Who won Miami Heat vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 132-125 on December 21, 2025.

Kel'el Ware scored 28 for the Miami Heat with 19 rebounds; Jalen Brunson scored 47 for the New York Knicks.

Miami Heat at New York Knicks

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Dec 21, 2025 · 6:00 pm EST · All results that day · Miami Heat vs New York Knicks head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

132

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 132-125 at home on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 47 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists for the New York Knicks. Kel'el Ware had 28 points, 19 rebounds and 0 assists for the Miami Heat.

The New York Knicks led 66-62 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 36-25. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Josh Hart (double-double, New York Knicks), Kel'el Ware (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Miami Heat 41, New York Knicks 28. Mikal Bridges had 24 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 132-125 on December 21, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Kel'el Ware scored 28 for the Miami Heat with 19 rebounds; Jalen Brunson scored 47 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	37	25	37	26	125
New York Knicks	30	36	39	27	132

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 28 Kel'el Ware
Rebounds: 19 Kel'el Ware
Assists: 8 Davion Mitchell

New York Knicks

Points: 47 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 10 Josh Hart
Assists: 8 Jalen Brunson

Kel'el Ware double-double (28 PTS, 19 REB) · Josh Hart double-double (13 PTS, 10 REB)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Norman Powell starter	35:11	22	4	3	3	0	1	7-17	4-8	4-5	2	+3
Kel'el Ware starter	34:31	28	19	0	1	0	1	11-15	5-7	1-2	2	-6
Bam Adebayo starter	33:34	14	9	0	0	0	3	4-11	0-3	6-7	3	-5
Davion Mitchell starter	31:04	13	2	8	0	0	3	5-8	3-4	0-0	3	-7
Andrew Wiggins starter	24:27	7	5	4	0	1	1	2-8	2-3	1-2	0	-5
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	33:38	23	0	5	0	0	1	9-15	1-3	4-6	0	-2
Dru Smith bench	17:50	9	0	3	1	0	0	2-4	1-1	4-4	0	-3
Simone Fontecchio bench	17:21	7	4	3	0	0	1	1-6	1-4	4-7	2	-4
Kasparas Jakucionis bench	12:24	2	2	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	2-2	2	-6

Not available: Nikola Jović, Pelle Larsson, Terry Rozier

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Mikal Bridges starter	40:08	24	2	4	0	0	2	9-14	6-7	0-0	1	-2
Jalen Brunson starter	38:11	47	3	8	0	0	0	15-26	6-13	11-11	5	+10
OG Anunoby starter	33:32	18	2	3	1	2	4	6-12	2-6	4-5	4	+3
Josh Hart starter	33:17	13	10	5	2	0	0	5-10	3-5	0-0	3	+4
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	28:47	2	6	2	2	0	3	1-5	0-0	0-2	4	-1
Mitchell Robinson bench	22:22	9	7	2	2	1	0	3-4	0-0	3-3	3	+6
Tyler Kolek bench	22:12	6	4	3	0	0	1	3-6	0-2	0-0	2	+16
Jordan Clarkson bench	17:52	10	2	1	0	0	2	4-5	2-3	0-0	2	-2
Mohamed Diawara bench	3:39	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	+1

Not available: Miles McBride, Landry Shamet

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	New York Knicks
26/35 (74%)	Free throws	18/21 (85%)
24/52 (46%)	2 pointers	27/47 (57%)
17/35 (48%)	3 pointers	20/38 (52%)
41/87 (47%)	Field goals	47/85 (55%)
45	Rebounds	36
33	Defensive rebounds	32
12	Offensive rebounds	4
26	Assists	28
11	Turnovers	12
5	Steals	7
1	Blocks	3
14	Fouls	25
10	Max points in a row	13
18:02	Time spent in lead	29:14
10	Biggest lead	11

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 10 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 10 Q1 3:32
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 11 Q4 9:50
Longest run: 13-0 New York Knicks · Q2 4:51 to Q2 1:42

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
11:16	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 3-pt field goal	3	0
10:48	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	3	2
10:29	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	6	2
10:15	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	6	5
9:50	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	6	7
7:37	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	8	7
7:15	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	8	9
6:57	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	11	9
6:36	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	13	9
6:02	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	16	9
5:31	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	18	9
5:14	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	18	11
5:01	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	20	11
4:52	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	20	14
4:06	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	23	14
3:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	23	16
3:32	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 3-pt field goal	26	16
3:20	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	26	18
2:45	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	28	18
2:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	28	19
2:31	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	28	20
1:54	New York Knicks	Mohamed Diawara 3-pt field goal	28	23
1:28	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	28	25
1:16	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	30	25
0:56	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	32	25
0:47	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	32	27
0:43	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	33	27
0:43	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	34	27
0:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	34	30
0:12	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	37	30

Q2 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
11:43	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	39	30
11:23	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	39	33
11:13	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	41	33
11:03	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	41	36
10:41	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	42	36
10:41	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	43	36
10:19	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	43	38
10:08	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	44	38
10:08	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	45	38
9:38	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	47	38
9:12	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	47	40
8:07	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	47	43
7:52	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	50	43
7:34	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	52	43
5:59	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	52	45
5:44	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	55	45
5:16	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	55	48
5:07	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	57	48
4:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	57	50
4:30	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	57	53
3:49	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	57	56
2:43	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	57	58
1:42	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	57	61
1:21	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	59	61
0:46	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	60	61
0:30	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	60	62
0:30	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	60	63
0:13	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	62	63
0:01	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	62	66

Q3 · 40 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
11:23	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	64	66
10:58	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	64	68
10:29	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	65	68
10:29	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	66	68
10:10	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	66	71
9:47	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	66	73
9:28	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	66	75
9:13	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	69	75
8:51	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	69	77
8:37	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	71	77
7:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	71	78
7:59	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	71	79
7:45	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	74	79
7:29	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	74	82
7:14	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	75	82
7:14	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	76	82
6:05	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	78	82
5:51	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	78	84
5:34	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	80	84
5:17	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	80	87
5:04	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	83	87
4:12	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	84	87
4:12	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	85	87
3:55	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 3-pt field goal	85	90
3:45	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	87	90
3:18	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	88	90
3:04	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	88	92
2:51	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	91	92
2:30	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	91	94
2:23	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis Free throw	92	94
2:23	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis Free throw	93	94
2:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	93	95
2:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	93	96
1:54	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	93	98
1:22	New York Knicks	Jordan Clarkson 2-pt field goal	93	100
1:00	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	93	102
0:55	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	96	102
0:17	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	99	102
0:01	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson 2-pt field goal	99	104
0:01	New York Knicks	Mitchell Robinson Free throw	99	105

Q4 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	New York Knicks
11:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	99	106
11:00	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	99	107
10:50	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	100	107
10:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	100	108
10:30	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby Free throw	100	109
9:50	New York Knicks	Tyler Kolek 2-pt field goal	100	111
9:22	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	102	111
8:50	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	104	111
8:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	105	111
8:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	106	111
7:48	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	106	114
6:44	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 3-pt field goal	106	117
6:13	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	107	117
5:47	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	109	117
5:16	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	110	117
5:16	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	111	117
4:49	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	111	120
4:15	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	112	120
4:15	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	113	120
3:31	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	116	120
3:12	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	117	120
3:12	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	118	120
2:51	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	118	122
2:15	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	118	125
1:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	118	126
1:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	118	127
1:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	118	128
1:02	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	120	128
0:44	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	120	130
0:35	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 3-pt field goal	123	130
0:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	123	131
0:34	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	123	132
0:28	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	125	132

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 2-2. Final series: tied 2-2.

Oct 26: New York Knicks 107 at Miami Heat 115
Nov 14: Miami Heat 132 at New York Knicks 140
Nov 17: New York Knicks 113 at Miami Heat 115
Dec 21: Miami Heat 125 at New York Knicks 132 (this game)

Highlights

Knicks 132 - 125 Heat — Jalen Brunson IGNITES For 47 PTS & 8 AST (YouTube)
Knicks 132 - 125 Heat — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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