The Miami Heat went on a 14-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Knicks 106-97.
It was tied at 90 when Hassan Whiteside’s layup put the Heat ahead for good with 3:12 left. Wayne Ellington scored 8 points as they pulled away to a 104-94 lead with 20 seconds left.
Ellington’s 3-pointer with 1:50 left made it 97-92, and Dwyane Wade’s 2 free throws with 31.2 seconds left put it away at 102-94.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Knicks 10-5. Ellington scored 8 of the Heat’s 10 on 3 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Mario Hezonja had 3 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Knicks run, and the Knicks scored 4 points off them.
Whiteside had 13 points, 17 rebounds and 3 blocks. The Heat had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Knicks, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 22 points.
The Heat shot 46.4% from the field and 36.4% from 3 to the Knicks’ 42.9% and 26.9%. The Knicks outscored the Heat 59-38 off the bench. The Heat outscored the Knicks 15-4 in 5 minutes with Wade, Johnson, Ellington, Whiteside and Winslow on the floor together.