Overview
- Miami held off New York after a goaltending call on Kel'el Ware was overturned, leading to a jump ball and multiple missed Knicks attempts before the buzzer.
- Norman Powell scored 19, Davion Mitchell added 18, and Ware logged 16 points and 14 rebounds as the short-handed Heat played without Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro.
- Miles McBride led the Knicks with 25 points, with Mikal Bridges scoring 23 and Karl-Anthony Towns posting 22 points and 16 rebounds during a late push that fell short.
- Miami’s bench produced a 43–28 edge, with Simone Fontecchio and Dru Smith hitting key threes to help build a fourth-quarter cushion.
- Most reports list the final as 115–113, while the Associated Press reported 116–114, and next up are Heat vs. Warriors in Miami and Knicks at the Mavericks in Dallas on Wednesday.