Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks
November 17, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Heat beat the Knicks 115-113 on 2025-11-17 at home. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, and Kel'el Ware. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, Mitchell Robinson, Landry Shamet, and Miles McBride. Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks) scored 11 points (4/14) in his matchups, with Kel'el Ware as his primary defender. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 2 points (1/6) in his matchups, with Landry Shamet as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIA
Miami Heat
115
Did not play: Vladislav Goldin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmir Young (DNP - Coach's Decision)
NYK
New York Knicks
113
Did not play: Pacôme Dadiet (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tosan Evbuomwan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ariel Hukporti (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyler Kolek (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware Starter 12.1 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio 13.2 min
- Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware 8.9 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kel'el Ware 5.4 min
- Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Simone Fontecchio · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware 3.5 min
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Mikal Bridges · Mitchell Robinson · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride Starter 8.8 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Landry Shamet · Miles McBride 7.2 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Landry Shamet 6.0 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Miles McBride 4.6 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Guerschon Yabusele · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Landry Shamet 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Heat defense
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Karl-Anthony Towns 11 pts (4/14) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Kel'el Ware (38 %, 9 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (24 %, 0 pts) · Norman Powell (7 %, 0 pts)
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Jordan Clarkson 24 pts (8/14) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Dru Smith (19 %, 5 pts) · Simone Fontecchio (16 %, 6 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (14 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | Karl-Anthony Towns: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Landry Shamet: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Norman Powell | Mikal Bridges: 20 poss., 6 pts (3/5) · Landry Shamet: 17 poss., 6 pts (3/6) |
| Davion Mitchell | Miles McBride: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Landry Shamet: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Josh Hart: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Miles McBride: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kel'el Ware | Karl-Anthony Towns: 26 poss., 9 pts (4/6) · Mitchell Robinson: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pelle Larsson | Mikal Bridges: 13 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Landry Shamet: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Landry Shamet: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jordan Clarkson: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Dru Smith | Jordan Clarkson: 11 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Miles McBride: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Jović | Mikal Bridges: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Guerschon Yabusele: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keshad Johnson | Karl-Anthony Towns: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mikal Bridges: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Knicks defense
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Norman Powell 2 pts (1/6) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Landry Shamet (47 %, 0 pts) · Josh Hart (16 %, 0 pts) · Miles McBride (13 %, 0 pts)
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. 21 pts (9/19) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (29 %, 6 pts) · Mikal Bridges (16 %, 2 pts) · Karl-Anthony Towns (16 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | Andrew Wiggins: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Pelle Larsson: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Landry Shamet | Norman Powell: 32 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Andrew Wiggins: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Davion Mitchell: 32 poss., 11 pts (4/8) · Dru Smith: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Andrew Wiggins: 18 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Kel'el Ware: 17 poss., 8 pts (2/8) |
| Josh Hart | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 19 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Norman Powell: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Simone Fontecchio: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Dru Smith: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Kel'el Ware: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Nikola Jović: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Kel'el Ware: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Simone Fontecchio: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Kel'el Ware: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Pelle Larsson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |