The Miami Heat traveled north to face the playoff hungry New York Knicks, and after a knock em' down, drag em' out game, the Knicks came out victorious with a 99-93 win.

I was there along with Brian from depressedfan.com, in Section 344, Row E, which by the way, are great seats. Our pregame warm ups were just as impressive as the game itself. Combined we put away three foot-long hot dogs, one 24 oz Coke, one 32 oz Coke, two jumbo hot pretzels and one large bucket of French fries from Ranch 1. Now that's how you get ready for a Knicks/Heat game!!!!

The first three quarters were a complete yawn. For the most part, the Knicks led. Jwil was keeping the Heat in the game with 3's, he finished with 15 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds. In the fourth, the Heat regained the lead led by Jason Kapono, who once again struggled in the first half. He hit some 3's, but did most of his damage with 12-foot jumpers. He finished with 24, but had three turnovers, all were costly and all led to points for the Knicks.

Eddy Curry was taking it to Miami the entire game. Even Brian was impressed with his double/double. He finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds. The Heat couldn't stop him, and he lived at the line. Actually, the Knicks entire team lived at the line. They were 30-39, compared to Miami's 5-8.

In the fourth, Starbury woke up and blew up the Heat. The Garden came alive with every basket he made. He hit some big 3's, scored on a couple of three-point plays and drove to the hole for easy lay-ups around Shaq's old, big body. Steph finished with 25. In the end, he and Crawford were too much for the Heat and the Knicks came away with the win.

The Heat lost this game because of two things; they didn't finish at the end of quarters, and the Knicks proficiency from behind the arch. In both the first and second quarters, New York ended the quarter with an unanswered three. That's the difference in the game.