| Final - 5.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Knicks | 24 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 94 |
| Miami Heat | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 106 |
As widely expected, the Miami Heat finished off the New York Knicks 106-94 in convincing fashion for the 4-1 series victory and earned a place in the second round against the Indiana Pacers. LeBron James continued his dominant run throughout the series with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in the deciding game.
Mannnnn, that wasn't even a cool way for the Knicks to get eliminated. MILPCAT denied. : ( There will be a very short recap up soon, then we'll begin the offseason in the morning.
Preparing for Game Five!
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.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 24 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 94 |
| Miami | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 106 |
| New York | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 41 | 15-31 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-1 | 35 |
| Amare Stoudemire | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6-0 | 14 |
| Tyson Chandler | 41 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Landry Fields | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-1 | 12 |
| Mike Bibby | 36 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| J.R. Smith | 35 | 3-15 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Jared Jeffries | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Toney Douglas | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Steve Novak | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Harrellson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Dan Gadzuric | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Baron Davis | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jerome Jordan | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Lin | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Iman Shumpert | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 36-76 | 4-13 | 18-21 | 36-11 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 23-3 | 94 | |
| .474 | .308 | .857 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 1 (5 pts) | |||||||
| Miami | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 39 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 13-15 | 8-1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2-1 | 29 |
| Udonis Haslem | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 7 |
| Chris Bosh | 34 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 19 |
| Dwyane Wade | 38 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 4-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4-0 | 19 |
| Mario Chalmers | 35 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Mike Miller | 20 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 9 |
| Shane Battier | 28 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Joel Anthony | 18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| Juwan Howard | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Eddy Curry | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| James Jones | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ronny Turiaf | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Dexter Pittman | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Terrel Harris | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Norris Cole | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-78 | 9-19 | 29-34 | 42-13 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 18-1 | 106 | |
| .436 | .474 | .853 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (18 pts) | |||||||
