"It seems the Knicks might have dragged some New York weather with them on their trip to Miami.

The Knicks made it rain for three quarters Friday, launching 34 three-pointers and connecting on 15. But the Heat weathered the storm, and by the fourth quarter Miami's suffocating defense proved too much. Miami held New York to 3?of?9 from beyond the arc in the final period, and the Knicks managed just 18 points.

"Once [New York] started to hit a few [three-pointers], they all got into that three-point party and they all started getting into a rhythm," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It became contagious. It felt like they hit 30 of them."

While Miami drove the ball into the paint in the first half, the Knicks were content to stay beyond the arc. Coming into the game, the Knicks were averaging 22.3 three-pointers per game. On Friday, New York surpassed that number by halftime.

For a five-minute period from the end of the first quarter to the middle of the second, New York shot 13 consecutive three-pointers."