ThursdayMiami 92-112 New York Phoenix 94-97 Dallas MIAMI - The Miami Heat suffered their worst home defeat of the ‘Big Three’ era as the defending NBA champions crashed to a 112-92 loss to a New York Knicks team without their star forward Carmelo Anthony.The Knicks have sole leadership of the Eastern Conference with a 14-4 record, ahead of the Heat who slip to 12-5, having also lost by 20 points to the Knicks in New York on November 2.Raymond Felton top-scored for New York with 27 points, including six of 10 on three-point throws, as the Knicks flourished despite the absence of Anthony, who has an injured finger on his non-shooting left hand.“It was a total team effort from everyone that played,” said Knicks head coach Mike Woodson.For the Heat, LeBron James put up 31 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists but it was a quiet night for Dwyane Wade, who was three-of-13 from the field and made just 13 points.While he was clearly upset with the team performance, there is little wrong with the form of Miami’s main man - the game was his 17th in a row where he has made at least 20 points this season - and his 22nd in a streak going back to last season.The previous worst home loss since James and Chris Bosh teamed up with Wade in Miami was a 97-82 defeat by Memphis on April 6, 2012.
