Knicks-Heat Rapid Reaction

     No Melo, no problem. The Knicks just went down to Miami and smacked the Heat in the mouth, winning 112-92. Raymond Felton tied a career-high with six made 3's in route to a season-high 27 points. Steve Novak chipped in with 18 off the bench and this one was all Knicks in the second half. 

     LeBron was the only Heat player to really show up tonight, finishing with a standard (for him at least) 31-10-9 line. Wade's struggles continued as he was 3-13 for only 13 points. Bosh was similarly awful going 3-12 with 12 points. 

     It's still painfully early, but the Heat have problems defensively. Their lineup is too small to really be an elite defensive team and Wade appears to have lost a step. LeBron is as good as ever, but right now, Miami's focus just isn't there. 

     But hey, let's make this one about the Knicks. They played great tonight despite missing Melo. Their 40+ 3's attempted per game is working right now and they shouldn't stop until the offense goes south. New York is now 2-0 against Miami and it's starting to look like more and more of a dogfight at the top of the Eastern Conference.