MIAMI — The Miami Heat concluded a 6-1 homestand by snapping the New York Knicks’ four-game winning streak, prevailing 95-78 on Monday night at American Airlines Arena.
Miami was led by guard Dwyane Wade and forward Chris Bosh, who scored 16 points each. Center Hassan Whiteside had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and point guard Goran Dragic added 13 points and nine rebounds.
The Knicks were held to 32 percent shooting from the field.
It was Miami’s seventh straight win in its rivalry with New York, tying a franchise record for the series.
The Heat cooled off the Knicks but not rookie power forward Kristaps Porzingis, who stayed hot with 20 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks. It was his seventh double-double of the season.
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony led New York in scoring with 21 points and added eight rebounds.
Miami (9-4) starts a two-game road trip on Wednesday at the Detroit Pistons. New York (8-7) ends its four-game trip on Wednesday at the Orlando Magic.
The first shot attempted in Monday’s game was by Porzingis, who drained a 3-pointer. However, the Heat closed the first quarter on a 13-2 run to take a 26-19 advantage into the second quarter.
Bridging into the second quarter, Miami extended its run to 29-4. The Heat led by as many as 23 points in the quarter and took a 52-30 advantage into halftime.
New York shot just 29 percent from the floor in the first half, and the Heat reserves outscored the Knicks backups 19-0. In fact, New York’s substitutes missed all 10 shots they took from the field.
The Knicks only closed their deficit to 15 points in the third quarter and trailed 73-56 heading into the fourth.
New York got as close as 12 points in the fourth quarter, but Miami was never seriously threatened.
NOTES: Heat SF Luol Deng started despite a nagging hamstring injury. He is 10th on his team in fourth-quarter minutes, making way for rookie SF Justise Winslow, who is second behind PF Chris Bosh in fourth-quarter minutes. … The Heat trio of PF Amar’e Stoudemire, C Chris Andersen and PF Udonis Haslem entered Monday having played a combined total of 48 minutes all season. … Knicks rookie PF Kristaps Porzingis, who was booed by New York fans after being picked fourth in the NBA Draft, was excellent in his two previous games — 29 points and 11 rebounds against the Charlotte Hornets followed by 24 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks against the Houston Rockets. Against Houston, Porzingis, 20, tied Lonnie Shelton’s franchise record for most blocks in one game set in the 1976-77 season.