Heat beat Knicks 108-101 in Game 1 at Madison Square Garden

Jimmy Butler notched 25 points and had 11 boards, and the 8^th seed Miami Heat won against 5^th seed New York Knicks 108-101 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

Another road win to start a series ☑️ pic.twitter.com/3fHdl27Kxg

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 30, 2023

Gabe Vincent finished with 20 points for Miami, which eliminated the 1^st seed in the East Milwaukee Bucks in the 1^st round. Heat continues to win against the odds and look like a favorite, not as a franchise needed to win a play-in match just to clinch the playoffs.

RJ Barrett notched 26 points, and Jalen Brunson added 25, but the franchise from the Big Apple started the series with a defeat at home. Knicks advanced to the 2^nd round of the postseason for the 1^st time in 10 years.

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The crucial for the final result was the 3^rd quarter when the Floridian team topped NY Knicks 31-20.

Congrats to Erik Spoelstra of the @MiamiHEAT
for moving to 5th all-time in Playoff wins ? pic.twitter.com/pupDUP0bPX

— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2023

The next match is again at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.