Knicks Burned by Anthony Injury Late Against the Heat 109-95

Derek Fisher for the first time all season had a full team to work with; there were no injuries to report as the New York Knicks matched up against the Miami Heat Monday night. All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony though was suffering through a cold.

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New York found themselves down early to Miami, facing a 10-6 deficit after back to back three-pointers from Chris Bosh and Mario Chalmers, followed up by a Luol Deng dunk. Anthony immediately responded with a three-pointer, and as the Heat pushed the ball up the court, Bosh drove to the rim, only to have his shot altered by Luo Amundson. Anthony then hit another three on the fast break, and a couple of possessions later, as Bosh again made his move to the basket, Amundson yet again impeded his path, drawing a charge. Behind Anthony’s hot hand and Lou Amundson hustle on the defensive end, New York went on a 22-4 run to take a 28-14 lead with 2:22 remaining in the first quarter. Anthony went 4/4 from beyond the arc, and scored 14 points in ten minutes of play to help the Knicks take a 32-23 lead after the first quarter.

Bosh though would not be outdone by a sick-riddled Carmelo Anthony, scoring 13 second quarter points, including four points straight to start the quarter. Bosh would go on another mini-run all by himself mid-way through the second quarter for the Heat, showing his full offensive repertoire in the process. Bosh was left open on the secondary fast break, trailing the play for a wide open three-pointer, then on the next possession was open again on a pick-and-pop play with Norris Cole. After showing off his outside touch, Bosh pumped faked and drove straight to the rim for a layup. The mini 7-2 run got Miami within arm’s reach, 43-38 after being down by as many as 14 points in the first half to New York.

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Miami would eventually take the lead after a(nother!) slow start by the Knicks in the third quarter. Bosh really set the tone early for the Heat coming out of halftime, scoring four points and handing out two assist in a 13-5 run that gave Miami a 65-61 lead five minutes into the second half.

New York temporary took the lead late in the third quarter by going on a 9-0 run, highlighted by a nice pocket pass from Anthony to Amare Stoudemire for a monster jam. The run was capped off by a Stoudemire block (his second in the quarter), and on the ensuing possession Anthony had a mismatch in the post against the 6’1” Shabazz Napier. Anthony easily shot right over the top of Napier to take a 72-70 with 1:23 remaining in the third quarter.

New York’s lead was short-lived as Miami went on a 14-4 run bridging between the end of the third quarter into the fourth. Bosh started off the fourth quarter with another mini 7-2 run, in almost the exact same fashion as the previous 7-2 mini run, except in reverse order of events. This time around Bosh attacked with a layup, then jump shot and then three-pointer.

New York tried to make a run to come back, but hit a major speed bump when Anthony took and made a difficult off-balance fadeaway jumper with 7:47 left in the game. Anthony was immediately in pain, forced take a short timeout to take him out of the game. Anthony left the game with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. New York without their All-Star forward did not really threatened again as Miami won going away in the fourth quarter 109-95.

Chris Bosh finished the game with 32 points, including four three-pointers. New York again could not defend the three, Miami knocked down 12 three-pointers in the game on 54.5% shooting. New York currently allows the second most opponent three-pointers made at 8.8 per game, and is the worst at defending the three-pointer, allowing a League high 39% conversion rate from beyond the arc.