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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 106, New York 98
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #60 David Guthrie, #29 Steve Javie, #53 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 20288

Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 40 points and added nine rebounds as the Miami Heat jumped out early and held off the visiting New York Knicks, 106-98, on Tuesday.

Chris Bosh chipped in 18 points and 10 rebounds and LeBron James collected 18, 10 and eight assists for the Heat, who have won three straight and 15 of 16.

Miami did its damage in the first quarter, using a 25-4 run to open a 34-15 lead. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 12 points in the period and Wade added nine as the Heat took a 16-point edge into the second quarter.

The lead grew to 49-27 after Wade hit a pair of free throws with 4:33 left in the half before the Knicks woke up, pulling within 53-40 at the break.

New York had one final push in it in the fourth quarter, trimming a 15-point deficit at the beginning of the frame to three when Raymond Felton hit a technical free throw with 2:01 left. But Wade responded with a 3-pointer and James drove for a layup with 40 seconds remaining to seal it.

Amar'e Stoudemire led the Knicks with 30 points and Wilson Chandler added 21.

Top Game Performances
 
New York   Miami
Amar'e Stoudemire 30 Scoring Dwyane Wade 40
Raymond Felton 5 Assists LeBron James 8
Landry Fields 7 Rebounds Chris Bosh 10
Amar'e Stoudemire 10 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 13
Amar'e Stoudemire 2 Steals Dwyane Wade 2
Amar'e Stoudemire 2 Blocks Joel Anthony 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New York 98 41.5 7-24 23-32 14 32 5 4 9
Miami 106 48.1 3-13 27-34 15 50 5 2 11
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.