLK)
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	09:06
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	08:46 [MIA 72-58]
	08:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:43	Lee Substitution replaced by Chandler
	08:25 [NYK 61-72]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	08:09 [MIA 74-61]
Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:54
	07:54 [NYK 62-74]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	07:54 [NYK 63-74]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:37	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:35	Team Timeout : Short
Cook Substitution replaced by Wade	07:35
	07:22	Gallinari Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Haslem Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	07:09
Wright Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:54
	06:54 [NYK 64-74]	Chandler Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	06:54 [NYK 65-74]	Chandler Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Duhon (2 ST)	06:38
	06:24	Hughes Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	06:22
Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	06:03 [NYK 67-74]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	06:01	Harrington Technical
Team Timeout : Regular	06:01
	06:01	Hughes Substitution replaced by Lee
Wright Substitution replaced by Richardson	06:01
Chalmers Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	06:01 [MIA 75-67]
Wade Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	05:47 [MIA 77-67]
	05:20	Harrington Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	05:18
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:57	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	04:36 [NYK 69-77]	Lee Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	04:13 [MIA 79-69]
	04:01	Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:59	Lee Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)
	03:59	Lee Tip Shot: Missed
	03:58	Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:53 [NYK 71-79]	Chandler Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Wade Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS)	03:29 [MIA 81-71]
	03:17 [NYK 73-81]	Chandler Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Duhon (2 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:58	Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:46 [NYK 75-81]	Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Haslem Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:46
	02:46	Timeout : Official
Beasley Substitution replaced by O'Neal	02:46
	02:46	Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	02:45
Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (28 PTS)	02:25 [MIA 83-75]
	02:05 [NYK 78-83]	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Harrington (1 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	01:41
	01:39	Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	01:26 [NYK 80-83]	Lee Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:26
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:07
	01:07	Lee Foul : Personal (4 PF)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)	00:51.9 [MIA 85-80]
	00:39.8	Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:38.3
	00:37.5	Duhon Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:37.5 [MIA 86-80]
Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:37.5 [MIA 87-80]
	00:37.5	Team Timeout : Regular
Richardson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:35.5
	00:35.5	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	00:35.5 [NYK 81-87]	Gallinari Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	00:35.5	Harrington Substitution replaced by Jeffries
	00:35.5 [NYK 82-87]	Gallinari Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
	00:33.2	Chandler Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)	00:33.2 [MIA 88-82]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:33.2 [MIA 89-82]
	00:28.8	Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	00:26.6
	00:23.9	Gallinari Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:23.9 [MIA 90-82]
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:23.9
	00:22.9	Lee Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)
	00:15.8 [NYK 84-90]	Lee Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Duhon (3 AST)
	00:09.8	Duhon Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:09.8 [MIA 91-84]
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:09.8
	00:08.9	Lee Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	00:03.8 [NYK 87-91]	Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (3 AST)
	00:02.9	Lee Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:02.9 [MIA 92-87]
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	00:02.9 [MIA 93-87]
End of 4th Quarter

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