In a Saturday matinee on ABC, the Miami Heat (24-21, seventh in the Eastern Conference) will take on the New York Knicks (28-17, fourth in the East). Miami enter the game having lost five straight. On Thursday, they suffered a 33-point defeat to Boston, while the Knicks dismantled the defending champion Denver Nuggets by 38. The victory was New York’s fifth in a row.
This is the second of three contests between the two clubs this season. In the last matchup (November 25), the Knicks won 100-98, thanks to 24 points from Jalen Brunson.