NBA
Regular Season Round 149: Miami Heat - New York K. 90-102
Date: April 2, 2013
MIAMI - There would be no LeBron James, no Dwyane Wade, and not even Amar’e Stoudemire to punch a fire extinguisher case. It was a Knicks and Heat match Tuesday night with a national television audience, but seemingly little reason to watch. That was until Carmelo Anthony started shooting. While the game may have carried little of the attraction as a rivalry with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra earnestly insisting that his stars were really too hurt to make it onto the court, Anthony turned the game into own personal showcase. Anthony matched a career-high with 50 points, providing the one bit of star power that was left in the matchup, as the Knicks beat the Heat, 102-90. No matter who was on the other side, it carried the Knicks to their ninth straight victory, the longest win streak for the team since 1994. Anthony did it with an efficient 18-for-26 shooting, making his own statement in a game that would not allow the Knicks to make one as a team. While the Knicks remain in need of a way to prove to themselves that the Eastern Conference title is not a fait accompli for the Heat, it wouldn’t come in this final confrontation as the Heat treated it like an exhibition game, keeping three of their starters - James, Wade as well as Mario Chalmers - in street clothes. Some of the Knicks were dubious of the decision, with Kenyon Martin quizzically asking reporters, “Did they get fined? That’s the NBA.” He was referring to Sunday when they sat the trio against San Antonio, which some saw as a response to the Spurs’ decision not to bring four starters to Miami earlier this season. “Obviously, they are hurt,” Knicks coach Mike Woodson said before the game. “I believe that. If he is holding them out for those reasons then so be it. I can’t worry about guys who are not playing. I have to worry about the guys that are in uniform playing.” The measuring stick would wait for another day, if the two sides meet in the postseason. But for now, the Knicks still approached it as a game with a purpose, knowing that a win would provide them with a three games to one edge in the season series. Any evidence needed that the Knicks were taking it seriously came when they returned Tyson Chandler to the starting lineup. Chandler had not played since March 13 and was playing despite not participating in a real practice session to test the bulging disc in his cervical spine. Still, they trailed 58-50 at the half despite 27 points in the half from Anthony on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor. The Heat were carried by Mike Miller, who hit 7-of-8 in the half - including four three-pointers. But in the second half the Knicks defense clamped down on the Heat spare parts, limiting them to just 32 points and they turned the eight-point deficit into an easy win, the only drama left in the final minutes whether Anthony would reach 50. That was a goal he seemed to have little interest in - as his teammates pushed the ball into his hands. “I knew I was close,” Anthony said. “They were telling me to come and get the ball. I was trying to get the game over with. Ray (Felton) yelled at me. Tyson yelled at me and I came up there and got it and it happened.” “I wanted him to get 50,” Chandler said. “The way he played, he played so unselfishly, so you have to reward the guy when he’s rolling like that.” Anthony delivered the final points on a jumper with 16.9 seconds left. “He was unbelievable,” Woodson said. “He refused to let us lose tonight. ... He wasn’t forcing anything. Some things come easy for great players and tonight he did everything he was supposed to do to put us in position to win.” The Heat, on the other hand, were left to joke about the group left to carry the burden. “It is what it is,” Shane Battier said. “The Expendables will be ready to go tonight. That’s the latest - Expendables Part Three.” The Knicks have much more to play for than the Heat. Miami not only has top spot in the Eastern Conference clinched, but holds a substantial lead on San Antonio for the No. 1 overall seed and the homecourt advantage if they meet in the NBA Finals. The win pulled the Knicks into a virtual tie with the Pacers for the No. 2 seed in the East. And the Knicks need to provide a reason to believe that this year can be different if they meet in the postseason and taking three of four is a small step. The Knicks actually entered the game with the longest winning streak in the NBA, eight games, a far cry from the 27 that the Heat put together. “That’s phenomenal. I tip my hat to this organization and Spoelstra and his staff and this team. That’s not easy to do to win 27 in a row. You’ve got to be committed every time you step on the floor. “I didn’t think they’d lose to be honest with you until maybe when they played us. It’s phenomenal to go through something like that. Players had to be sky high in putting a streak like that together. Maybe we might get there one day, who knows.” Courtesy of: https://www.northjersey.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 149: Miami Heat - New York K. 90-102
Date: April 2, 2013
MIAMI - There would be no LeBron James, no Dwyane Wade, and not even Amar’e Stoudemire to punch a fire extinguisher case. It was a Knicks and Heat match Tuesday night with a national television audience, but seemingly little reason to watch. That was until Carmelo Anthony started shooting. While the game may have carried little of the attraction as a rivalry with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra earnestly insisting that his stars were really too hurt to make it onto the court, Anthony turned the game into own personal showcase. Anthony matched a career-high with 50 points, providing the one bit of star power that was left in the matchup, as the Knicks beat the Heat, 102-90. No matter who was on the other side, it carried the Knicks to their ninth straight victory, the longest win streak for the team since 1994. Anthony did it with an efficient 18-for-26 shooting, making his own statement in a game that would not allow the Knicks to make one as a team. While the Knicks remain in need of a way to prove to themselves that the Eastern Conference title is not a fait accompli for the Heat, it wouldn’t come in this final confrontation as the Heat treated it like an exhibition game, keeping three of their starters - James, Wade as well as Mario Chalmers - in street clothes. Some of the Knicks were dubious of the decision, with Kenyon Martin quizzically asking reporters, “Did they get fined? That’s the NBA.” He was referring to Sunday when they sat the trio against San Antonio, which some saw as a response to the Spurs’ decision not to bring four starters to Miami earlier this season. “Obviously, they are hurt,” Knicks coach Mike Woodson said before the game. “I believe that. If he is holding them out for those reasons then so be it. I can’t worry about guys who are not playing. I have to worry about the guys that are in uniform playing.” The measuring stick would wait for another day, if the two sides meet in the postseason. But for now, the Knicks still approached it as a game with a purpose, knowing that a win would provide them with a three games to one edge in the season series. Any evidence needed that the Knicks were taking it seriously came when they returned Tyson Chandler to the starting lineup. Chandler had not played since March 13 and was playing despite not participating in a real practice session to test the bulging disc in his cervical spine. Still, they trailed 58-50 at the half despite 27 points in the half from Anthony on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor. The Heat were carried by Mike Miller, who hit 7-of-8 in the half - including four three-pointers. But in the second half the Knicks defense clamped down on the Heat spare parts, limiting them to just 32 points and they turned the eight-point deficit into an easy win, the only drama left in the final minutes whether Anthony would reach 50. That was a goal he seemed to have little interest in - as his teammates pushed the ball into his hands. “I knew I was close,” Anthony said. “They were telling me to come and get the ball. I was trying to get the game over with. Ray (Felton) yelled at me. Tyson yelled at me and I came up there and got it and it happened.” “I wanted him to get 50,” Chandler said. “The way he played, he played so unselfishly, so you have to reward the guy when he’s rolling like that.” Anthony delivered the final points on a jumper with 16.9 seconds left. “He was unbelievable,” Woodson said. “He refused to let us lose tonight. ... He wasn’t forcing anything. Some things come easy for great players and tonight he did everything he was supposed to do to put us in position to win.” The Heat, on the other hand, were left to joke about the group left to carry the burden. “It is what it is,” Shane Battier said. “The Expendables will be ready to go tonight. That’s the latest - Expendables Part Three.” The Knicks have much more to play for than the Heat. Miami not only has top spot in the Eastern Conference clinched, but holds a substantial lead on San Antonio for the No. 1 overall seed and the homecourt advantage if they meet in the NBA Finals. The win pulled the Knicks into a virtual tie with the Pacers for the No. 2 seed in the East. And the Knicks need to provide a reason to believe that this year can be different if they meet in the postseason and taking three of four is a small step. The Knicks actually entered the game with the longest winning streak in the NBA, eight games, a far cry from the 27 that the Heat put together. “That’s phenomenal. I tip my hat to this organization and Spoelstra and his staff and this team. That’s not easy to do to win 27 in a row. You’ve got to be committed every time you step on the floor. “I didn’t think they’d lose to be honest with you until maybe when they played us. It’s phenomenal to go through something like that. Players had to be sky high in putting a streak like that together. Maybe we might get there one day, who knows.” Courtesy of: https://www.northjersey.com
 MIAMI HEAT (coach: Erik Spoelstra)90 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 45 | CIlR, XIQQas | 38 | 0-65 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | mIsh, ChQas | 47 | 0-65 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 65-65 (655%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 84 | 88 | 5 |
| 64 | ballRQ, baVR | 49 | 4-3 (90%) | 3-2 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 80 | 5 |
| 46 | miUUaRQ, AhijR | 82 | 5-6 (5%) | 6-3 (80%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | vRTas, eishiQd | 82 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 43 | SllRj, eiF | 81 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 6-6 (655%) | 0-0 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 69 | 5 |
| 35 | HislRB, tdIjas | 85 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| SjdRQsRj, ChQas | 65 | 8-4 (11.9%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 88 | zIjRs, ziBRs | 65 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 | WidR, gTFijR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | HITiQd, zuTij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 05 | SjUhIjF, zIRl | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ziBRs, vRmQIj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 88-35 (00.5%) | 2-85 (35.5%) | 88-89 (26.0%) | 9 | 80 | 48 | 62 | 67 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 67 | 75 | 99 | |||
 NEW YORK K. (coach: Michael Brown)102 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 9 | SjUhIjF, CiQBRlI | 35 | 66-61 (12.2%) | 9-65 (95%) | 9-2 (29.0%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 05 | 33 | 5 |
| 8 | yRlUIj, eiFBIjd | 42 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-4 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | ABaUh, z.e. | 45 | 4-68 (80%) | 8-4 (11.9%) | 8-3 (05%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | Kadd, zisIj | 89 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1 | ChijdlRQ, wFsIj | 83 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| biQUaj, KRjFIj | 83 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | |
| 86 | AhuBpRQU, oBij | 84 | 5-5 (5%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | OQaDaIja, OiMlI | 64 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 61 | XILiV, AURLR | 64 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| CIpRlijd, ChQasUIphRQ | 2 | 6-6 (655%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
| WhaUR, ziBRs | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 84 | CiBMF, biQZus | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 84-33 (08.4%) | 63-89 (06.7%) | 63-85 (95.5%) | 1 | 62 | 83 | 69 | 80 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 658 | 91 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
