Jimmy Butler notched 25 points and had 11 boards, and the 8th seed Miami Heat won against 5th 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 1st seed in the East Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st 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 2nd round of the postseason for the 1st time in 10 years.
The crucial for the final result was the 3rd 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.