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

 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 that 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. 

It didn’t help Miami that its depth was thin on Tuesday because of injuries to Justise Winslow and Dion Waiters. The Heat were forced to play five different players for 30 minutes or longer.

The Knicks joined the Heat in terms of injury issues during the game as point guard Derrick Rose left the game in the third quarter with back spasms and missed the remainder of the night, per Newsday’s Al Iannazzone. A timetable for his return as not been disclosed yet.

Other than Porzingis, a lackadaisical New York start early on allowed the Heat’s hustle to keep the game close despite the second-year Latvian’s prowess down low, via …

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