#8 HEAT at #5 KNICKS | FULL GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS | April 30, 2023

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Led by Jimmy Butler's 25 points and 11 rebounds, the No. 8 seed Miami Heat defeat the No. 5 seed New York Knicks in Game 1, 108-101. Gabe Vincent (20 points, 5 assists, 5 3pt. FG) and Kyle Lowry (18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 blocks) added a combined 38 points in the victory. RJ Barrett (26 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists) and Jalen Brunson (25 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists) combined for 51 points for the Knicks in the losing effort. The Heat lead the best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Tuesday, May 2 (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
As we get ready for the opening tip
Tony brothers bill kennedy tyler ford our officials today and gabe vincent will walk it into the front court for miami
At a bio with an empty corner two-man game
Vincent with the midi got it
Jimmy butler doing it at both ends gets the steal defensively
Vincent pulls the three and knocks down five consecutive points to start the game for miami still
On a heater. Here's hart working against bam
At a bio moving his feet. Well and hart with a nice reverse for the bucket
Brunson working against spruce
Got into the paint and made it count. That's a relinch mark
Into the corner spruce one more to love for three and kevin love has been a seamless fit
For miami since joining them on the buyout market
Step back three
Halfway down and out comes out to barrett
And his floater is good
Butler is here to score the ball game. Vincent says i'll do it for you knocks down his second three ball
He's got eight. They are in the lower quarter 26th and 29th respectively in base and an easy one inside by butler
Second one in secondary transition layup. Nick's got to get back and get better
Barrett up high robinson
But that's the difference right you can get post isolation for jimmy with mitch having a guard outside
But I love that position for the knicks right there
martin left wide open
And the loose ball comes back out to barrett barrett's got to a good start. He's got eight
lowry probing underneath the spruce
Lowry has hartenstein on him and catches in the three
Brunson has spruce on him
Here's barrett
Well, he moved his shooting pocket adjusted it
Hard inside toppin
Man, he is bouncy
Randall points we're going to come from well obi toppin has answered the challenge so far
Here's duncan robinson off the bam screen
One more to the corner martin for three got it
And the heat backed within six way to be shot ready if you're martin
Grimes from downtown
Highsmith sticking right with brunson six on the shot clock
Brunson with the floater got it man big body ben's move right there. So all year prior to about march
Everything was brutally tough offensively. They've relied so heavily on this guy for shot making and play making good execution there
Gets it back out to lowry seven on the shot clock
martin
Drives it on brunson reverse. Oh jelly at the rim by caleb martin
Wow, that's when you put on your film session if you're a head coach, this is what we're about
he is a
tom, tibideau type of player brunson
Is his player too?
butler out top
vincent for three whistle foul counted
Gabe vincent from deep in the corner
Pulls up on lowry
It's just middle of the floor isolation
lowry looking at butler
Out to bam on the baseline
butler with the rebound
Up and in over robinson that time. That's a big time finish
lowry out front
Open for three kyle. Lowry leases it and he makes it a five point game
It's about a four second difference with the shotting game clock bear it up high
Robinson with another finish
down by seven two
At a pile that's his office and he knocks home the mid-range
Optimist here's barrett
Matched up against vincent man put his body on him and put him in the weight room
Kicks it back out love one more one more to vincent
Back to strew. It's going to try the three. Got it
That's a good looking three. He's going to stick to him like glue try to make it tough
Try to keep him off the free throw line butler off the wide pin down
Got it over hard and scored it. Yeah, so just efficient. Jimmy's always going to take what the game gives
butler
Hit with a double team
One more strews for the tie got it and we're knotted at 61 time out new york
Out of the time out. It's josh hart for three
So the knicks have missed their last 10
Three point attempts as strews gets an easy bucket. What an outlet. It's just tremendous pass. I'll say this to you
Well, the miami heat have made six more threes than the knicks as the knicks have gone ice cold from three
Can oby get one? Yes, sir
on cue
Butler running the baseline glove from outside got it and kevin love
washington's bullet stays
Brunson from deep left it short and there's another one of those patented outlets butler slams at home and miami leads by four
70 odd feet brunson
rattles home looking for the call jalen brunson
But doris miami seems to have found its offensive flow a little bit here in the third
They started to make some shots
They look like they've just settled into the game. Jimmy butler nice pick and roll with bam matapayo for him a rather quiet 15
Heart goes under the screen butler fires on the baseline. Got it
Laces the jumper to make it a six-point lead in both the milwaukee series and now he's guarding jalen brunson
Robinson battling but love comes away
Another outlet another catch another touchdown slam by jimmy buckets and the largest lead of the game
Smoked the layup looks at bill kennedy says he got pushed
barrett
out to top and for three
Brunson out top. He's shown great dominion and sovereignty over the offense all afternoon and there's another illustration. Come on now the patience
So good
It's butler
Zeller sets the screen butler turns the corner
One more to vincent top and tried to get there and vincent said too late
12 on the shot clock for kyle lowry
Open look from deep got it. This guy's just so tough
Brunson
On the blow by got the floater to go look like kyle. Lowry was peeking a little bit mark tb
All right, and off the turnover miami gives it right back top and launches knocks it home
The lead is down to five
Miami by seven the knicks booted away
robinson
Inside to add a bio for the slam incredible patience. It's sounding likely that he's missing game one and perhaps two
That is a massive storyline in that series
quickly banks it home
And lowry has responded for the most part
in a big way here today
Barrett with the floater
He's he's pleading for some contact fouls five for twelve after they went 20 for 24 make it six for 13
Great execution, but this is the story of the turnaround of this game
He's guarding barrett right now at the defensive end
Brunson inside got the floater man. He is so great
and another crucial possession
With four and a half to go for miami vincent pulls
Contact but he drills it
He snakes the ball screen
Out of bio spins wheels got it with the left hand
They use all but three seconds of the clock
Here's lowry seven on the shot clock. They got to get to work
off the out of bio screen
Tough baseline got it. Come on. Kyle. Lowry the veteran
Out to heart left open and that's an air ball
We'll give him credit for a pass
And the offensive rebound stick back by heart
brunson with the floater
Lowry with 12 points in the second half and a nugatory bucket at the end non-impactful
