Knicks avoid elimination with hard-fought Game 5 win over Heat

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The New York Knicks held off the Miami Heat’s fourth-quarter surge to avoid elimination with their 112-103 Game 5 victory at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. 

The Heat outscored the Knicks 29-28 in the fourth quarter, but the Knicks did enough to come back from their 10-point first-quarter deficit after finding their offense in the second and third. 

They led by as much as 19 in this contest, and a lot of that was thanks to Jalen Brunson, who didn’t hit one minute for head coach Tom Thibodeau in this must-win contest for the Knicks. 

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Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball during Game Five of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Miami Heat on May 10, 2023 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.   (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

Brunson dropped 38 points on 12-of-22, including 4-of-10 from three, with 10-of-12 free throws made as well. He had nine rebounds and seven assists as well.  

But Brunson wasn’t alone in his 48-minute marathon. Quentin Grimes was also out there the entirety of the game, playing well on both ends of the floor with two steals and two blocks as well as eight points, five rebounds and four assists. 

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New York saw more offensive firepower from Julius Randle and RJ Barrett, too. Randle was cold in the first quarter but found his stroke later as he went 7-of-13 including four three-pointers made for 24 points with five rebounds and five assists. 

Barrett had 26 points for the Knicks with seven rebounds and