New York Knicks could not beat the heat set by Miami Heat
Dwayne Wade trampled the box score as he led the game with 40 points and nine rebounds. His game created a roaring splash of fire for the Knicks and they could not relinquish the heat set by Miami. He shot 13-28 from the field and was 1-7 in three point attempts.
Stats
New York Knicks lost the fourth clash, out of their previous six games.
Replay
Miami leashed out the Big Three at the Knicks who reminded them about their previous encounters. Wade was the most heated player as he went to score 40 and grabbed nine rebounds. LeBron James was sizzling and encountered 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dunked in to grab his team eight assists. Chris Bosh scored 18 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and all three teamed up to clinch their 15th victory in 16 games. Miami never trailed after covering 4-2 in the very beginning of the game. The first quarter saw a 34-18 coming from Miami. Team Miami combined to grab 10 team rebounds.
Miami Heat had 93 points coming from the starters and 13 points from the players who came off the bench. Amar’e Stoudemire dished out 30 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Wilson Chandler added 21 and grabbed six rebounds, whereas Raymond Felton took 15 points for the Knicks. The Knicks grabbed 13 team rebounds.
Both the teams were bombarded with a tirade of technical fouls. The Knicks had three coming from Mike D’Antoni, Stoudemire and Shawne Williams and so did Miami. Zydrunas Ilguaskas, Erik Spoelstra and Wade committed three technical fouls for the winning team.
Game stats
The game stats really shined under the influence of Miami. They had 50 rebounds, took 13 offensive rebounds, had 20 fast break points and made a season best 56 points in the paint. The Knicks went for 32 rebounds, grabbed nine offensive ones, took 13 fast break points and squeezed out 42 points in the paint. Miami gave away more turnovers than the losing team 10-9. The Knicks took the biggest lead with 22 points and the Knicks only managed the first, two point lead that they could not maintain.
The Knicks tried their luck at pulling the strings back into their hands but they could not pull them out of the strong grip of Miami. The Knicks went on a 61-55, 88-80 and 97-94 run but that didn’t stop the Heat from flowing.
Miami were intent to gain the reins of the game from the very start and edged a 34-15 lead over the Knicks, in the last moments of the first quarter. They also took a 14-2 rebounding edge over the Knicks. The New York Knicks tried to buzz around with a 37-27 enclosure but Miami disposed off a 12-0 run. They wouldn’t let the Knicks taste the lead even once and opened up a 12-4 run when the Knicks came 61-55 in the third quarter.
Quote it!
"They kept on coming." This is what the Miami coach Spoelstra had to say about the come back attempts that the Knicks had to endure during the game again.
Hottest player
Stoudemire scored 30 points for the Knicks. It was his 16th straight game with at least 20 points. Being the second to do so in NBA, the player is now averaging 26.2 points per game.
Weakest player
Danilo Gallinari, who plays point guard for the Knicks, is going 6 for 24 on three pointers in the previous three games now.
Also in the arena
Stars have always followed NBA players to the games because of their love for them. Spike Lee, the director of “Malcolm X” was also found among the over 20,000 audience that buzzed the arena. Gabrielle Union was also present to cheer while Wade, her boyfriend, dazzled the arena with his 40 points.
More to watch
For Miami at Houston (Wednesday), against Golden State (Saturday), at Charlotte (Monday), against Milwaukee (4th January), at Milwaukee (7th January).
For New York at Orlando (Thursday), against Indiana (Sunday), against San Antonio (4th January), at Phoenix (7th January), at Lakers (9th January).
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