Wade powers Heat past Knicks

December 26, 2009, 2:22pm
New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler (left) tries to defend as Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley goes up for two points in the second half of the Heat's 93-87 victory over the Knicks in New York, Friday, December 25, 2009.  (AP)
New York Knicks forward Wilson Chandler (left) tries to defend as Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley goes up for two points in the second half of the Heat's 93-87 victory over the Knicks in New York, Friday, December 25, 2009. (AP)

NEW YORK, December 25, 2009 (AFP) - Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds to spark the Miami Heat past New York 93-87 in an NBA game Friday, snapping the Knicks' three-game win streak.

Wade, ranked fifth among NBA scorers with 26.6 points a game, scored 10 points in the third quarter to give Miami a 64-54 edge and the Heat held off a late New York rally for the Christmas Day victory, improving to 15-12.

Michael Beasley scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half and Jermaine O'Neal added 11 points and eight rebounds or Miami, sinking a key jumper in the final seconds after the Knicks had trimmed the Heat's edge to three points

Italy's Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and David Lee contributed 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who had a season-low 11 assists in sliding to 11-18, losing for only thr third time in 10 games.

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