Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 and the Heat are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after topping the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 on Friday night.
“It is really frickin’ hard to get to the Eastern Conference finals,” Spoelstra said.
Max Strus scored 14 points and Kyle Lowry had 11 points and nine assists for the Heat. They’re the second No. 8 seed in NBA history to make the conference finals — joining the Knicks, who pulled it off in 1999.
No. 8 Seed Heat:
– Defeats No. 1 seed Bucks in 5 games
– Defeats No. 5 seed Knicks in 6 games
– Headed to the Eastern Conference FinalsHell of a postseason run so far. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vCGySQ8hhq
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The Heat have their 2nd chance to close out the series against the Knicks, this time on their home court in Miami.
No active franchise has a better win percentage in Game 6 than the Heat.
The Knicks hope to buck that trend and force a Game 7.
Tipoff at 7:30 ET on ESPN. pic.twitter.com/NUN1kxihiD
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