Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (47-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Knicks -3.5; over/under is 209.5
EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Heat lead series 3-1
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat look to clinch the series over the New York Knicks in game five of the Eastern Conference second round. The Heat beat the Knicks 109-101 in the last matchup. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 27 points, and Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 32 points.
The Knicks are 32-20 in Eastern Conference games. New York is eighth in the league with 34.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Julius Randle averaging 8.1.
The Heat are 24-28 in Eastern Conference play. Miami averages 12.8 turnovers per game and is 4-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brunson is averaging 25.2 points, 5.8 assists and 1.7 steals for the Knicks. RJ Barrett is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for New York.
Bam Adebayo is scoring 20.4 points per game with 9.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Heat. Butler is averaging 26.8 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 56.1% over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 5-5, averaging 103.3 points, 46.1 rebounds, 19.9 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 103.9 points per game.
Heat: 8-2, averaging 117.0 points, 42.4 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.3 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Immanuel Quickley: out (ankle), Isaiah Roby: out (ankle), Jericho Sims: out for season (shoulder).
Heat: Victor Oladipo: out for season (knee), Tyler Herro: out (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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