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Masked James powers Heat to win over Knicks
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LeBron James, unhindered by the mask protecting his broken nose, poured in 31 points on Thursday to lead the Miami Heat to a 108-82 rout of the New York Knicks.
James played for the first time since his nose was broken in a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder a week earlier.
He sat out the Heat’s victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, and said before the game he was a little concerned that the black protective mask obscured his vision just a bit.
“More than the fit, it’s just the peripheral vision gets a little slurred, looking to the left, looking to the right and having a little piece of plastic that you can kind of see,” he said.
On the floor, however, the four-time National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player didn’t seem to be bothered, connecting on 13 of his 19 attempts from the floor.
Dwyane Wade added 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting for Miami, which shot 60.3 percent overall and pulled away for its sixth straight victory with a dominant third quarter.
The reeling Knicks dropped their fourth straight.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points for New York and Tyson Chandler had a double-double of 19 points and 16 rebounds.
Knicks guard Raymond Felton, arrested on gun charges two days earlier, shot 1-of-7 from the field for two points.
The Knicks, down by as many as 16 in the second quarter, trimmed the deficit to 55-50 at halftime. But the Heat hit 12 of their 17 attempts in the third quarter, outscoring the visitors 32-14 to take firm control of the contest.
Elsewhere, it was: Pacers 101, Bucks 96; Wizards 134, Raptors 129 (in triple overtime); and Nets 112, Nuggets 89.
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