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Led by Jalen Brunson's 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 3pt. FG, the No. 5 seed New York Knicks defeat the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in Game 2, 111-105. Julius Randle (playoff career-high 25 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists) and RJ Barrett (24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 3pt. FG) combine for 49 points in the victory. Caleb Martin tallied a playoff-career high 22 points, along with 8 rebounds and 4 3pt. FG for the Heat. The Knicks and Heat are tied in the best-of-seven series, 1-1, with Game 3 taking place on Saturday, May 6 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Jalen Brunson (30), Julius Randle (25) and RJ Barrett (24) are the 1st trio of Knicks to record 20+ points in a playoff game since: Latrell Sprewell (26), Marcus Camby (20) and Allan Houston (20) - NBA Finals vs Spurs (6/23/1999)
Josh Hart (14 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists) is the 1st player in Knicks franchise history to record 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 9+ assists in a playoff game since: Walt Frazier (14 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists - 4/26/1972 vs Lakers)
Miami only shot it at 42%, but they made their free throws.
They limited their turnovers, just nine.
And the Knicks control the tip.
Rebounded off the miss by Adebayo.
Here's Randle. Drive, kick.
Brunson, wide open look. Bottom.
Allow Jalen Brunson to square that up and knock it in.
Robinson backing off of Adebayo.
He'll take the baseline, work his way in.
Bank shot goes and a foul.
Has to honor that.
Robinson on a handoff. Brunson, look for the open man.
Ball fake. Hart, drive and kick.
Barrett lines it up. Hook it. A three.
Hard double. Randle, Adebayo is there with Struis.
Randle. Kick it. Yes, sir!
And everybody across the world contributed.
Foul called on Bam Adebayo. Penetration. Barrett.
The floater goes.
R.J. Barrett with eight points.
6.48 to play here in the first quarter.
Love, no hesitation. Got a three.
They're also missing Victor Oladipo.
He is done with a torn left patella.
Feeling it from the outside. Another three.
Randle. The handles.
Outside for Barrett. Grimes is in for New York.
Continuation for R.J. Barrett.
And a chance for three.
Love on a handoff for Struis.
Trying to shake loose.
And it's Martin with the shot clock winding down.
Nails the three.
Here's Barrett. On the drive and dish.
Randle. Shooting practice.
Bullseye!
That's where the Knicks killed Cleveland in the first round.
Offensive rebounding. The glass in general.
Randle on a fade. He's got it.
Julius Randle is back.
Back for Adebayo who is in there to start play in the second.
Ten to shoot.
Robinson using the Adebayo screen.
Whip it inside.
Ball fake. Bucket goes. And a foul.
Get it in for Adebayo.
Cutter. Highsmith. Extra.
Lowry adjusts for two.
Two. Rebound. Robinson gathers.
And Robinson rocks the rim.
Grimes goes for the steal on the knockaway.
Miami retains it. Highsmith loses it.
And it's scooped up by Hart.
Down the middle. Lays it up and in.
Lowry the ball fake. Villanova against Villanova.
He takes it around Hart.
Shot clock down to three.
Robinson squares. Got him.
A triple.
Duncan Robinson the smooth stroke.
As a key part of those Jay Wright coach teams.
40-37 Miami. Robinson put three on the board for the Heat.
Adebayo. Looking to challenge Robinson.
Outside. Martin.
Nails the triple.
And a Heat in front by eight.
Zone look. Kick it out. Randall.
Got a three. Randall.
Picked from Julius Randall.
Tom Thibodeau told us his competitiveness is through the roof.
Whatever the game needs, he provides it.
Martin to the rim for two.
Randall against Highsmith.
Randall. Kick it.
Barrett. Alexander.
Way outside.
Now it's Adebayo. Six to shoot.
Hands it to Love.
Fires. It's good.
Kev with a triple.
Love looked long instead.
He goes short for Struce.
Cross.
Explosive move to the rim.
Popped. Struce.
Short.
Second chance opportunity. Love is off the mark.
And another chance for Miami.
Struce drives in for two.
Kick it out. Brunson.
It's a three.
Two man game. Struce.
Bottoms.
Midway forward to the third quarter.
Wants it one on one without Adebayo.
Kick it out. Heart the ball fake.
Miami leads the series one game to none.
A surprise game one victory.
108 to 101 on Sunday afternoon.
Deep one.
Gabe Vincent.
With Matt Salvador also takes
a person who can spread the court.
We saw that he can finish through traffic as well.
Brunson lines it up.
A three.
Every step of the way here in game two.
Heart doesn't take the three.
Instead drives and kicks.
Brunson back to back.
The Knicks trail the Heat
73 to 72.
Their last lead was 31-29
at the end of the first.
Floated up and in.
Upstairs.
Major elevation.
Bam.
Randall couldn't get there. Grimes does.
Shot clock is down to six.
Randall. Step back over.
Lowry.
Adebayo comes over.
And Vincent on a fade away.
He nails it.
Then get it up the floor with more pace.
Attack before it gets set.
Good luck guys.
Gets the roll on the inside
to open up the fourth.
Glad to the defense have been making the play.
Quickly is in there for New York.
Zeller for Miami. Pass.
Outside.
Martin. Sticks the three.
The Knicks are 12 of 32
from long range. Lowry misses
from deep. Hartenstein. Ahead for Grimes.
The layup. Martin against
Toppin. Shot clock at five.
The spin by Martin.
And somehow lays it in.
There was a stumble.
And Toppin. Lowry gets through the
first wave. Kick it out. Robinson.
Vincent
lets it fly. And hits a three.
Vincent.
Gabe Vincent.
Robinson with seven to shoot.
Vincent has had the hot hand.
This time he drives.
Gabe Vincent can do no...
Hartenstein. Hands back for Harten.
Cut off. Working around
the perimeter. Open look.
It's good. Hartenstein
got dumped. Brunson.
Brunson matched up with Robinson.
Nine to shoot. The back in.
The fade. Tie game.
Hard on a turnaround.
Short. Hartenstein.
Knocks it over to Hart. Extra chance here.
Grimes on a swing.
Randle with eight to shoot.
Corner. Hart. Money.
For the lead. You saw the
rotation change. Yes.
Brunson gets to the... We're going to hit the two
minute mark. Lowry.
Long strides and the flip goes
down. One point game.
Nixon front. Randle.
Backing in. Off the double team.
Jumper. Hart. Splash.
7-0 run. Extended
21-7 run.
Vincent. Curly Neal
maintains the dribble and lays it in.
Oh. Stepped on the line.
And Randle turns it over.
I mean went too fast
on that but still got the shot. Robinson.
Got a three.
Brunson trying to play keep away here.
They're using clock. Brunson swing it
inside. Grimes. Kick it around.
And then a foul finally given as
Struess runs into Hart.
Might have been a roughing
the passer call in some leagues.
It was after
the fact. Nicks lead by
five. But his
fourth quarter he felt a turn
and a shift. He said rebound plus
19 for New York 62-43.
Robinson's three is off.
And the Knicks tie the series.