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Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and Julius Randle had 25 for New York in the 114-98 defeat.
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Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and Julius Randle had 25 for New York in the 114-98 defeat.
Julius Randle, RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson combined for 67 points in the 129-107 win on Sunday.
The No. 1 draft pick's first game at the famed arena was one of the worst of his young career.
Julius Randle and RJ Barrett combined for 53 points in the 111-97 victory on Monday night.
The Knicks played without RJ Barrett for a second straight game due to a sore knee.
New York was without RJ Barrett, who sat with a sore left knee.
It was the teams' first meeting since New York eliminated Cleveland in the first round of the 2023 playoffs.
The Knicks appeared to run out of steam in the fourth quarter after winning in Atlanta one night earlier.
Brunson made 11 of 21 shots from the field, including 8 of 12 from beyond the 3-point line.
The Knicks started slowly but opened the fourth quarter with a 13-2 run to take their first lead of the game.
Anthony, known to fans as "Melo," spent much of his career with the New York Knicks.
Jalen Brunson was spectacular for New York, scoring 41 points on 14-for-22 shooting.
The Knicks denied the Heat's first attempt to become just the second No. 8 seed to reach the conference finals.
The unpredictable ride of eighth-seeded Miami continues, as the Heat push the Knicks to the brink
For as poorly as the Heat shot, the Knicks were worse.
