Jalen Brunson had 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while playing all 48 minutes in a season-extending performance, and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Knicks denied the Heat’s first attempt to become just the second No. 8 seed to reach the conference finals and sent the series back to Miami for Game 6 on Friday night.
RJ Barrett added 26 points and Julius Randle had 24 for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who stayed alive in hopes of reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2000.
HEAT and LAKERS look to advance.
WARRIORS and KNICKS seek Game 6.
Who ya got tonight on TNT⁉️ pic.twitter.com/qxQ7PSZHOF
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Will the Heat get back to the Eastern Conference Finals… or will the Knicks extend the series?
GAME 5 tips at 7:30 PM ET on TNT! pic.twitter.com/HEOkiFhBlo
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