The New York Knicks denied the Miami Heat’s first attempt to become just the second No. 8 seed to reach the conference finals. The series shifts back to Miami for Game 6 on Friday night.
Former NBA champion and current analyst Kenny Smith explains why the way the playoffs are unfolding reminds him of what we see in the college game.NEW YORK – Jalen Brunson never talked to his coach about how minutes he would play, or how many points he had to score.“Nothing was said at all,” Brunson said. “Whatever it takes.
The Knicks built a 19-point lead in the third quarter, then hung on when the Heat finally got their 3-pointers to start falling and cut it to two with 2 1/2 minutes remaining.Jimmy Butler had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Heat, getting held below 25 points for the first time in this postseason. Bam Adebayo added 18 points and Duncan Robinson had 17.
The 1999 Knicks, for now, remain the only No. 8 to get to a conference finals in the current playoff format that began in 1984. They got all the way to the NBA Finals after upsetting the top-seeded Heat in the first round. “We’ll see what Game 6 brings,” he said. “If it requires them to do that, then I’m not afraid to do it.”
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