Chris Bosh
With the New Year of 2013 kicking off, the NBA is looking hotter than ever.
From the rise of Linsanity to the coronation of King James to the US Olympic Basketball team winning gold, it was quite a year in the NBA in 2012.
Two of the league's best teams will match up head to head in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals as LeBron James and the defending world champion Miami Heat (18-6) take on Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City Thunder (21-5) owners of the league's best record in a Christmas Day showdown.
In what is looking like a potential high-scoring, high-flying match-up, two of the league's top 10 scoring teams will meet head-to-head tonight as LeBron James and the world champion Miami Heat take on O.J. Mayo and the Dallas Mavericks.
The last time Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks (13-4) faced LeBron James and the Miami Heat (12-4), Anthony put on a clinic with a 30-point torching of the Heat's defense in an emotional 104-84 home win for New York on Nov. 2 to open the season.
Nets coming off stunning loss to Timberwolves, while Heat fresh from thrilling last-second victory over Denver
Breakdown of tonight's New York vs Miami game
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