Overview
- Most outlets reported a 115-113 Heat win decided in the final seconds after a goaltending call on Kel'el Ware was overturned, leading to multiple New York misses before time expired.
- Deuce McBride scored 25 points to lead the Knicks and had late chances to tie, while Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 22 points and 16 rebounds.
- Kel'el Ware posted 16 points and 14 rebounds and figured in the reviewed block, as Miami got 19 from Norman Powell and 18 from Davion Mitchell in a seven-in-double-figures effort.
- New York, without Jalen Brunson (ankle) and OG Anunoby (hamstring), went 9-for-36 from deep, and Miami’s bench outscored the Knicks’ reserves 43-28.
- The Associated Press listed the final as 116-114, creating a score discrepancy with other outlets, and the loss left New York 0-4 on the road heading into a visit to Dallas.