that gave the Heat a 14-point lead with a minute left in the game. The Knicks were led by Anthony's 35. Amar'e Stoudemire, meanwhile, was plagued by foul trouble. He fouled out with about 4 minutes left in the game. The Heat would go on to win the 2012 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. See also National Basketball Association rivalries Dolphins–Jets rivalry – an NFL rivalry Notes In all 5 series, Miami had home-court advantage. Also, the winner of the first four series wasn't decided until the waning moments of each final game, with both teams playing all 24 possible playoff games against one another over the 4-year span (in '98 and '99 the 1st Round was only best-of-5 at the time). An interesting twist to the 1990s rivalry, was that Alonzo Mourning and Patrick Ewing both having attended Georgetown University, were close friends off the court and managed to keep their friendship strong throughout the rivalry, often having dinner together after every game. Mourning admitted it was difficult to remain friendly during this time in which he frequently lost to his friend/mentor, Ewing. Head to head The results in parentheses denote playoff games. Statistics Common Players Anthony Carter – Heat (–); Knicks () Eddie House – Heat (–); Knicks () Anthony Mason – Heat (–); Knicks () Pat Riley – Knicks (1991–95 head coach); Heat (1995–2003, 2006–08 head coach) Amar'e Stoudemire – Knicks (–); Heat () Clarence Weatherspoon – Heat (–); Knicks (–) References National Basketball Association rivalries Miami Heat New York Knicks