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Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade sparkled in his return to the lineup,
scoring 28 points, and the Heat withstood a bevy of three-pointers from New
York to earn a 99-89 victory over the short-handed Knicks.
LeBron James totaled 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Heat,
who have won three in a row and six of their last seven games.
Wade, who came back following a six-game absence due to a sprained right
ankle, made 11 of his 19 field goal attempts and all six of his foul shots. He
also came up with five steals and even blocked a pair of shots.
With Carmelo Anthony sidelined because of thumb, wrist and ankle issues, the
Knicks tried to beat the Heat with the long distance shot. They were on
target, going 18-of-43 from beyond the arc, but were just 12-of-41 on two-
point attempts.
Bill Walker was the offensive catalyst, going 7-of-10 from long distance for a
21-point night, but the Knicks suffered their eighth loss in nine games. New
York was outscored 42-14 in the paint.
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