Led by Jalen Brunson’s 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 3pt. FG, the No. 5 seed New York Knicks defeat the No. 8 seed Miami Heat in Game 2, 111-105. Julius Randle (playoff career-high 25 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists) and RJ Barrett (24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 3pt. FG) combine for 49 points in the victory. Caleb Martin tallied a playoff-career high 22 points, along with 8 rebounds and 4 3pt. FG for the Heat. The Knicks and Heat are tied in the best-of-seven series, 1-1, with Game 3 taking place on Saturday, May 6 (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Jalen Brunson (30), Julius Randle (25) and RJ Barrett (24) are the 1st trio of Knicks to record 20+ points in a playoff game since:
Latrell Sprewell (26), Marcus Camby (20) and Allan Houston (20) – NBA Finals vs Spurs (6/23/1999)
Josh Hart (14 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists) is the 1st player in Knicks franchise history to record 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 9+ assists in a playoff game since:
Walt Frazier (14 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists – 4/26/1972 vs Lakers)
