The Miami Heat (9 - 7) defeated the New York Knicks (4 - 14) 86 - 79 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Heat were able to give themselves the advantage, as they came out and had a strong first half defensively, while also out - scoring the Knicks 42 - 34. The Heat shot 42 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc compared to the Knicks, who only shot 35 percent from the field and 13 percent from behind the three - point line. After sitting out the last seven games with a hamstring injury, Dwyane Wade was finally back with the team and was given a full games worth of work. In 32 minutes, he was able to shoot 11 - for - 18 from the floor and 5 - for - 9 from the free throw line to score 27 points. He also was able to record five rebounds and five assists. The points were a season - high for Wade, so it looks as if the injury is n't still affecting him. Chris Bosh was the other big contributor for the Heat. He finished with 20 points (7 - 18 FG, 2 - 6 3Pt, 4 - 6 FT) and nine rebounds, coming one rebound shy of a double - double. He's been heavily relied upon for scoring with Wade sitting out, so it's good to see his scoring continue even with Wade back. The only other player to reach double - digit points was Luol Deng. He contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds. Like Wade, Carmelo Anthony came into this matchup after sitting out two games with a back injury. The injury did n't seem to hurt Anthony either, as he played 41 minutes and finished with 31 points (11 - 26 FG, 1 - 6 3Pt, 8 - 10 FT), eight rebounds and two assists. It was only the second time Anthony has ecipsed the 30 - point mark this season. Amare Stoudemire was the only other Knick to reach double figures in points. He scored 19 of the 28 points contributed from the bench, wile also grabbing 12 rebounds. It was his third double - double on the year. The Knicks starters, minus Anthony, really struggled to get in a rhythm during this game, as they only finished with a combined 20 points. They needed more than that to give them a shot in this one. The Heat's next game will be on the road against the Washington Wizards on Monday, while the Knicks will be at home against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
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