http://taiwan.nba.com/news/article/200312/1824.html
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12-31 14:32
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儘管尼克前一次在主場迎戰灰狼時，被前尼克球員Latrell Sprewell狂轟31分而慘遭
敗北的命運。
但剛拿下客場三連勝的尼克，今天(31日)帶著連勝氣勢回到Madison Square Gardenꄊ加上最近手感熱得發燙的Keith Van Horn斬獲22分、9籃板、5助攻，
尼克就在自家地盤以102比73輕鬆滅「火」，寫下本季最佳的四連勝成績。
尼克最近的進攻火力相當兇猛，他們已連續三場的勝分都在20分以上。
今天除Van Horn的進攻火力十足外，替補上陣的Shandon Anderson貢獻21分，
Kurt Thomas斬獲14分、6籃板，只可惜他在第四節六犯畢業，否則應該可有更亮眼的表現。
另外，尼克頭號射手Allan Houston也有13分進帳。
熱火一開始緊咬在尼克之後，但尼克在第一節後半到第二節初期殺出一波17比2的高潮，
讓尼克在上半場結束前9分47秒取得32比14的領先優勢。
尼克此役團隊投籃命中率高達55.4%，遠勝熱火的34.9%，加上禁區得分超過熱火20分，
並一度領先多達33分，最後當然輕鬆取勝。
Lamar Odom攻下熱火全隊最高的19分，Caron Butler得到10分，但熱火全隊只有他們兩人
得分達到2位數，在進攻火力不足的情況下，熱火吞下近四天內面對尼克的二連敗。
Knicks Cruise to Fourth Straight
http://www.nba.com/games/20031230/MIANYK/recap.html
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Ticker) --
In their last home game, the New York Knicks were embarrassed by a former player.
Upon their return, the Madison Square Garden crowd witnessed
a totally different team.
Red-hot Keith Van Horn scored 22 points as the Knicks rolled to a spirited
102-73 victory over the Miami Heat, their season-high fourth straight win.
"It was another game where we played great defense, that's what won it for us,"
Van Horn said.
"You feel as active as we are on the defensive end and no matter what you do
offensively that it will produce some wins."
A week ago, the Knicks lost to Minnesota and Latrell Sprewell,
who scored 31 points and trash-talked owner James Dolan in his return to the Garden.
But New York went on the road and won three straight games.
"I think they all understand that management is solidly behind them in wanting to win,
" Knicks president Isiah Thomas said before the game.
"Here in New York we have to be the best. Our fans expect that,
S expect that and our players have responded to being the best."
Showing a newfound confidence, the Knicks have won their last three games by
at least 20 points. They had not won by that many in any game before the streak.
"It's about what we are doing on the defensive end," Van Horn said.
"We're suffocating teams. Our big men have done a great job of contesting shots."
Shandon Anderson added 21 points and Kurt Thomas chipped in 14 before fouling
out in the fourth quarter for New York.
New York native Lamar Odom scored 19 points and Caron Butler contributed 10
for the Heat, who lost to the Knicks for the second time in four days.
"I'm very disappointed on what were able to do game-plan-wise coming off the
other night," Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said. "They just pounded us."
New York held a 15-12 lead in the first quarter before going on a 17-2 run
that built the advantage to 32-14 with 9:47 left in the first half.
"We are not potent enough to get down that much in the first quarter," Odom said.
"They looked fluent on offense. We can't hit as well as we couldn't defend today
that was the whole game."
Since its last defeat, New York has shown more hustle and energy on the court.
This game was no different as the Knicks outrebounded Miami, 42-28.
Allan Houston scored just 13 points but dove on the floor after loose balls twice,
once in the second half when the Knicks already had a safe lead.
Frank Williams made his home debut as the starting point guard,
after making his first career start in the last meeting between the teams
on December 27. Williams scored just six points but had seven assists.
"I think adding Frank to the lineup has made a tremendous difference,"
Knicks coach Don Chaney said. "He's pushing the ball up the floor and he's creating
for other guys."
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