NBA ROUNDUP

Heat 110, Knicks 87

Hassan Whiteside scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Josh Richardson added 21 points and Miami rolled past New York on Wednesday night. Rodney McGruder added 19 points on only eight shot attempts and Goran Dragic scored 13 points for the Heat, who outscored New York 76-38 in the middle two quarters. Miami scored 45 of those points in the third quarter, tying the third-highest scoring period in franchise history. The Heat made 8 of 10 shots from 3-point range in that quarter, actually doing better there than they did from 2-point range in those 12 minutes — going 7 for 10. Damyean Dotson scored 20 for New York, which got 14 from Tim Hardaway Jr. and 13 from Mario Hezonja. The Knicks were outscored 24-0 from 3-point range in that pivotal third quarter, missing all eight of their tries from beyond the arc.

There was no sense of the Heat-Knicks rivalry from years gone past. After the final horn, Knicks coach David Fizdale — a former Miami assistant — lingered on the court and hugged several Heat coaches and players, with Dwyane Wade getting his last embrace. Wade presented Fizdale with one of his jerseys, leading to yet another hug.

The 22-point margin of victory matched Miami's fifth-largest ever against New York.

The only good stretch for New York all night was late in the first quarter. The Knicks outscored Miami 14-0 in the final 2:33 of the quarter, a run sparked by back-to-back 3s by Hezonja and Dotson.

That put New York up 27-16 after the first. After that, it was all Heat for much of the rest of the night.

New York didn't make a free throw until early in the third quarter. The Knicks were 0 for 2 from the line in the first half.

Emmanuel Mudiay (ankle) remained sidelined, and has yet to make his 201819 debut for New York. Courtney Lee (neck spasms) was also out. He missed six games last season; he's missed five already this season.

Nets 102, Cavaliers 86

D'Angelo Russell scored 18 points, Joe Harris added 16 and Brooklyn beat Cleveland, keeping the Cavaliers winless this season.

Brooklyn outscored Cleveland 38-17 in the third quarter, forcing Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue to use four timeouts in the period. The Nets placed six players in double figures. Cleveland is off to a rocky start as it tries to move on without LeBron James. The Cavaliers lost their first two games on the road to Toronto and Minnesota. Cleveland was coming off a 133-111 loss in its home opener to Atlanta on Sunday. The Cavaliers are 0-4 for the first time since losing their first five games in 2003-04 when James was a rookie. The first half had 11 lead changes and the teams were tied at 45 going to halftime before the Nets took over. Brooklyn hit 16 of 22 from the field in the third quarter to pull away. Harris made a 3-pointer that put the Nets up 50-47 and Brooklyn never trailed again. Jared Dudley's second 3-pointer of the run pushed the lead to 68-50 with 6:12 remaining in the quarter. The Nets maintained a lead over 20 points for most of the fourth quarter, causing many in the crowd at Quicken Loans to head for the exits. Dudley scored 12 points for Brooklyn while Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert and Ed Davis had 10 apiece. Kevin Love, Jordan Clarkson and rookie Collin Sexton each scored 14 points for Cleveland. Nets forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and guard Shabazz Napier made their season debuts. Jefferson, out with a hip injury and the birth of his first child, scored seven points in 17 minutes. Napier, sidelined with a strained right hamstring, scored eight points in 11 minutes.