Overview
- The teams meet for the third time this season at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kaseya Center, with New York having won 140-132 in the most recent matchup.
- Jalen Brunson is listed day-to-day with a right ankle sprain and OG Anunoby is sidelined with a hamstring issue, with Miles McBride questionable for personal reasons.
- Miami remains without Tyler Herro as he recovers from ankle surgery, and Bam Adebayo is listed as questionable after practicing Sunday.
- Karl-Anthony Towns powered the Knicks’ last win with 39 points as Landry Shamet added a career-high 36 and Josh Hart logged a triple-double, while Norman Powell scored 38 for the Heat and has nine 20-point games in his first 10 with the team.
- New York opens a five-game trip seeking to halt a three-game road skid, as coaches Mike Brown and Erik Spoelstra stress next-man-up readiness and improved rebounding in a fast-paced, high-scoring matchup.