Chris Bosh scored 20 points in Friday's 97-78 win against the Knicks.

That wasn't especially unusual -- it was his seventh 20-point game of the season.

Nor was the way he got it.

Once again, Bosh's scoring picked up as the game proceeded, after a slow first quarter.

He had just two in the first, both on free throws.

That brought his first quarter average down to 2.9 points, fifth among the Heat's starters. Some of this is a result of Erik Spoelstra's rotations -- Bosh's 7.6 minutes are also fifth among starters in the first quarter. But it's also clear that Bosh is not getting established early as often as others, with Hassan Whiteside leading with 4.9 points in 8.9 minutes.

Bosh is playing 7.7 minutes in the second quarter, many with the second unit, and leading the Heat with 5.5 points, just ahead of Dwyane Wade (5.4).

Wade leads in the third quarter (5.5 points in 8.5 minutes), while Bosh is sixth overall, and fifth among starters, with 3.1 points in 8.1 minutes.

And then he's been, by far, the primary option in the fourth, with 6.0 points in 8.9 minutes. (Gerald Green, largely due to Friday's explosion, is second at 3.8 points, followed by Justise Winslow at 3.5 and Wade at 3.3).

After the game, I intended to ask Bosh about his in-game scoring surges, after the slow start. But, as soon as I said, "Your scoring--", he interrupted.

"Like this?" he said, making a wave motion with his hand.

No, not game-to-game.

Inside a single game.

Is it taking time to work himself into a rhythm?

"Kind of trying to get there, man," Bosh said. "I mean, it's a difficult thing to figure out. Of course, I always want to be aggressive at all times, I want to attack, attack, attack. And it's still getting there. I have a little bit more space with the second group. And we have to get Dwyane involved, we have to get Goran going, we have to get the big fella (Whiteside) going. You know, we have to get different guys going. So it's something to figure out. I'll eventually get there, and it will be more consistent."