The New York Knicks are headed home on the brink.
on Monday to take a 3-1 series lead. The No. 8 seed that ousted the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round now stands one win away from the Eastern Conference finals.Adebayo got off to a hot start with a 9-point first quarter as Miami took a 32-31 lead. He had 16 at the half as the Heat extended their edge to 56-48. An 11-point third quarter from Butler helped the Heat take a 90-81 lead into the final quarter.
There the Heat went cold with 1 of 9 start from the field. But it didn't matter. They gave themselves repeated second chances with 3 offensive rebonds during the stretch while holding New York without a field goal for the first 4:08 of the stanza. By then, the Heat led 95-84, and the Knicks never recovered. Julius Randle fouled out on a charge with 3:08 remaining, all but closing the door on a New York rally.
As they've done throughout the postseason, the Heat repeatedly worked for, found and hit open shots. A team that ranked 27th in the league in 3-point shooting during the regular season with a 34.4% success rate entered Monday’s game trailing just the Boston Celtics for the second best rate at the playoffs at 39.2%.
They trusted their deep ball again on Monday in a high-volume effort that saw them hit 13 of 39 from beyond the arc. It wasn't their best effort, but they managed four more made 3-pointers than the Knicks. They repeatedly declined to settle for contested shots while working to find the open shooter.
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