INQUIRER Sports

NEW YORK - Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds to spark the Miami Heat past New York, 93-87, snapping the Knicks' three-game win streak.

Wade, ranked fifth among NBA scorers with 26.6 points a game, scored 10 points in the third quarter to give Miami a 64-54 edge and the Heat held off a late New York rally for the Christmas Day victory, improving to 15-12.

Michael Beasley scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half and Jermaine O'Neal added 11 points and eight rebounds or Miami, sinking a key jumper in the final seconds after the Knicks had trimmed the Heat's edge to three points

Italy's Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and David Lee contributed 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who had a season-low 11 assists in sliding to 11-18, losing for only thr third time in 10 games.