So, here we are again. The Miami Heat are way better than the Knicks, particularly the starting five. They showed it from the opening tip, jumping out to a 13-2 lead. They were up by a ton until a lineup of RJ Barrett and the bench brought the deficit back down to 10, They would trail by 13 at the half.
However, most Knicks fans knew what was coming. The Heat came out pf halftime with purpose, and the Knicks came out looking to get Julius Randle (four first-half points) involved. In one sense, it worked — Julius scored seven more points in the third quarter.