Knicks fall to Heat again

They’re first in the league in forcing misses (opponents’ effective field goal percentage of 44.8%), while the offense of the Knicks ranks 29th in effective field goal percentage (45.8%).

The Miami Heat (9-5) visit NY to take on the Knicks (8-8) in what should be a low-scoring game.

In ATS trends, the Celtics are 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against a team with a winning record, while the Heat are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last five home games. “Maybe it’s diving on the ball, diving on the floor for a loose ball”.

This was Bosh’s reaction to a question about Porzingis on Friday night: “He’s good”. However, because of the way that Pat Riley has constructed this roster by surrounding his veteran players with young and energetic talent, it only helps motivate his older roster. But the Celtics quickly regained control and extended their lead to as many as 14 in the third quarter. He was forced to the bench with his third foul with 4:23 left in the second quarter, while fighting for a rebound off a missed Heat free throw.

Whenever Boston’s lead looked shaky in the final minutes, Avery Bradley had an answer. Hopefully we can get to the point where people feel more secure in that. Who was the one making all the shots in the second? “Some days I’m going to hit shots, some days I’m not, but what I do have to do, which is a requirement to wear this jersey, is to go out there and keep playing defense and that’s what I’m going to do”. But also the way they move the ball.

Porzingis said of the early fouls, “It is frustrating”. In some ways, I let my team down.

“It was solid offensively, it was great defensively”, Stevens said of Johnson’s play in a postgame interview aired on CSN New England.

“I remember just the rumors after the draft”, he said, “hearing what they were willing to give up”.

Getting every guy on the team experience isn’t a bad strategy at the beginning of the season, but he’s got to find the guys that are going to be in his normal rotations.

Furthermore, all of these games, especially the last two the Heat have to play in the week are very important because it will show Miami either how much further way they are from becoming a true contender or it will show them that they’re not good enough to compete with the best in the league. Green started for the first time this season in that one but Spoelstra said before the game he hadn’t decided if Green would get the nod again Friday in part because he was concerned about defending Anthony. “I mean. I know the staff and some players a little bit, but that’s about all the interaction”. “It is still a fine line”. Detroit shot 46 percent in the first half and held Durant and Westbrook to 7-for-20 shooting combined (see full recap).