2023-05-13 04:52:00
The New York Knicks saw their NBA season come to an end following being defeated by the Miami Heat by a score of 96-92 and therefore being eliminated from the second round of the ‘playoffs’ in a series that ended 4-2 and with which the Florida team got their ticket to the Eastern Conference finals.
The Heat relied on some great work from star Jimmy Butler to reach their third final in the last three years.where they now wait for the winner of the key between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers that will be defined this Saturday in the seventh game.
The Miami team reached these ‘playoffs’ as one more team whose participation was projected to be fleetingHowever, they have shown they have the necessary impetus to fight for the championship once morest the big favorites and an example of this was this series once morest the Knicks.
With this defeat, the New York team extends its streak of failures that now reaches 23 consecutive years, remembering that they have not played an Eastern final since 2000. Likewise, they join the Milwaukee Bucks as the victims of the Miami team in this postseason.
Precisely, the 1999 Knicks were the only team in the NBA to reach a conference finals as the eighth seed until these Heat who became the second team in history to achieve it.
Jimmy Butler (24 points and 8 rebounds on 7-of-22 shooting) and Bam Adebayo (23 points and 9 rebounds on 9-of-20 shooting) led the Heat with a fantastic Kyle Lowry in the second unit (11 points, 9 assists and 3 steals).
Jalen Brunson, despite a crucial turnover in the last minute, signed a capital performance for the Knicks (41 points with an excellent 14 of 22 shooting and 5 of 10 triples) but Julius Randle once more disappointed the New Yorkers (15 points and 11 rebounds with a dismal 3 of 14 shooting).
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