Knicks vs. Heat: Score, Highlights, Reaction from 2016 Regular Season

December 6th, 2016 by Joe Pantorno Leave a reply »

Carmelo Anthony's 35 points fueled the lethargic New York Knicks to their fourth straight win on Tuesday night with a 114-103 victory over the Miami Heat from AmericanAirlines Arena.

After starting the game 2-of-8 from the field, Anthony hit 11 of his final 19 shots with three three-pointers. 

Kristaps Porzingis provided his second straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Kyle O'Quinn shot 6-of-8 off the bench for 12 points and seven rebounds. 



In one of the Eastern Conference's fiercest rivalries, which has been dormant for the better part of two decades, the Knicks came into Tuesday's game as the better team during the early part of this 2016-17 season. 

They had been scorching-hot as of late, winning eight of their last 11 games, while the Heat had lost three of their previous five. It created a stark contrast in narrative within a rivalry Miami has dominated for so long. 

Goran Dragic led the Heat with 29 points, with Hassan Whiteside adding 23 points and 14 rebounds of his own in the loss. 

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