The pivot Bam adebtutor and the forward Jimmy Butler They contributed two double-doubles that helped Miami Heat to take the victory of Madison Square Garden this Sunday by 103-109 ante los New York Knicks.
Adebayo asserted his power as leader of the inner game and ended with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, recovered a ball and put a block as the leader of the Heat (9-14) who won the second consecutive game after losing seven of eight.
Butler, who did not have his best first part, emerged as dominant force in second and he was on the verge of a triple-double after getting 17 points -12 in the second half-, 10 rebounds and nine assists, which also helped Miami win.
The base Kendrick Nunn and guard Tyler Herro added 16 points each for the Heat, who used their sixteenth different starting lineup in their 23 games.
Nunn started for the third time this season after the Slovenian guard Goran Dragic had to sit on the bench with a sprained left ankle, being the last injured of the Miami team.
Power forward Julius Randle He was once again the most complete player and leader of the Knicks by contributing a double-double of 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
Randle hit 5 of 5 in the second quarter, with three triples, for 13 points, but the team of New York (11-14) He could not extend his streak of two consecutive wins by failing to score the decisive goals in the final stretch of the match.
The eaves Reggie Bullock hit seven triples and scored 21 points as the Knicks’ second-highest scorer and reserve guard Alec Burks finished with 13 points, five rebounds and two assists as the sixth player and third for his team that had double-digit numbers.
Butler broke a tie at 94 with a jump shot and 4:17 to go, in addition to making a couple of free throws. After a Knicks basket, he entered and gave a pass to the Canadian center Kelly Olynyk, who scored while fouled, completing the three-point play to make the decisive 96-101 partial score.
