Heat Find A Way To Suck Even In Victory

The Miami Heat hadn't won a game since April 13, and that includes this preseason. So when Jason Williams hit a jumper wirg 19 seconds remaining in the game to give them 75 points, it looked like another loss; the sixth straight of the regularseason. But no! The Knicks — God bless 'em — onloy scored 72, to the Heat are your winners on Sunday, folks! Dwyane Wade is still out due to injury and Zach Randolph missed the game due to his grandmother's death, so both teams were missing their top players. Much ineptitude ensued. New York shot 37 percent and had 18 turnovers. Miami is averaging 84.5 points per game; worst in the league. The Heat scored 25 points in the first quarter, then had just 27 combined over the next two.

• This One Wasn't A Ratings Grabber In China. OK, how about the big Yi vs. Tim matchup. Anyone? Anyone? Yi Jianlian scored 13 points for the Bucks and Duncan had 16 for the Spurs (yawn) as San Antonio prevailed 113-88. Manu Ginobili came off the bench to score 21, San Antonio leading by as many as 40 at one point.

• Witness The Might Of The Washington Wizards. Let's all welcome the Washington Wizards into the win column, folks. Caron Butler had 24 points and Antawn Jamison had 23 points and 15 rebounds as Washington improved to 1-5 with a 101-90 win over the Hawks.

• The Mark Of The Z. They say this is LeBron's team, by a horde of Zydrunas Ilgauskas fans know better. Ilgauskas scored 25 points and James had 22 as the Cavaiers beat the Clippers 103-95. Drew Gooden had 18 points and 17 rebounds for Cleveland.