NBA ROUNDUP : Starks’ Long-Range Shots Help Knicks Cool the Heat
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John Starks scored 31 of his 37 points and equaled an NBA record by making seven of New York’s league-record 10 three-point baskets in the first half Monday night, helping the Knicks defeat the Miami Heat, 119-87, at New York.
The victory was the Knicks’ 10th in a row over the Heat.
Starks’ seven first-half three-pointers matched the NBA record set by John Roche of Denver in 1982 and equaled by Michael Adams, also of Denver, in 1989.
The Knicks’ 10 first-half three-pointers eclipsed by one the record for a half by six teams, most recently Philadelphia last March 3.
“I started off shooting the ball well, and the rest of the team picked up on that, and we all shot well,” said Starks, who broke his nose late in the half and took only one three-point shot after half-time.
Indiana 102, Boston 71--Rik Smits scored 14 of his 27 points in the third quarter and took 10 rebounds to lead the rout at Hartford, Conn.
Boston made 38% of its shots and hit only eight of 21 free throws.
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