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James, Wade lead Heat over Knicks, 99-89

MIAMI (AP) – The New York Knicks, they were all about the 3’s. The Miami Heat, they welcomed back No. 3.

Advantage, Heat.

LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade – he of that No. 3 jersey – scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Heat topped the 3-point-obsessed Knicks 99-89 on Friday night.

Chris Bosh scored 13 points and James finished with eight rebounds and seven assists for Miami, which plays host to Chicago on Sunday in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals.

“Real nice to be back,” Wade said. “Felt great. Felt great.”

Bill Walker scored 21 points for New York, which took 43 shots from 3-point range, the most in the NBA this season and a total that had the Knicks flirting with Dallas’ NBA record of 49 set in 1996.

The Knicks connected on 18 from beyond the arc, Walker making seven of them.

Toney Douglas scored 16 points, Landry Fields had 14 and Amare Stoudemire finished with 12 for New York, which tried more 3’s than 2-point shots (41).

“We shot a lot of 3’s, but we did hit a bunch of them, which kept us in there,” Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni said. “We just couldn’t sustain it all the way through. Give them credit, they’re good.”

Wade shot 11 for 19 from the field in his return, after missing six games with the ankle issue, plus putting up five steals, four assists and two blocks.

The Heat – who have won eight of nine games without Wade so far this season – were outscored 54-6 from 3-point range, but held the Knicks to 36 percent shooting and only 18 points in the final quarter.

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By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer

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