Miami Heat ahead Jimmy Butler, left, and New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett congratulate one another after the Heat beat the Knicks 96-92 throughout Game 6 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff collection, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Jimmy Butler netted 24 factors as Heat pulled off a 96-92 win over the Knicks, to take an unassailable 4-2 lead, thus changing into the primary eight seed to succeed in the convention finals in 24 years
The Miami Heat turned the primary eighth seed in practically 1 / 4 century to succeed in the convention finals on Friday, downing the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 of their collection to advance.
Six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler put up 24 factors with eight rebounds and 4 assists to steer the Heat previous a Knicks staff that was determined to remain alive in entrance of a raucous Miami crowd.
They will subsequent meet both the Philadelphia 76ers or Boston Celtics, who eradicated them within the convention finals a 12 months in the past. The Sixers head as much as Boston for Game 7 on Sunday.
”We’ve been in video games like this all 12 months lengthy, we’re ready for it,” Butler mentioned in a televised interview. ”We’ve received some actually good gamers on this staff.”
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It was bitter disappointment for the Knicks, who rolled over Cleveland Cavaliers within the opening spherical – their first NBA playoff collection win in a decade – and practically closed the hole with seconds left on the clock.
The Heat, who dominated first seeded Milwaukee Bucks of their opening spherical, are solely the second eighth seed to succeed in the convention finals after the Knicks, who did it in 1999.
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