Knicks come from 21 down to beat Heat 100-98 and stay alive in the In-Season Tournament
NEW YORK (AP) Jalen Brunson scored 24 points, Immanuel Quickley came off the bench to add 20 and spark a huge turnaround, and the New York Knicks rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 100-98 on Friday night and stay alive in the NBA’s In-Season Tournament.
RJ Barrett finished with 18 points for the Knicks, who fell way behind after surrendering a 19-0 run to begin the second half, then rallied by outscoring the Heat 29-11 in the fourth quarter.
“It’s special. It’s pretty cool, I am not going to lie,” Brunson said.
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points and Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, whose offense sputtered in the last period, shooting 3 for 18 from the field and missing their last six shots.
Butler missed a potential winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
“I definitely thought that was going in … I am always going to go for the win,” he said. “We’re going to live with the result, but I guarantee I am making the next one.”
The Knicks tied the Heat at 2-1 in the Eastern Conference’s Group B, where the Milwaukee Bucks are in first place at 3-0. They face the Heat in the final group game for both teams.
It was the first meeting of the season between the Knicks and Heat since Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, which Miami won en route to the NBA Finals.
And being that it was an In-Season Tournament matchup, it added another chapter to the heated rivalry between the two franchises.
Brunson is already getting used to the history after 11 contests – four regular-season games last season plus six in the playoffs.
“It’s definitely different, but still there,” he said. “I played with (Miami) coach (Eric) Spoelstra in the summer and every time I saw him I didn’t want to like the guy, but I ended up liking him. Great coach, great dude.”
The Heat trailed by one point to start the second half before scoring the first 19 points to take a 69-51 lead with 7:58 to play in the third quarter.
They extended their lead to 83-62 with 3:40 left in the period thanks to a three-point play from Butler.
New York trailed 96-87 with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter before mounting a furious comeback. The Knicks then rattled off 12 straight points, including a three-point play from RJ Barrett that put New York ahead 97-96 with 1:59 to play before Brunson’s jumper from the left wing that extended the lead 99-96 with 1:24 left.
Adebayo hit a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 99-98 with 15 seconds to go before Brunson hit a free throw but missed the second.
Butler isolated Barrett and launched a potential game-winning shot before he missed in front of the Knicks bench.
“I seen that shot go in, not just from him, but when you play basketball for so long, you see so many game-winners they all look the same,” Quickley said. “I just said, ‘Please don’t go in.’”
UP NEXT:
Heat: Visit the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night to conclude their five-game road trip.
Knicks: Continue their four-game homestand, hosting the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Mitchell Robinson (Kyle Lowry gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:01 | | Mitchell Robinson shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:01 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-3 |
| 10:38 | | Julius Randle misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:37 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:27 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Mitchell Robinson makes two point alley-oop layup (Julius Randle assists) | 1-5 |
| 10:08 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-6 |
| 9:53 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-7 |
| 9:29 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Quentin Grimes assists) | 1-10 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 3-10 |
| 8:52 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:24 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 6-10 |
| 8:07 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving layup (Julius Randle assists) | 6-12 |
| 7:56 | | Kyle Lowry turnover (bad pass) (Mitchell Robinson steals) | ||
| 7:44 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Mitchell Robinson shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-12 |
| 7:28 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-12 |
| 7:13 | | Julius Randle misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround jump shot | 10-12 |
| 6:40 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:38 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point driving layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 12-12 |
| 6:15 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting layup (Josh Richardson assists) | 14-12 |
| 5:51 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:39 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Lowry steals) | ||
| 5:33 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-12 |
| 5:33 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-12 |
| 5:09 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup (Josh Hart assists) | 16-14 |
| 5:04 | | Jimmy Butler offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup (Immanuel Quickley assists) | 16-16 |
| 4:35 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 18-16 |
| 4:13 | | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 3:58 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 21-16 |
| 3:39 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving layup | 21-18 |
| 3:26 | | Kevin Love turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hartenstein steals) | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point floating jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 21-20 |
| 3:05 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +3 | Josh Hart makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:52 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:34 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Julius Randle turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:56 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 24-23 |
| 1:42 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 1:40 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point layup | 26-23 |
| 1:09 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Immanuel Quickley draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:37 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Josh Richardson steals) | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point running dunk | 28-23 |
| 0:06 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point turnaround jump shot | 28-25 |
| 0:00 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:38 | | +2 | Immanuel Quickley makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-27 |
| 11:20 | | Cole Swider misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point reverse layup | 28-29 |
| 10:56 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point running finger roll layup | 30-29 |
| 10:16 | | Immanuel Quickley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:14 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:05 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | RJ Barrett misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Isaiah Hartenstein offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | +2 | Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point putback layup | 30-31 |
| 9:45 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point cutting layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists) | 30-33 |
| 9:15 | | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Isaiah Hartenstein defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Josh Hart misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:57 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Cole Swider misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point tip layup | 32-33 |
| 8:33 | | Isaiah Hartenstein misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Cole Swider misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:10 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 8:10 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +1 | Donte DiVincenzo makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 32-34 |
| 8:10 | | +1 | Donte DiVincenzo makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 32-35 |
| 7:56 | | Knicks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:56 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 33-35 |
| 7:52 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Josh Richardson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Immanuel Quickley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Immanuel Quickley misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Cole Swider assists) | 35-35 |
| 7:13 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:58 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 6:36 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point layup (Cole Swider assists) | 37-35 |
| 6:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 6:07 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point hook shot | 37-37 |
| 5:39 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Mitchell Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:26 | | Josh Hart misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point tip layup | 39-37 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 39-39 |
| 4:43 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point alley-oop layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 41-39 |
| 4:43 | | Quentin Grimes shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-39 |
| 4:29 | | Julius Randle turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 4:22 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 45-39 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Mitchell Robinson makes two point dunk (Quentin Grimes assists) | 45-41 |
| 3:46 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 47-41 |
| 3:27 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 47-43 |
| 3:15 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 3:13 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:51 | | +3 | Kyle Lowry makes three point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 50-43 |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 50-45 |
| 2:31 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 50-46 |
| 2:14 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Josh Richardson shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-47 |
| 1:47 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-48 |
| 1:34 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Julius Randle turnover (traveling) | ||
| 1:09 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Julius Randle misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Mitchell Robinson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:54 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Loose ball) (Mitchell Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | Mitchell Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:54 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | Mitchell Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:52 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Kyle Lowry offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | |