Nicholson will hope to continue his form in the last eight against third seed James Wade, who beat Vincent van der Voort 4-0.
Having drawn Terry Jenkins in Aberdeen on Thursday he will join Phil Taylor, James Wade and Raymond van Barneveld in the play-offs on Monday, 25 May.
Without James and Wade to control the ball, Miller and Allen had more opportunities to make plays going toward the basket.
From that moment on James, Wade, and Bosh were under a microscope, and every action (cough-gate) or inaction (fourth quarter collapse) was heavily evaluated and scrutinized.
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Chris Bosh scored 23 points for Miami, which beat San Antonio on Sunday without James, Wade and Chalmers, but managed only 32 second-half points against the Knicks.
Much of the star power was taken out of the equation more than eight hours before game time, when the Heat announced that James, Wade and Chalmers would not play.
Accustomed to magnificence from James, Wade and Chris Bosh, the fan base can seem like a toddler nestled in first class enthusiastic, though not quite aware of how privileged this is.
But the Nets got much tougher defensively, getting some help when the Heat got sloppy and started turning it over and missing free throws, including three in a row by James and Wade.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are best friends and they feed off of each other tremendously on the court.
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The Pacers have a far different goal now as they get ready to face LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Miami.
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He knew even a 17-point deficit, the largest they had faced in six weeks, wouldn't stop LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
It was the third time he scored 50 in his career, and it came with Miami's LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers all sidelined by injuries.
Chris Bosh scored 23 points for Miami, which played without LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers, all held out with injuries that are not believed to be serious.
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Kansas City picked up manager Ned Yost's option for 2013 over a year ago, so he's back and under pressure to guide the Royals at least into contention after the team dealt Wil Myers and a package of other top prospects for James Shields and Wade Davis.
Wade made a jumper and James hit a 3-pointer to give Miami the lead for good, the start of a 26-5 run that featured the Heat at their best, James slamming down a lob from Wade on one possession and burying a 3-pointer in transition on the next.
James got help from Wade, who finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Wade and James looked on intently as the Heat showed a video to promote the looming playoffs after the third quarter.
The Miami Heat have yet to win a title since James joined his friend Wade, but they have as good a chance as any team this year.
For the Heat, that get-healthy mission has been the mantra for a few weeks now, with Wade, James, Bosh, Haslem and Battier all among those dealing with nagging issues of late.
Of course none of those guys are named LeBron James, Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh which was the goal these past two years as the team furiously cleared cap space in hopes of landing multiple big-time free agents.
Even so, no one has given the Heat more trouble since James and Bosh united with Wade in 2010.
Wade likened how James gets officiated to the way Shaquille O'Neal was, in that sometimes isn't always better to be bigger and stronger than just about everyone else.
James scored 24 points, Wade finished with 22 and the Heat set a franchise record for home wins in a season by topping the Chicago Bulls 105-93 on Sunday.
The Heat were expected to keep the same starting lineup from the Spurs game, with Rashard Lewis starting for James, Mike Miller for Wade and Norris Cole for Chalmers.
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Aside from Chandler, Miami's LeBron James (hamstring) and Dwyane Wade (ankle) sat out their game Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs with injuries.
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