Jalen Brunson was back on the floor, but Julius Randle suddenly has been added to the Knicks’ mounting list of significant injury concerns as the playoffs approach.
uffered a sprained left ankle late in the first half and did not return
He walked it off and temporarily remained in the game to sink one of two free throws, before hobbling badly to the locker room at the next whistle. The $104 million man also had missed five games earlier this month with a sore left foot, with the Knicks going 5-6 over the 11 game-stretch in which he sat out seven times.
Mitchell Robinson got the crowd going early with a dunk on the Knicks’ first shot attempt and Grimes followed with consecutive 3-pointers for a quick 8-0 lead, but the Heat scored the next 14 points to curb any thoughts of an early runaway. The Heat pushed that lead to 10 with a 7-1 period-opening spurt, but Quickley sparked an 11-0 response with a trey and a traditional three-point play.Immanuel Quickley scored a team-high 24 points for the Knicks in the win.Randle didn’t score until 4:28 remained in the second, but his drive to the hoop gave the Knicks a 37-35 lead.
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