Heat Hold Off Against Struggling Knicks

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One things for certain the Heatles, especially Lebron James, have been very impressive thus far this season, with and without one of the big 3 Dwyane Wade.  But last night was one of the nights of the with as Wade returned to the lineup after being out for the last 6 games with an ankle injury.  Wade came back ready to play as him and Lebron combined for 10 dunks last night against the New York Knicks.  The games was very close throughout the game, even with the knicks star Carmelo Anthony being out, with the Heat leading majority of the way and the Heat holding off to win 99-89.  Anthony's absence came a couple nights after only scoring 1 point against the Bobcats on Tuesday.  The Knicks have been strongly criticized for their constant disappointment as they went into the season as one of the front runners in the Eastern Conference and are currently #10 in the East with a record of 7-12.  Anthony stated earlier this week that he felt that the problem with the Knicks was that he needed to take less shots and get his team more involved which led to his career low scoring of 1 point on Tuesday.  On the other hand the Heat are rising to the occasion who are currently #2 in the East behind the Chicago Bulls, in which these two will face off Sunday on ABC, and currently have a record of 14-5.  In last night's victory Lebron continued with his domination ending the game with 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assist, and Wade was right behind him with 28 points.  Bosh ended the game with only 13 points and 9 rebounds.  Walker led the way for the Knicks with 21 points and Stoudemire ended with only 12 points.