The New York Knicks avoided elimination as they got by the Miami Heat 112-103 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. The Heat still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 to played in Miami on Friday.
Miami scored eight straight points to be up 16-10 with 4:29 remaining in the opening frame. The Heat had a 24-14 advantage at the end of the first quarter. New York went on an 18-2 run at the start of the second quarter and led 32-31 at 9:06. The Knicks maintained a 50-47 lead at halftime.
New York had a 23-7 spurt to begin the second half and were up 73-54 with 5:55 to go in the third. The Knicks would have an 84-74 lead after three quarters. Miami trailed 92-79 with 9:36 remaining in the final quarter. The Heat came the closest to the lead being down by two points 103-101 with 2:37 left in the fourth.
Jimmy Butler fell short of a double-double with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to lead Miami. Bam Adebayo contributed 18 points along with eight rebounds. Duncan Robinson added 17 points while Max Strus had 14 points.
The Knicks got a game-high 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists from Jalen Brunson. R.J. Barrett compiled 26 points and seven rebounds in the victory. Julius Randle was able to drop in 24 points for New York.
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