The Knicks didn’t lose to “Playoff Jimmy.” Their undoing was their own.
It didn’t take a superhuman effort from Jimmy Butler for the Heat to steal away home-court advantage.couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean from 3-point land and failed to do the little things well — like taking care of the ball and getting back in transition.Up 12 and seemingly in control most of the first half, the Knicks were thoroughly outplayed over the final 24 minutes in a dismal 108-101 Game 1 loss to the Heat at a disappointed and sold-out Garden.
The Knicks shot just 7 of 34 from 3-point range after entering this series as the worst 3-point shooting team in the playoffs at 28.2 percent. They limited them to 11 second-chance points, more than seven points fewer than they averaged against the Cavaliers in the first round.
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