![]() The 1999 Knicks, for now, remain the only No 8 to get to a conference finals in the current playoff format that began in 1984. Bam Adebayo added 18 points and Duncan Robinson had 17. Jimmy Butler had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Heat, getting held below 25 points for the first time in this postseason. The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, right, drives against the Heat’s Caleb Martin during the second half of Wednesday’s Game 5. The Knicks built a 19-point lead in the third quarter, then hung on when the Heat finally got their three-pointers to start falling and cut it to two with two and a half minutes remaining. They did that by getting by the Heat in seven games in the second round, a possibility that still exists. ![]() ![]() RJ Barrett added 26 points and Julius Randle had 24 for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who stayed alive in hopes of reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2000. The Knicks denied the Heat’s first attempt to become just the second No 8 seed to reach the conference finals and sent the series back to Miami for Game 6 on Friday night. Jalen Brunson had 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while playing all 48 minutes in a season-extending performance, and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Green and Wiggins took turns on James and Golden State tried to take Davis out of rhythm after he had 23 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and two assists in Game 4.Ĭurry shot 12 for 24 but just 3 of 11 from long range coming off his third career playoff triple-double in a 104-101 Game 4 loss. The last team to score 70 or more in a first half of a playoff game versus the Lakers was Phoenix with 71 in Game 4 of the 2000 second round. The 70 first-half points were the most Golden State in the playoffs since scoring 72 in a Game 6 first-round win over the Clippers in 2019. The Warriors rallied from 3-1 down in the 2016 Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City.Ĭurry beat the halftime buzzer with a three-pointer over Lonnie Walker IV as the Warriors took a 70-59 lead. Golden State are trying to rally from a 3-1 series deficit for only the second time in franchise history and will try to win one more to bring Game 7 back to Chase Center on Sunday. Now, it’s back to LA for Game 6 on Friday night with the Lakers 5-0 at home this postseason, having won eight consecutive games on their own floor since losing to the Bulls on 26 March. Every game is important, but these games are worth a little more as the Lakers continue their trek toward the postseason.Austin Reaves made a three-pointer with 5:25 to play that cut the Warriors’ lead to single digits at 104-95 only for Curry to answer with five straight points, then he hit another big shot after D’Angelo Russell connected from deep.ĭraymond Green contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State played tough defense that led to better chances on the offensive end – just as coach Steve Kerr has challenged his team to to. ![]() No time to mourn a loss for the purple and gold however, as they are on the road this week and play another pivotal game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. He needs to find a way to stay impactful. But how long will that work before some regression happens and the lack of star power leads to more losses? He can’t be schemed out of each game. Can he just continue to pass to the open man and trust his teammates to make shots? Maybe. Key Takeawaysĭavis and the Lakers will have to figure out a counter to the double-teams that will continue to be thrown his way while LeBron James is gone. The Lakers ultimately surged late and cut the lead to two in the closing seconds, but former Laker Josh Hart’s pair of clutch free-throws sealed the game for New York. ![]() Despite the duo’s return, the Knicks applied rim pressure with RJ Barrett, Obi Toppin and Randle, as the deficit quickly grew to double-digits. The main question was how long would Ham sit Davis and Russell to start the final 12 minutes?ĭennis Schröder and the Lakers matched the Knicks basket for basket to start the final frame and Russell and Davis came back in at the 8:59 mark down by just two. The pick-and-roll game between Davis and Russell specifically, ran like a dream and the first half concluded with the Lakers down by just a possession.Īfter an early Knicks’ push, a 12-0 run by the Lakers late in the third gave them the lead heading into the fourth. Once the duo checked back in however, the Lakers’ offense was able to get back on track. 18 points for Randle on 7 free throw attempts in the first quarter, Lakers trail by 4.- Trevor Lane March 13, 2023Ī game removed from their huge performance, the Lakers’ bench struggled to keep pace when Davis and Russell sat. ![]()
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