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. 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 semi-finals. Green and Wiggins took turns on James and Golden State tried to take Davis out of rhythm after he had 23 points, 15 rebounds, three steals and two assists in Game 4.Ĭurry shot 12 for 24 but just 3 of 11 from long range coming off his third career playoff triple-double in a 104-101 Game 4 loss. The last team to score 70 or more in a first half of a playoff game versus the Lakers was Phoenix with 71 in Game 4 of the 2000 second round. The 70 first-half points were the most Golden State in the playoffs since scoring 72 in a Game 6 first-round win over the Clippers in 2019. The Warriors rallied from 3-1 down in the 2016 Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City.Ĭurry beat the halftime buzzer with a three-pointer over Lonnie Walker IV as the Warriors took a 70-59 lead. Golden State are trying to rally from a 3-1 series deficit for only the second time in franchise history and will try to win one more to bring Game 7 back to Chase Center on Sunday. Now, it’s back to LA for Game 6 on Friday night with the Lakers 5-0 at home this postseason, having won eight consecutive games on their own floor since losing to the Bulls on 26 March. Austin Reaves made a three-pointer with 5:25 to play that cut the Warriors’ lead to single digits at 104-95 only for Curry to answer with five straight points, then he hit another big shot after D’Angelo Russell connected from deep.ĭraymond Green contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State played tough defense that led to better chances on the offensive end – just as coach Steve Kerr has challenged his team to to.
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