Thankfully, Jim Jackson and Ian Eagle were in charge of the last two broadcasts for the Knicks-Heat series. Not that Turner’s coverage is groundbreaking; the audience still has to suffer the psychobabble of Reggie Miller and the thoughtlessness of Stan Van Gundy. But it’s not ABC. During Game 3’s halftime analysis, Jalen Rose went unchecked, […]
Amelia Earhart will come back before the Knicks in round two. Game five is at Madison Square Garden Wednesday, but New York has no answer for Jimmy Butler. Through eight playoff games, Butler has the third-highest scoring average in the postseason (33.5) but is fifth in total points logged. Stephen Curry, Devin Booker, Nikola Jokić, […]
Jimmy Butler made up for his missed time in Game 2 by slicing into the lane for a floater and hitting a jumper over a double team to start. He played the entire first quarter, logging 10 points on 55% shooting, with two rebounds and a dime. The Heat climbed to a 29-21 lead after […]
It’s a shame the basketball gods aren’t real to curse the Milwaukee Bucks with decades of misery. Thursday, the op canned coach Mike Budenholzer. In his service, the group earned a 39-26 playoff record in five seasons, which included a championship. In that span, his outfit won 271 games in the regular season, third most […]
Referee ineptitude, late mistakes, and Julius Randle’s return helped even the Knicks-Heat series at 1-1. While Miami was without Jimmy Butler, it still contended with New York until the last minute. As the hosts took a late lead in the fourth quarter, Carmelo Anthony and John Starks celebrated like they had the winning lottery numbers. […]
Through the first 12 minutes, the Heat found itself in an 11-point hole because of snipers misfiring on the perimeter and the Knicks having unrestricted access to the lane. It appeared as if the Heat’s long-range shooting had reverted to its regular season median of being the fourth worst of 30 teams. Yet, in round […]
Monday morning, it was reported that Giannis Antetokounmpo would return to the Bucks’ lineup for Game 4 in Miami. He hurt his back in the first match and was pulled out 11 minutes in, following multiple check-ups in the locker room. Antetokounmpo picked up where he left off, piercing the lane with zero regard for […]
The Heat was up 24 points with fewer than four minutes left when Victor Oladipo’s leg gave out. He drove into the lane from the top of the key, but when he had Bobby Portis on his back hip, he elevated off his left leg, yet he didn’t take off completely, landing on his backside. […]
Without the Greek Freak after 11 minutes in Game 1, Miami’s offense was as potent as a medical-grade tranquilizer. In Wednesday’s match without Antetokounmpo, the attack held up, but production on the other side crashed like the Hindenburg. The Heat is a mess. Losing on the road to a team without the best player in […]
The Heat’s first wrinkle for the Bucks was to get down the court faster than usual. Miami ended the regular season as the second-slowest team in the NBA, but in Game 1 of the quarterfinal at Milwaukee, the visitors were operating six percentage points higher than their normal pace. The hit-ahead pass plus instant takeoffs […]
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