The New York Knicks face elimination in their second round playoff series against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The Knicks lost two straight in Miami, including a 109-101 loss on Monday t6o fall behind 3 games to 1. Now, the series moves back to New York where the Knicks will try to stave off elimination. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Miami Heat are one win away from moving on to the Eastern Conference finals after beating the Knicks 109-101 in Miami on Monday, taking a 3-1 series lead. For a team that had to compete in the play-in series and was the 8th seed then. lost one of their best players, Tyler Herro, in the first playoff game against the top seeded Bucks — it is pretty impressive. But the work is not done yet as they need one more win to advance.
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On Monday night, they held off a Knicks rally and scored the win, behind great games from Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, with 6 rebounds, while Adebayo added 23 points and 13 boards. Max Strus added 16 points while Kyle Lowry chipped in with 15 off the bench. “It was great that we were able to hold home court,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, reported ESPN. “But we know we have a task in New York.”