Heat drops 13th straight

Posted January 19, 2008 10:00 pm

Associated Press

The New York Knicks happily exploited another fourth-quarter collapse by the Miami Heat, who sent Pat Riley to a new low Saturday night.

Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and Nate Robinson added 19 and the Knicks beat Miami 88-84 -- sending the Heat to their 13th straight loss, the longest in the league and the worst skein of Riley's career.

Miami led by 10 late in the third quarter and took a four-point lead into the fourth, but lost yet again to match the second-longest skid in team history.

Only the expansion Heat -- who lost their first 17 games of the 1988-89 season -- have dropped more in a row than this team, which has simply free-fallen since winning an NBA championship a mere 19 months ago.

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 22 points and 9 assists.

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