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Heat edge Knicks as Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony return from injury

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NEW YORK -- Dwyane Wade returned from a seven-game absence to score 27 points -- 13 in the fourth quarter -as the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 86-79 on Sunday night.


Chris Bosh added 20 for the Heat, including a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 left as Miami held off a late New York rally.


Carmelo Anthony also returned after a two-game absence because of back spasms to score 31 points for the Knicks. Amar'e Stoudemire finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds


After trailing by as many as 16, the Knicks pulled to within two, 65-63, on Tim Hardaway Jr.'s layup with 9:22 left in the game.


Wade then followed with a baseline jumper and scored 12 of Miami's next 15 points to help the Heat maintain the lead.


However, after the Knicks again pulled to within two, 79-77, on Stoudemire's tip-in with 1:23 left, Bosh hit his 3-pointer and New York never got closer.


The Heat led the entire game, getting out to 10-2 lead and never relinquishing it.


Miami took its biggest lead of the game, 37-21, on Bosh's layup with 4:48 remaining in the first half. The Heat had led 21-17 after the first quarter before beginning the second on a 16-4 run.


Luol Deng had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat. Bosh added nine rebounds.


Samuel Dalembert and Jose Calderon each had 10 rebounds for the Knicks.


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Heat: Miami has beaten the Knicks four straight. . Bosh (4th) and Wade (5th) were drafted directly behind Anthony (3rd) in the 2003 NBA Draft. . Wade last played on November 12 against Indiana. He had missed Miami's previous seven games after suffering a hamstring injury on November 12 against Indiana. The Heat went 3-4 during his seven-game absence.


Knicks: New York last beat Miami on January 9, 2014. Anthony recorded 29 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals in that 102-92 Knicks' victory. . Anthony missed the Knicks' last two games after suffering back spasms vs. the Houston Rockets on November 24. . New York has lost four straight, 6 of their last 7, and 13 of its last 15. . The Knicks' 34 halftime points were one more than the season-low 33 they scored in their previous game vs. Oklahoma City on Friday.


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