| Final - 5.6.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 18 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 87 |
| New York Knicks | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 89 |
The Miami Heat returned to practice on the eve of Game 5 in Miami, eager to close out the first round series against the New York Knicks. Erik Spoelstra, LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Shane Battier talked to the media afterwards about what needs to be done to move on to the next round of the NBA playoffs.
A look back at Amar'e's easy buckets in Game Four.
Reviewing New York's first playoff win in a while.
YEAAAAAHHHHH SWEEP AVOIDED, STREAK BROKEN, HEAT ANNOYED, MILPCAT ENGAGED Recap later!
Some stuff to prepare for Game Four.
Miami Heat head back to the Garden looking to sweep the Knicks
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 18 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 87 |
| New York | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 89 |
| Miami | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udonis Haslem | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-0 | 6 |
| LeBron James | 41 | 9-21 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4-0 | 27 |
| Chris Bosh | 39 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 9-3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2-0 | 17 |
| Mario Chalmers | 37 | 2-10 | 0-4 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Dwyane Wade | 38 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 4-11 | 3-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5-0 | 22 |
| Mike Miller | 24 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Shane Battier | 24 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Joel Anthony | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| James Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Juwan Howard | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eddy Curry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ronny Turiaf | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Dexter Pittman | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Terrel Harris | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Norris Cole | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 30-73 | 3-19 | 24-35 | 40-9 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 26-1 | 87 | |
| .411 | .158 | .686 | Team Reb: 12 | Total TO: 0 (19 pts) | |||||||
| New York | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 40 | 15-29 | 1-4 | 10-14 | 6-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 41 |
| Amare Stoudemire | 34 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 10-5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 20 |
| Tyson Chandler | 33 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-1 | 1 |
| Baron Davis | 25 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Landry Fields | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| J.R. Smith | 35 | 3-15 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-0 | 7 |
| Steve Novak | 15 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Mike Bibby | 22 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Jared Jeffries | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 4 |
| Dan Gadzuric | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jerome Jordan | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Lin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Toney Douglas | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Iman Shumpert | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-75 | 5-22 | 20-29 | 43-10 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 29-1 | 89 | |
| .427 | .227 | .690 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 1 (24 pts) | |||||||
