The New York Knicks and Miami Heat are playing on Thursday night and the two teams will be live on TNT for the game and streaming online from the NBA League Pass Website and TNTOvertime.com and the game features LeBron James against Carmelo Anthony and these franchises right now are going in different directions and it tips off at 8:00 pm ET.
Anthony has been playing lights out for the Knicks, but that hasn't translated into wins on the court and this season has been a total disaster for the team after they made the playoffs as division winners last season and won over 50 games. Anthony is leading the team in scoring with nearly 30 points per game, but the way things are shaping up he is likely to leave as a free agent and this comes after the Knicks could not capitalize on the year they had last season.
Many projected the Knicks would make the playoffs and with the east as terrible as it is, it's amazing they are not even close and that is how bad they have been this season. Miami is chasing the Indiana Pacers and are looking for their third straight championship and the Knicks could not be farther away from that. The Heat are looking strong again and while many felt they were coasting their way through the season, that has not been the case recently and they look as good as they have been all year.
The Knicks come into the game after a heartbreaking loss to the Dallas Mavericks and after that the team suffered another tough situation, and Raymond Felton was arrested on gun charges. The Knicks have just 21 wins on the season and they have played terribly at home and Anthony had 44 points in the game against the Mavericks and that wasn't enough to win the game, while Tyson Chandler had 12 rebounds and JR Smith led the way with seven assists.
The team plays against the Golden State Warriors next at MSG and the team comes in after ranking 21st in scoring with 97 points per game and they are allowing nearly 100 per contest. The team is ranked 25th in assists per game and 26th in rebounds per game, while they are 11 games back of the Toronto Raptors in the Atlantic division.
The Heat come into the game after a win against the Chicago Bulls and that was a blowout and after playing the Knicks the team will matchup with the Orlando Magic next. The team comes into the game with LeBron James a bit nicked up with a nose injury and Chris Bosh stepped up with 28 points and 11 rebounds in the win against the Bulls, while Mario Chalmers had nine assists. The team is ranked eighth in points per game with 104 points per contest and they are also in the top 10 in assists per game and points allowed.
