Asked how the Heat defended him differently than Toronto in the first round, Sprewell candidly admitted how Miami double-teamed in the low post every time he received the ball.
The Heat, the defending champions, can close it out Sunday at Bradley Center.
Turner was in the same heat as defending champion Federica Pellegrini who, as in Beijing, finished fifth in the 400m.
Indiana and the Knicks are the only teams to have beaten the Heat, the defending champions, twice this season.
The standings make it clear the Heat, the defending champions, and the Knicks are not equals at this point late in the regular season.
The N.B.A. scheduled it that way, with LeBron James and his Miami Heat, the defending champions, in New York on the first Friday night of November.
The Heat, the defending champions, seem primed to make their third straight trip to the finals, although James's stated goal seemed to be in jeopardy Thursday as the Pacers took control early and put the Heat on their heels.
The reality is, the Knicks trail, three games to one, in the best-of-seven series, and the Heat, the defending Eastern Conference champions, would like nothing better than to close out the series Wednesday night at home.
After winning on Sunday, and playing a very tight three quarters in Game 3, the Knicks are certain that — with a healthy roster — they can compete with the Heat, the defending Eastern Conference champions.
And for all the history between the rosters, the game is most appealing as a measure of a newly constructed Nets team hoping to contend against the Heat, the defending N.B.A. champions, for whom nothing less than another title could be considered a success.
