Green scores 25 as Heat beat Knicks 97-78
Gerald Green scored 25 points (12 in the fourth quarter), and the Miami Heat went on a 14-2 run in the third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 97-78.
The Knicks led 53-52 with 9:25 left in the third quarter. Hassan Whiteside’s 2 free throws put the Heat ahead for good with 9:09 left in the quarter. Green scored 6 points during the run, and they led 66-55 with 5:01 left in the quarter and by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.
Chris Bosh scored 20 points (14 in the second quarter).
For the Knicks, Kristaps Porziņģis had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Heat shot 43.4% from the field and 41.2% from 3 to the Knicks’ 37.6% and 21.4%. They held the Knicks to 78 points. The Knicks got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Heat 46-20 off the bench.