It wasn’t always pretty, but the Knicks closed out a key 106-104 victory Thursday night over the Heat at the Garden.
Julius Randle played an early starring role, and RJ Barrett did his thing with his second-half minutes restored to lead the Knicks to a pivotal win against a playoff-race opponent.
Barrett shot 13-for-23 over 41 effective minutes following his late-game benching for the final 6:41 of regulation and all of overtime in Tuesday’s loss to the Lakers. Randle, who trails only Luka Doncic among all NBA players in first-quarter points this season, netted a dozen in the first 12 minutes and 19 in the first half. The Knicks led by as many as 13 in the opening session, but the Heat drew within 28-22 after one and they took the lead on Max Strus’ 3-pointer barely four minutes into the second.
Evan Fournier, who scored five points off the bench, drives past Haywood Highsmith during the Knicks’ victory.Isaiah Hartenstein’s converted 3-point play drew the Knicks even again with 1:41 to go, before two free throws by Evan Fournier – back in the rotation with Brunson sidelined — and consecutive corner treys by Deuce McBride and Grimes led to a 77-72 lead for the Knicks entering the final period.
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