NBA: Knicks come from 21 all the way down to beat Warmth, keep alive in In-Season Match

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) appears to get previous Miami Warmth ahead Jimmy Butler (22) in the course of the second half of an NBA basketball In-Season Match sport, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in New York. (AP Photograph/John Jones)

NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 24 factors, Immanuel Quickley got here off the bench so as to add 20 and spark an enormous turnaround, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Miami Warmth 100-98 on Friday evening and keep alive within the NBA’s In-Season Match.

RJ Barrett completed with 18 factors for the Knicks, who fell manner behind after surrendering a 19-0 run to start the second half, then rallied by outscoring the Warmth 29-11 within the fourth quarter.

“It’s particular. It’s fairly cool, I’m not going to lie,” Brunson stated.

Jimmy Butler scored 23 factors and Bam Adebayo had 21 factors and 12 rebounds for the Warmth, whose offense sputtered within the final interval, taking pictures 3 for 18 from the sphere and lacking their final six pictures.

Butler missed a possible successful 3-pointer simply earlier than the buzzer.

“I undoubtedly thought that was getting into … I’m at all times going to go for the win,” he stated. “We’re going to dwell with the end result, however I assure I’m making the following one.”

The Knicks tied the Warmth at 2-1 within the Jap Convention’s Group B, the place the Milwaukee Bucks are in first place at 3-0. They face the Warmth within the ultimate group sport for each groups.

KNICKS HOLD ON IN THE MUST-WIN ‼️

After getting back from down 21 factors the Knicks held on to maintain their East Group B hopes alive 👀

What a sport. pic.twitter.com/i4bvXjw0p4

— NBA (@NBA) November 25, 2023

It was the primary assembly of the season between the Knicks and Warmth since Recreation 6 of the Jap Convention semifinals final season, which Miami received en path to the NBA Finals.

And being that it was an In-Season Match matchup, it added one other chapter to the heated rivalry between the 2 franchises.

Brunson is already getting used to the historical past after 11 contests – 4 regular-season video games final season plus six within the playoffs.

“It’s undoubtedly completely different, however nonetheless there,” he stated. “I performed with (Miami) coach (Eric) Spoelstra in the summertime and each time I noticed him I didn’t wish to just like the man, however I ended up liking him. Nice coach, nice dude.”

The Warmth trailed by one level to begin the second half earlier than scoring the primary 19 factors to take a 69-51 lead with 7:58 to play within the third quarter.

They prolonged their result in 83-62 with 3:40 left within the interval because of a three-point play from Butler.

New York trailed 96-87 with 3:50 left within the fourth quarter earlier than mounting a livid comeback. The Knicks then rattled off 12 straight factors, together with a three-point play from RJ Barrett that put New York forward 97-96 with 1:59 to play earlier than Brunson’s jumper from the left wing that prolonged the lead 99-96 with 1:24 left.

Adebayo hit a pair of free throws to chop the deficit to 99-98 with 15 seconds to go earlier than Brunson hit a free throw however missed the second.

Butler remoted Barrett and launched a possible game-winning shot earlier than he missed in entrance of the Knicks bench.

“I seen that shot go in, not simply from him, however once you play basketball for therefore lengthy, you see so many game-winners all of them look the identical,” Quickley stated. “I simply stated, ‘Please don’t go in.’”

UP NEXT:

Warmth: Go to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday evening to conclude their five-game street journey.

Knicks: Proceed their four-game homestand, internet hosting the Phoenix Suns on Sunday evening.