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After scoring 42 points to help the
eighth-seeded Heat rally from 16 down to close out Milwaukee in
Game 5 on Wednesday, Butler was 8 of 16 from the floor and 9 of
11 from the foul line in 44 minutes, including the final minutes
on a bad leg.
With 5:05 left and Miami up 95-92, Butler fell to the floor
after being fouled by Josh Hart. He was holding his ankle and
rolled over on his stomach after his right foot went under
Hart's leg.
Butler hobbled to the bench and returned gingerly before making
both free throws.
The Heat then finished it off when Kyle Lowry hit a baseline
jumper for a 104-94 lead with 2:53 left.
Gabe Vincent hit five of Miami's 13 3-pointers and added 20
points. Lowry added 18 points and six assists off the bench,
while Bam Adebayo contributed 16 points and eight boards as
Miami shot 42.4 percent.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in New York.
RJ Barrett led all scorers with 26 points while adding nine
rebounds and seven assists, but the Knicks were held to 40
points in the final 22-plus minutes and blew a 12-point lead
midway through the second quarter.
Jalen Brunson added 25 and Obi Toppin finished with 18 as the
Knicks shot 47.7 percent and missed 27 of 34 3-point attempts.
Julius Randle, New York's leading scorer in the regular season,
missed the game with a sprained left ankle that he originally
injured March 29 and reinjured Wednesday in Cleveland. He worked
out on the floor pregame before the Knicks announced he would
sit out.
Barrett scored 11 as the Knicks outscored Miami 17-5 over the
final 5:02 for a 32-21 lead after one quarter. New York took a
40-28 lead on Brunson's layup with 7:30 left in the second
quarter and settled for a 55-50 halftime lead after Adebayo sank
a foul-line jumper right before the horn.
Miami ripped off a 21-5 run, and consecutive hoops by Butler
opened a 74-66 lead with 5:34 left in the third. After the
Knicks moved within 74-72 on Brunson's basket with 4:33 left,
the Heat took an 81-75 lead into the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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