The New York Knicks held off the Miami Heat's fourth-quarter push to avoid elimination in the NBA Playoffs with their 112-103 Game 5 win.
outscored the Knicks 29-28 in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks did enough to come back from their 10-point first-quarter deficit after finding their offense in the second and third.
Brunson dropped 38 points on 12-of-22, including 4-of-10 from three, with 10-of-12 free throws made as well. He had nine rebounds and seven assists as well. Quentin Grimes #6 of the New York Knicks blocks a shot by Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat during the second quarter in game five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the 2023 NBA Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 10, 2023 in New York City.
Miami didn’t have one player score 20-or-more points, as Jimmy Butler led the team with 19 points, with nine of those coming at the free throw line.
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