After two consecutive consecutive defeats, the Heat, ranked first in the East, sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the Knicks, who ranked eleventh in the East.
In the Heat, despite the "infighting", the team's lineup strength and depth are still strong, and Butler is ready to lead the team to victory.
On the other hand, on the Knicks side, Barrett is in a hot state, and whether the team can win 2 consecutive games away from home has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game!
However, after four quarters of fighting, with the excellent play of Butler + Adebayo + Lowry, the Heat, although in the first three quarters, once overpowered the Knicks, achieved a huge advantage of as many as 17 points.
But in the last minute of the decisive battle, Quakeley ushered in an outbreak, leading the Knicks to play a wave of 30-5 counterattack frenzy, instantly turning the situation on the court.
Although Butler + Strus's three points gave the Heat hopes of winning again, Quakeley withstood the pressure and made all four free throws to seal the victory.
In the end, the Knicks, which were fully up, also reversed the Heat with a 111-103 upset on the road, which was worth the trip to win 2 consecutive wins at the same time, but also gave the opponent the Heat 3 consecutive losses!
In this game away from home, although the Knicks once fell into a passive situation of as many as 17 points behind in the score, fortunately, the team did not mess up, but played a team performance of 5 people scoring double-doubles, completing the reversal + upset.
In the case of barrett + Burks + Grimes and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the two tigers Quakely + Topping is particularly critical!
In this game, Quakeli went low and high, and with only 3 points in the first three quarters, Quickley ushered in an explosion in the last quarter to score 20 points, bombing a team-high 23 points, plus 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
More importantly, throughout the game, Quickley personally has not made a mistake, almost completely on his own, leading the Knicks to complete a big reversal!
Of course, the Knicks were able to beat the Heat in this game, and the performance of the team's youngster Topin also played a crucial role.
In this game, Topping was in danger, and in the first 24 minutes of the game, he shot 2 three-pointers on 6-of-10 shooting, contributing an efficient performance of 15 points and 8 rebounds.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 13 points in the third quarter not only helped the Knicks to bite the score, but also sounded the horn of counterattack for the team's reversal in the final quarter!
On the other hand, on the side of the Heat, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and was eventually reversed, and the performance of the game of swallowing 3 consecutive defeats was obviously difficult for the home fans to accept.
But for the Heat, this battle, the team is not completely without highlights, after all, in the case of Adebayo + Lowry continued to perform steadily, Butler's play in this game is indeed remarkable!
Butler was very efficient, starting 35 minutes, shooting more than 60% of the 11-of-17 shooting, and cutting a game-high 30 points, plus 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Although it failed to help the Heat defend the home court, there is one thing to say, butler's excellent performance in this game has indeed caused great pressure and trouble for the Knicks!
Just facing Quakeley, who has gone crazy, and the Knicks, who are all soldiers, the Heat generals who have worked hard for a whole but failed in this battle seem to have no choice but to admit it.
For the Heat, who have lost 3 consecutive games, considering that the team is currently only 0.5 wins away from the 76ers and the Bucks, it has to be said that the loss of this game is also a big blow to the Heat, the first in the East!