Knicks on the brink, losing 109-101 to Heat in Game 4
Miami, Florida – Jimmy Butler finished with 27 points and 10 assists and Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 109-101 to stay away from their third Eastern Conference Finals appearance in four years. . Monday night.
Max Strass scored 16, Kyle Lowry scored 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10. No. 8 seed Miami leads the East Semifinals series with his 3-1 lead, with Game 5 in New York on Wednesday night.
Jalen Branson scored 32 points and had 11 assists for fifth-seeded New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 before fouling out with about three minutes remaining.
Miami missed 12 of their first 15 shots in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks didn’t get the most out of it, shaving just three points from the Heat’s lead over the span. Nine in the fourth, two free throws by Branson with 4:40 remaining scored New York within 99-93.
But Martin’s slam brought the unnerving building to life, and after about a minute the roar grew a little louder. Randle got into the lane when the Knicks were down by 7, but Strauss beat him on the spot and he became the New York star’s sixth foul with 3:08 remaining, and the Heat had the rest of the season. controlled the road.
The Knicks never led in Game 3 and held the lead twice in Game 4.
barely.
They had two one-point leads for a total of 33 seconds in the first quarter. Miami closed the deficit with a quick basket on the next possession.
But unlike Game 3, where Miami’s lead was in double digits for most of the last three quarters, this game was still beyond doubt. Miami failed to take an opening 10-point lead, but with 3 minutes and 23 seconds remaining, Strath scored a 3-pointer and whenever the Heat looked poised to pull away from New York, the answer was: there were.
The Knicks cut the 11-point gap to 67-65 on Barrett’s 3-pointer with 7:07 left in the third, but they couldn’t quite get over the hump. With an 8-1 spurt in the final two minutes of the third set to regain an 11-point lead, Miami’s cushion went 90-81 going into the fourth set.
tip in
Knicks: Immanuel Quickley out after spraining his left ankle late in Game 3. His status in Game 5 is unclear and is listed as a daily….New York changed the starting line-up and was celebrating his 23rd birthday Quentin Grimes his Josh Hart replaced. …The Knicks gave up six offensive rebounds in his first three quarters combined, then six more in the fourth quarter alone.
Heat: Adebayo made seven field goals in the first half. Five were dunks, the first time in his 473 NBA games that he had so many dunks before halftime. …his 7-2 start in the postseason equals fifth in Heat history. They said he had 8 wins and 1 loss in 2005, 2013, 2014 and 2020. The last three times he’s made it to the NBA Finals. …Butler, despite playing in Game 3, had a problem with his right ankle and was not announced to be playing until about an hour before tip-off on Monday. …Miami missed four 3s on one possession early in the fourth quarter.
SPO mark
The win was the 103rd playoff win for Heat manager Erik Spoelstra. He becomes his third coach to have many playoff victories with one team. Gregg Popovich is 170 in San Antonio, Phil Jackson is 118 in the Los Angeles Lakers and 111 in Chicago.
Heat president, Spoelstra boss and his predecessor, Heat coach Pat Riley, had 102 wins with the Lakers.
big wednesday
The Heat have a chance to advance to the East Division finals on Wednesday. So does his NHL team in South Florida. The Florida Panthers lead the Toronto second-round series against the Maple Leafs, 3-0, and Game 4 of that game will be played Wednesday night in Sunrise, Florida.
Jimmy Butler finished with 27 points and 10 assists and Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 109-101 to stay away from their third Eastern Conference Finals appearance in four years. . Monday night.
Max Strass scored 16, Kyle Lowry scored 15 and Caleb Martin scored 10. No. 8 seed Miami leads the East Semifinals series with his 3-1 lead, with Game 5 in New York on Wednesday night.
Jalen Branson scored 32 points and had 11 assists for fifth seed New York, while RJ Barrett scored 24 and Julius Randle scored 20 before fouling out with about three minutes remaining.
Miami missed 12 of their first 15 shots in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks didn’t get the most out of it, shaving just three points from the Heat’s lead over the span. Nine in the fourth, two free throws by Branson with 4:40 remaining scored New York within 99-93.
But Martin’s slam brought the unnerving building to life, and after about a minute the roar grew a little louder. Randle got into the lane when the Knicks were down by 7, but Strauss beat him on the spot and he became the New York star’s sixth foul with 3:08 remaining, and the Heat had the rest of the season. controlled the road.
The Knicks never led in Game 3 and held the lead twice in Game 4.
barely.
They had two one-point leads for a total of 33 seconds in the first quarter. Miami closed the deficit with a quick basket on the next possession.
But unlike Game 3, where Miami’s lead was in double digits for most of the last three quarters, this game was still beyond doubt. Miami failed to take an opening 10-point lead, but with 3 minutes and 23 seconds remaining, Strath scored a 3-pointer and whenever the Heat looked poised to pull away from New York, the answer was: there were.
The Knicks cut the 11-point gap to 67-65 on Barrett’s 3-pointer with 7:07 left in the third, but they couldn’t quite get over the hump. With an 8-1 spurt in the final two minutes of the third set to regain an 11-point lead, Miami’s cushion went 90-81 going into the fourth set.
tip in
Knicks: Immanuel Quickley out after spraining his left ankle late in Game 3. His status in Game 5 is unclear and is listed as a daily….New York changed the starting line-up and was celebrating his 23rd birthday Quentin Grimes his Josh Hart replaced. …The Knicks gave up six offensive rebounds in his first three quarters combined, then six more in the fourth quarter alone.
Heat: Adebayo made seven field goals in the first half. Five were dunks, the first time in his 473 NBA games that he had so many dunks before halftime. …his 7-2 start in the postseason equals fifth in Heat history. They said he had 8 wins and 1 loss in 2005, 2013, 2014 and 2020. The last three times he’s made it to the NBA Finals. …Butler, despite playing in Game 3, had a problem with his right ankle and was not announced to be playing until about an hour before tip-off on Monday. …Miami missed four 3s on one possession early in the fourth quarter.
SPO mark
The win was the 103rd playoff win for Heat manager Erik Spoelstra. He becomes his third coach to have many playoff victories with one team. Gregg Popovich is 170 in San Antonio, Phil Jackson is 118 in the Los Angeles Lakers and 111 in Chicago.
Pat Riley – Heat president, Spoelstra boss and his predecessor Heat coach – has 102 wins with the Lakers.
big wednesday
The Heat have a chance to advance to the East Division finals on Wednesday. So does his NHL team in South Florida. The Florida Panthers lead the Toronto second-round series against the Maple Leafs, 3-0, and Game 4 of that game will be played Wednesday night in Sunrise, Florida.
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