Anthony drops 29, leads Knicks to win at Miami

MIAMI - With the game on the line, LeBron James got past Carmelo Anthony.

But not Amar'e Stoudemire.

And just like that, the New York Knicks - with defense, no less - knocked off the Miami Heat.

Chauncey Billups made the go-ahead three-pointer with 1 minute, 1 second left; Stoudemire blocked James' layup try with seven seconds remaining to protect a one-point lead; and the Knicks beat the Heat, 91-86, on Sunday night.

Anthony scored 29 points, and Stoudemire added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Billups had 16 points for the Knicks, who rallied from a 15-point, first-half deficit and improved to 2-1 since the mega-trade with Denver that dramatically changed their roster.

James scored 27 for Miami, which had won seven straight at home. Chris Bosh added 20 points and 12 rebounds, but Dwyane Wade finished with only 12 points for the Heat.

New York's Bill Walker turned the ball over with 12.7 seconds left when he was unable to handle an inbounds pass, and, with that, Miami had its chance. James drove on Anthony down the left side of the lane, but Stoudemire swatted away the two-time reigning MVP's try.

James had a chance to tie it, but missed a three-pointer with two seconds remaining, and the Knicks leaped in celebration.

Miami is now tied with Chicago in the loss column, each with 17 in the tight race in the East. The Heat do have three more wins, but fell a half-game behind Boston for the top spot in the conference.

It was the fourth and final regular-season meeting for the Knicks and Heat, and Wade could only point to one reason why Sunday night seemed so different.

"Melo," he said before the game.