The New York Knicks (28-25) barely edged the visiting Miami Heat, 106-104, at MSG on Thursday night to inch closer to them in the Eastern Conference standings. Both teams are now separated by just one game. Miami (29-24) is still in possession of the No. 6 seed with a .547 winning percentage to New York’s .528 with both squads having played 43 games each.
Two men from the Heat organization could have ended up being key had Miami pulled the upset off, but they ran out of luck. Coach Erik Spoelstra challenged a call and won the benefit of the refs; 1-0.