NEW YORK - Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks are off and running - and a couple of former core players can only sit and watch.

Jamal Crawford scored 29 points, Zach Randolph added 20, and the Knicks beat the Miami Heat 120-115 on Wednesday night in their first game under D'Antoni.

Wilson Chandler had 17 points and nine rebounds, and David Lee and Quentin Richardson each scored 16 points for New York. Relying just as much on solid defense as D'Antoni's uptempo offense, the Knicks seized control late in the second quarter, opened a 23-point lead in the third, then held on after the Heat got within three points in the final minute.

And they did it without former coach Isiah Thomas' two prized acquisitions, Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry. D'Antoni kept both former starters on the bench, ignoring rather loud chants of “We want Steph! We want Steph!” late in the third quarter. Curry spent the final period in the training room icing a sore right knee.

Dwyane Wade had 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in his return to regular-season action for the Heat, but fouled out on what appeared to be a good block of Crawford's 3-pointer with 1:25 left after Miami closed within six.

Udonis Haslem added 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who looked lost offensively for three quarters before a fierce rally in rookie coach Erik Spoelstra's debut. Spoelstra, 37, became the youngest head coach in the NBA when he replaced Pat Riley.

Rookie Michael Beasley, the No. 2 pick in the draft, had only nine points on 4-of-14 shooting for the Heat.

D'Antoni replaced Thomas, bringing his entertaining offensive style that led the Phoenix Suns to an average of 58 wins the last four seasons.

The Knicks quickly picked up the system, scoring 106.9 points per game in the preseason, and were even better in the opener.

Knicks 120

Heat 115