[NBA Playoffs] The Knicks narrowly beat the Heat, leading the series to 2-3!

2023-05-11 17:33

[NBA Playoffs] The Knicks narrowly beat the Heat, leading the series to 2-3!

News on May 11th , in the hot start of the NBA playoffs, the Knicks and the Heat ushered in another round of confrontation. The Knicks finally narrowly defeated the Heat 112-103.

In the first quarter of the game, Love made a layup and helped the Heat score the first scoring. Later, Randall also responded with a three-pointer, and Strus also made a successful throw. At this point, the Knicks chose to pause. After the timeout, Brunson scored a layup, Butler also scored a layup, Mitchell Robinson completed a gorgeous alley-oop dunk, Grimes also hit a three-pointer, and Stein Truss returned two consecutive three-pointers. Vincent also succeeded in mid-range shots at this time. The Heat played a wave of 8-0 offensives in a row, and Brunson also scored from mid-range shots. And Randall failed to hit a three-pointer at the buzzer. At the end of the first quarter, the Heat led the Knicks 24-14.

In the second quarter, Barrett and Brunson of the Knicks led a quick 18-2 offensive to overtake the score. But the Heat's Adebayor led the team to immediately respond to a 9-0 overtake offensive. In the second half of the game, the core players of both sides continued to attack the opponent's basket, causing many threats. The score kept clinging until Randall of the Knicks hit a three-pointer. After halftime, the Knicks led the Heat 50-47.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Barrett and Brunson hit consecutive three-pointers to help the Knicks play an 8-0 offensive and expand the score. In the middle of the game, the Knicks had more offensive points and played another 11-0 climax. Barrett made two free throws and made one of two free throws , giving the Knicks a 19-point lead with a score of 73-54 . However, Strus and Martin hit three-pointers one after another, helping the Heat narrow the gap. At the last moment of the game, Martin made a three-pointer at the buzzer. At the end of the three quarters, the Heat trailed the Knicks by 10 points and the score was 74-84 .

Entering the final quarter of the game, Lowry completed a throw and caused a foul by the opponent, and also made a free throw. Hart and Zeller both scored layups, and Brunson also scored a layup. Duncan Robinson hit a three-pointer, and Lowry also hit a three-pointer, helping the Heat narrow the point difference to 7 points, and the Heat requested a timeout. After the timeout, Butler made a three-pointer, Brunson responded with a three-pointer, Duncan Robinson also made a three-pointer, and Mitchell Robinson completed a dunk. However, with the Knicks hitting a free throw at the last minute, they eventually beat the Heat 112-103 .

Both starting lineups

Heat: Teller, Love, Adebayor, Strus, Vincent

Knicks: Barrett, Randle, Robinson, Brunson, Grimes

Records of both players

Knicks: Brunson 38 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Barrett 26 points and 7 rebounds, Randall 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Mitchell Robinson 8 points and 11 rebounds, Grimes 8 points , 4 rebounds and 5 assists Assist, Topping 2 points and 6 rebounds, Hart 2 points and 2 rebounds

Heat: Butler 19 points, 7 rebounds , 9 assists , 4 steals and 2 blocks, Adebayor 18 points and 8 rebounds, Struth 14 points and 3 rebounds, Love 4 points , 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Vincent 6 points, 4 rebounds and 4 rebounds Assist, Lowry 9 points and 5 assists, Martin 11 points , 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Dun Luo 17 points, Zeller 5 points and 2 rebounds