MIAMI -- LeBron James couldnt wake up Sunday.
Wholesale Carolina Panthers Jerseys . He was sluggish when his alarm went off at 8 a.m. and still in a funk when the Miami Heat and New York Knicks tipped off five hours later. He eventually got into form, just in time to perhaps doom the Knicks playoff chances. James scored 38 points and the Heat survived an NBA-record 22 3-point attempts from New Yorks J.R. Smith in a 102-91 victory that kept Miami atop the Eastern Conference standings. "You do your job and you live with the results," James said. "We lived with the result of J.R. making some of those bombs." Chris Bosh added 14 points and Ray Allen had 12 for the Heat (53-23), who are a full game ahead of Indiana (53-25) and two up in the loss column in the East race. The Pacers lost at home to Atlanta later Sunday night. Smith was 11 for 28 from the floor, 10 for 22 from beyond the arc, and took 10 3s in the fourth quarter alone while Carmelo Anthony didnt attempt a single shot in the period. The single-game mark was previously held by Damon Stoudemire, who hoisted 21 3s on April 15, 2005. "Its not really been a goal of mine," Smith said. "I saw the open 3 and tried to take them. I had to take advantage." Smith finished with 32 for the Knicks, who got 14 from Raymond Felton and 13 from Anthony on 4 for 17 shooting. Anthony has been bothered by a sore right shoulder, but played 44 minutes. "Melo is still hurting," Knicks coach Mike Woodson said. "I couldnt rest him again tonight. That second half, he was giving us what hes got." A bad day got worse for New York when the Hawks-Pacers game went final. The Knicks (33-45) are two games behind the Hawks in the race for the final playoff spot, three in the loss column. And New York has only four games left. "Our fate is almost now in Atlantas hands," Anthony said. "Its tough. ... My fate is in somebody elses hands." The start suggested it would be a great day for the Knicks. James had four turnovers in the opening minutes and New York -- which had its best opening 2 1/2 minutes offensively in at least a decade, according to STATS LLC -- held a 16-3 lead. "Flummoxing," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It was bizarre. Our turnovers were, no offence to the Knicks, absolutely unforced." It was still 16-3 when Felton was whistled for a second early foul, and everything changed. The Knicks missed six straight shots and the Heat scored nine straight points. James -- who had one turnover in the final 3 1/2 quarters -- settled down and things started going Miamis way. "I wasnt awake yet," James said. Miami got snippy with one another in plenty of huddles during the game, something that Spoelstra seemed to particularly relish. "Verbally spitting at each other, I like it," Spoelstra said. "Thats what we need to get ready for the second season." Miamis lead was 15 with just under 9 minutes to go before the Knicks made it interesting. Iman Shumpert missed a wide-open 3 with 3:30 left that would have gotten New York within four. James answered a layup at the other end and after Smith made his ninth 3, Mario Chalmers answered with one of his own, making Miamis lead 97-88. So Smith made another, giving the Knicks life. And Miami again answered, this time Bosh doing the long-range honours to restore the nine-point edge. Miami played without Dwyane Wade (hamstring), Greg Oden (back) and Chris Andersen (back, knee). Amare Stoudemire scored 12 and Tyson Chandler finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds for New York. James had four turnovers by the time Miami scored six points. But he settled in before the quarter was over, outmuscling Tim Hardaway Jr. for what became a three-point play. Hardaway tried to wrap James up on a break, but the four-time MVP kept going, scored and then flexed a biceps muscle to the roaring crowd. "Trying to make a play," James said. And after that sizzling 14-point beginning, New York needed more than 13 minutes to score its next 14 points. A 31-10 run helped the Heat take as much as an eight-point lead in the second quarter, before the Knicks went into halftime up 50-48. Miami found some breathing room by scoring the final seven points of the third. James laid it in while getting fouled with 4.1 seconds left -- and as "M-V-P" chants rained down he gave Miami its biggest lead to that point, making the free throw that put the Heat up 73-64 entering the fourth. NOTES: Jeff Van Gundy worked the game for ABC, sitting three chairs away from former Heat coach Stan Van Gundy, working for ESPN Radio. ... Bosh had no rebounds in the first half, then seven in the third quarter. ... A fan clad in Knicks garb caught a T-shirt thrown into the stands by a Heat dancer during the fourth quarter. He threw it back onto the court. ... Hardaway Jr. is 2 for 22 in two games in Miami this season.
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Cheap Luke Kuechly Jersey . Lawrie was hit on the hand by Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning of Sundays 4-3 loss to the Reds.(SportsNetwork.com) - LeBron James returns to Miami for the first time since spurning the Heat and rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers this past offseason and, he will do it on Christmas night nonetheless. Traditionally reserved for the NBAs marquee matchup, this Christmas evening classic features James heading back to South Beach after four seasons, two titles and four championship appearances with the Miami Heat. To say I havent thought about going back, Id be lying to you guys, James said. I know its going to be great to be back in that building around those unbelievable fans, you know, the memories will definitely come back. And how will those fans react after James returned home, leaving the Heat a sub .500 team? Its going to be a mixture, Dwyane Wade told ESPN.com. How I think he should be received is a little bit different. The man helped take us to places weve only been once before he got here. So I think he should be received very well for that at the start of the game. And then, when the game [starts], then do what youve got to do. James won two MVPs and two Finals MVPs in his tenure with the Heat. He signed with Cleveland in the offseason, citing a need to bring a championship to his part of Ohio. For the Heat, that left a massive void, but the team enjoyed a solid offseason roster revival. It hasnt translated in the standings, but key injuries have set back the Heats development. Cleveland suffered a huge injury in its last outing, a 125-104 blowout of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday. Center Anderson Varejao will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon in the win. Kevin Love scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in his first game against his former team.
Cheap Carolina Panthers Jerseys. Love also exited the contest earlier in the third due to a thumb injury, but returned later in the period. It scared me initially. I had jammed it pretty bad during the Brooklyn game and in practice put it in tape the next day, so I was fortunate that I was able to, I guess, get shots up and some practice time with the tape on, Love said. We came back here and it seems to be just a mild, little thing. I shook it off and went back in there and played. Kyrie Irving scored 29 and James totaled 24 points for the Cavaliers, who have won three in a row and 12 of their last 15 games. That includes nine wins in their last 10 at home. The Heat are trending in a different direction. Theyve lost three of their last four, including an ugly loss Tuesday night at home against the Philadelphia 76ers. Miami blew a 23-point lead and lost to a Sixers team with the fewest wins in the league and only eight healthy bodies. After establishing a 15-point halftime lead, the Heat scored 30 points in the second half, including just nine in the fourth quarter. Philly had 31 points in the third quarter alone. Miami shot just 27.8 percent from the field over the final 24 minutes. It doesnt get worse than this, said a visibly dejected Wade. You have to find a way to win a game like this. Its on us. Wade led the Heat with 23 points, while Shawne Williams netted 17 in the loss. Mario Chalmers scored 11 to round out the double-figure scorers for the Heat. With James a member of the team, the Heat have won 10 in a row against the Cavaliers. During the four seasons James was in South Beach, the Heat went 13-1 versus Cleveland. Miami has taken seven in a row as the host in this series.
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