If there’s a lasting sequence from Game 5, it’s the run. But if there’s a lasting image, it’s the steal.
The Knicks trailed by 10 after the first quarter at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, and then exploded onWe’re not talking about the Knicks’ season in the present tense on Thursday morning otherwise.sent the series back to Miami with a 112-103 victoryIt’s Quentin Grimes — who played all 48 minutes — limping after he appeared to jam his knee navigating a Bam Adebayo screen, defending Jimmy Butler 1-on-1 that same possession and poking the ball away from the Heat star.
In a season when the Knicks kept finding ways to exceed expectations — from “this will be a transition season following Jalen Brunson’s arrival” to “but they’re too streaky to avoid the play-in” to “OK, they’ll lose in the first round” — that happened one more time when they trailed the Heat, 24-14, after the first quarter and their demise appeared all but certain., the final one becoming a Flagrant 1 and prompting him to take his headband off and walk toward the tunnel.
But Grimes connected on a 3-pointer to start the second quarter. Brunson had five points and three assists during the run. Obi Toppin flew up and down the court.Charles Wenzelberg / New York Postsince Walt “Clyde” Frazier and Jerry Lucas in 1972.For the final 36 minutes, the Knicks looked like themselves for the first time since perhaps Game 2.
It doesn’t mean they’ll erase the 3-1 deficit, or that they’ll play another game in the Garden this season, but they provided some reasons for optimism going into Friday’s Game 6 in Miami:Can he go the distance two more times? He might need to. The Knicks needed every bit of their star point guard’s 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.The Knicks star, named to the All-NBA Third-Team Wednesday, had struggled from beyond the arc in Games 3 and 4, connecting on just 1 of 9 attempts.
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