Heat roll past Knicks in opener, 115-93

By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer Oct 28, 11:17 pm EDT

Preview | Box Score | Recap
  • Print

MIAMI (AP)—Dwyane Wade(notes) knows they all won’t be this easy.

Wade began defense of his NBA scoring title with 26 points, Jermaine O’Neal(notes) finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat opened with a 115-93 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

New starting power forward Michael Beasley(notes) scored 21 for Miami, which made 26 of 31 shots in a staggering 20-minute stretch spanning the second and third quarters, turning a close game into a blowout.

“Pick your poison,” Beasley said. “When we all play like that, it makes the game a whole lot easier.”

Here’s one way to put that absurd Heat shooting spree into perspective: Miami missed fewer shots (five) in more than 1 1/2 quarters than New York’s Al Harrington(notes) did (six) in the second quarter alone.

David Lee(notes) scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds for New York. Danilo Gallinari(notes) added 22 off the bench for the Knicks, who were 10 of 39 from 3-point range.

“We couldn’t make shots and couldn’t stop them,” Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said. “That’s not a good combo.”

Miami shot 14 of 17 from the floor in the second quarter, following that up with a 14 of 21 showing in the third. Meanwhile, New York was the gang that couldn’t shoot straight: The up-tempo Knicks were only 5 of 28 from 3-point range through three quarters, plus only managed eight fast-break points in the game’s first 37 minutes.

Daequan Cook(notes) scored 15 for Miami, with Mario Chalmers(notes) adding 11 to the balanced Heat scoring column.

“When the ball is moving, everyone is getting their opportunities and it makes everyone play hard on the other end of the floor,” Wade said. “That’s what we want to do.”

Wilson Chandler(notes) finished with 21 for New York, which got 15 from Harrington.

“We need to learn from this loss and keep our heads up,” Gallinari said. “It’s tough to play defense against them 1-on-1, especially O’Neal and D-Wade.”

The Heat retired former point guard Tim Hardaway’s No. 10 before the game, then gave him the best seat in the house, courtside and opposite Miami’s bench.

Given all the Knicks-Heat tussles he was part of as a player, he had to enjoy this show.

“A special night for all of us involved,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Hours before the start of the 2009-10 season—predictably—Wade fielded questions about 2010-11, especially since both the Knicks and Heat are expected to be major players in the long-expected free agent bonanza next summer. Wade can opt out of his contract and become a free agent, joining that fray.

“Not thinking about it,” Wade said wryly.

Forget 2010. It sure seems like Miami wants to win right now.

Three dunks in a 40-second span late in the half—O’Neal on a rare breakaway for a center, Wade after Harrington missed a slam at the Knicks’ end, and then O’Neal again on a nifty bounce pass into the heart of the lane by Chalmers—gave Miami a 10-point lead.

And in the third quarter, the dam burst.

Miami put it away with a 32-8 run. O’Neal had 10 points and six rebounds in the period alone.

Even Quentin Richardson(notes), the former Knicks forward who was traded away this summer—then traded again and again before landing in Miami—got into the act, making a 3-pointer with 8:05 left in the third, then giving the New York bench a long stare.

“I was out there having fun,” Beasley said. “I was yelling, screaming … I felt like a kid in a candy shop today.”

NOTES: Knicks F Darko Milicic(notes) was shaken up with 8:28 left, remaining down under the Heat basket for a few moments before gingerly walking into the New York locker room, to have his left knee checked out. It was not believed to be serious. … The Knicks missed 11 straight shots late in the first quarter. … O’Neal and Richardson left tickets for former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, now the coach at FIU.

Updated Oct 28, 11:17 pm EDT
digg del.icio.us
more

Next Opponents

Miami vs Boston

Sun Nov 29, 2009, 6:00 pm EST

New York vs Orlando

Sun Nov 29, 2009, 6:00 pm EST

NBA

30 Comments

Post a Comment
  1. Steven
    30. Posted by Steven Thu Oct 29 10:10pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    the funny thing is i once thought darko would be better than lebron lol.
  2. Jouvelle
    29. Posted by Jouvelle Thu Oct 29 8:03pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    watever talent darkco might have had seems to have vanished by sitting on th bench for detroit all these years. havent seen him scrore much at all.
  3. Jouvelle
    28. Posted by Jouvelle Thu Oct 29 8:02pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    watever talent darkco might have had seems to have vanished by sitting on th bench for detroit all these years. havent seen him scrore much at all.
  4. Jouvelle
    27. Posted by Jouvelle Thu Oct 29 7:58pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    wats up with eddy curry? knicks need a solid center down there even though eddy is slow
  5. Purdman
    26. Posted by Purdman Thu Oct 29 7:19pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    I love the Knicks and still think they will make the playoffs this year. Keep the faith!

    Check out my Knicks game recap at New York Expiring Contracts Blog. http://expiringcontracts.blogspot.com

    Thanks go Knicks.
  6. Deano Sauve
    25. Posted by Deano Sauve Thu Oct 29 7:00pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    Who cares, it's the N.B.A. It sucks!
  7. Steven
    24. Posted by Steven Thu Oct 29 6:55pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    wade is lying he knows he has already agree to sign with new york in 2010 because miami will suck this year.
  8. Steven
    23. Posted by Steven Thu Oct 29 6:47pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    the knicks will be so good next year when they add dwayne wade better than a rod when he was with the yankees.
  9. Lind
    22. Posted by Lind Thu Oct 29 4:03pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    NBA is rigged
  10. poid2000
    21. Posted by poid2000 Thu Oct 29 2:17pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    why can't everybody open with the knicks? pure entertainment.
  11. Marquis
    20. Posted by Marquis Thu Oct 29 1:54pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    People on here be psoting some dumb @$$ comments on here that doesn't have nothing to do with the main stories that's posted on yahoo. No one wants to hear your problems, take them somewhere else
  12. Boooyaa
    18. Posted by Boooyaa Thu Oct 29 5:50am EDT

    Report Abuse

    who da baby daddy?
  13. Arnold
    17. Posted by Arnold Thu Oct 29 3:07am EDT

    Report Abuse

    thats bad idea for the cleveland to sign up shaq,bcoz their tempo of the game will getting slower just like what happen to the sun's last year when he was there..he doesnt have the legs to run like the younger players do.......here we go again playing one of the youngest team in the league
  14. ron
    16. Posted by ron Thu Oct 29 2:43am EDT

    Report Abuse

    hey dwyne your free next year u wanna come to a sad sack like these guys im glad for u ... u already says its not happening . any big star that comes to the knicks next year is just ruining his ability to be a star the knicks suck and will be for many years to come. im suprisee they lost by 22 i thought it would be 30 or more next beating in carolinas friday .. a super star once told a coach he wanted a raise and the coach said i can finish in last place without ya... reminds me so much of the knicks last place no stars and certainly none next year enough said they smell all the way to me here in the philippines
  15. drusalan
    15. Posted by drusalan Thu Oct 29 1:38am EDT

    Report Abuse

    my ballsack smells like salt and vinegar chips.
  16. Robby H
    14. Posted by Robby H Thu Oct 29 12:17am EDT

    Report Abuse

    WOWOWOW the over/under in that game was 208.5 They combined for 208 Thank god I took the under lol
  17. slimey
    13. Posted by slimey Wed Oct 28 11:23pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    dont u ever stop watching 50 cents porn movies? and whats up with the moron pissed with the car industry in the middle of the sports blog?
  18. Steven
    12. Posted by Steven Wed Oct 28 10:55pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    vincent it is only the begging of the season and isn't the cavs known for being a on and off team anyways.
  19. DAC DIGGLER
    11. Posted by DAC DIGGLER Wed Oct 28 10:54pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    Buy Ford? Buy American? WTF? How does this help the econonmy? The US government "protected" the US car companies from green technology for decades and now Toyota and Honda have far superior products for the consumer. Shame on the US government. Shame on the US car companies for pandering to the oil companies and the middle east for so long. Fuc& YOU gorilla gezzuz, your statement just makes no sense at all in this global marketplace. The US car companies made their bed now they can sleep in it six feet under. Now all they can do is rip-off the Japs technology and repackage is as a "US" product. Barf.
  20. Steven
    10. Posted by Steven Wed Oct 28 10:53pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    dwayne wade will be in new york next year and also did you know that 50 cent watches gossip girl and never miss a single eposide of it.
  21. slimey
    9. Posted by slimey Wed Oct 28 10:42pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    chris duhon looked like garbage once again,never bothered going to the basket,and shot bricks ,turned the ball over,and became a matchup sweetspot for miami's offense,go ahead and play like that all season so we can turn you into another mardy collins. nate played terrible also but he'll bounce back.i like gallo shootin those threes,but not chandler, he needs to be more aggressive.al harrington needs to crash those boards,and lee needs to dee up,dantoni should have put j hill in there to dee up o neal cuz no one wanted to.
  22. vincent c
    8. Posted by vincent c Wed Oct 28 10:37pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    wow. the cavaliers are not winning like what people expect them to do this season. the heat, magic, celtics, pistons and the lakers are looking great in their first games!
  23. Michael
    7. Posted by Michael Wed Oct 28 10:36pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    @#$% nate robinson
  24. <i>tranken45</i>
    6. Posted by tranken45 Wed Oct 28 6:46pm EDT

    Report Abuse

    Who ever want to make moneys bet the over on Knick game tonite -:)
Sign in to post a comment, or sign up for a free account

Top Performers

 Top Performers
 New York
D. Lee David Lee
9-13,  22 Pts
9 Rebs, 2 Assists
 Miami
J. O'Neal Jermaine O'Neal
10-12,  22 Pts
12 Rebs, 4 Assists

Team Stat Leaders

Points
Rebounds
Assists

Scoreboard

Wednesday, Oct 28

YAHOO! SPORTS

ALSO ON YAHOO!

THINGS YOU CAN DO

- Site Map

Copyright © 2009 2009 STATS LLC and The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the STATS/AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of STATS LLC and The Associated Press.