MIAMI, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Travis Best sank a driving layup with 4.5 seconds left Wednesday night as the Miami Heat scored eight unanswered points over the final 74 seconds to pull out an 82-80 victory over the New York Knicks.
Miami trailed at 80-74 before LaPhonso Ellis halved the deficit with a three-pointer at the 1:14 mark. After a turnover by the Knicks, Best made a wide-open three-pointer from the top of the key with 41 seconds to go.
Allan Houston missed a layup, and New York committed a foul that allowed Miami to inbound the ball in the frontcourt. Best split the defense for the game-winner.
After their collapse, the Knicks had a chance to tie, but Kurt Thomas missed an 18-footer and time expired.
Eddie Jones scored 22 points and rookie Caron Butler finished with 10 for the Heat, who won for just the fourth time in 14 games.
Latrell Sprewell and Houston scored 18 of New York's 20 points in the fourth quarter, finishing with 28 and 20 points, respectively.
