At home, the Miami Heat finished the job on the night of Friday to Saturday by winning Game 6 of their play-off series against the New York Knicks (96-92) and joined the Eastern Conference final for the third times over the past four seasons.
Despite a very bad start (14 points behind in the first quarter) and a day without long distance (7/27), the Floridians, led by the duo Jimmy Butler (24 points) – Bam Adebayo (23 pts) , finally managed to control New York’s intentions.
Jalen Brunson too lonely
Jalen Brunson, still untenable (41 pts at 14/22) to the point of becoming the first Knicks player to chain three play-off games in a row with at least 30 points since Patrick Ewing in 1990, was too lonely to force the decision alone and push Miami into a game 7. Julius Randle (15 pts, 11 rebounds) and RJ Barrett (11 pts), 4/24 in shooting between them, did not follow the XXL performance of their leader , who asserted himself as the New York boss in these play-offs.
Seventh in the regular season and impressive scorer for the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round (4-1), the Heat await the Eastern Conference finals for the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia Sixers, who will play Game 7 overnight from Sunday to Monday.
2023-05-13 05:41:53
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