![]() “We know who to go to when the game is close,” forward Kevin Love said of Butler. He was up to 20 points through three periods, then taking his regular rest at the start of the fourth, after accounting for 65% of the Heat’s points in the third with his nine points and eight points created from assists. Butler’s stylings: After opening the scoring with a 3-pointer, Butler got back to his bread and butter, attacking at the rim and getting to the foul line. ![]() “He’s done that for sure the last two games,” Spoelstra said.ģ. ![]() “He’s playing with a lot of energy and it’s very contagious,” Butler said of Adebayo.Īfter taking the blame for the Heat’s Game 2 loss, when Butler was out with an ankle sprain, Adebayo has been solid on both ends the past two games. “Tonight my teammates were finding me, and I made shots,” Adebayo said.Īdebayo secured his double-double with 10:24 to play when he snagged his 10th rebound. He stood at 16 points and seven rebounds at the intermission, up to five dunks at that stage, and later up to 20 points entering the fourth. Bam boost: Adebayo, playing with a compression shirt due to sore shoulder, opened 5 of 5 from the field, using the up-fake for his jumper to create driving lanes for dunks. Winderman’s view: Heat with every right to feel in position of strength after convincing win over KnicksĢ. “I think our guys have wrapped our minds around that’s what this series is,” Spoelstra said. The Heat held the Knicks to 6-of-18 shooting in the fourth quarter, outrebounding the Knicks 17-8 in the period. The Knicks later closed within 101-95, but Randle then fouled out with 3:08 to play.įrom there, the Heat’s dominant fourth-quarter offensive rebounding put it away, allowing the Heat to close the game with 11 more shot attempts than the Knicks. The Heat then moved into the bonus with 5:58 to play, allowing them to push their lead into double digits after New York had moved within six. The Knicks then also retained possession, but Brunson was off for a jumper on what could have been a five-point possession. Brunson converted the three free throws, drawing the Knicks with 91-84. Closing time: The Heat led 31-30 after the first period, 56-48 at halftime and 90-81 going into the fourth quarter.Ī potential turning point then came 61 seconds into the fourth, when Heat forward Caleb Martin was called for a Flagrant 1 foul on a Brunson 3-point attempt. “We’re playing our best basketball at the best time of year.” Strus said.ġ. The victory moved Spoelstra to 103 playoff wins, the fourth most in NBA history with one team. The Knicks are 0-14 all-time when trailing 3-1 in best-of-seven series. The Heat are 14-0 all-time when up 3-1 in best-of-seven series. Of the 277 teams to previously trail 3-1 in NBA playoff series, only 13 have come back to win the series. “We still have one more to get,” Spoelstra said. With a win then, or in a Game 6 Friday in Miami or Game 7 next Monday in New York, if needed, and the Heat would advance to the conference finals to face either the Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers, with that Eastern Conference semifinal tied 2-2. Thank you to all the fans for your support.Brunson led the Knicks with 32 points, with Barrett scoring 24 and Randle 20. "It's certain that the Partizan Stadium would also be packed judging by the claims we received. "Turns out my joke about playing in the stadium was true," the club's president joked remembering his statement about a possible playoff game in a football stadium. "Everyone at the club is sorry that a large number of people were left without tickets." "As I said at the beginning of the season, it turns out that the Partizan season ticket is a very profitable investment," Mijailovic said. Even though the organization raised the prices for the remaining tickets, multiple people were left out of the opportunity to attend the game due to the sheer number that wanted to do exactly the same.ĭuring the day, the Ticketline website, which is the primary official online source for Partizan tickets, went offline due to high demand. At the same time, the sales started at the ticket offices until all capacities were filled," the club's president Ostoja Mijailovic told Jelena Trajkovic from SportKlub Srbija.Īround 11,000 people have Partizan season tickets that allow them to attend all team's games both during the regular season and the playoffs. "According to the report we received from our ticketing provider, there were tens of thousands of people on the site and the same number of attempts to buy tickets when the tickets were released for sale. Just three hours after the launch, the club officially announced that the match has been sold out.
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