The Heat-Knicks game might have turned into a blowout, but the first half back-and-forth between Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James almost made up for it. We showed you James’ mask, and how he barreled ‘Melo over for a bucket plus the foul. ‘Melo had his revenge, though, blazing past Shane Battier for a two-handed hammer on James.
‘Melo single-handedly kept the Knicks in the game in the first half. He scored 24 points in the half, his third consecutive game with 20-plus in the opening two quarters. ‘Melo he even swatted James’ shot during a second half drive:
But a masked ‘Bron scored 12 points in the third quarter as the Heat extended their lead and both team’s starters were on the bench midway through the fourth.
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