‘8th seed → advance to the Eastern Finals’ Miami, ‘Brunson 41 points’ win close to New York… series 4-2 period

I started with the 8th seed and went up to the Eastern Finals.

The Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks 96-92 in Game 6 of the 2nd round of the 2022-2023 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs held at the Caseya Center in Miami, Florida, USA on the 13th at 8:30 am (Korean time). .

Miami, 카지노사이트who barely made it to the playoffs as the 8th seed in the East, made a series of upsets. It is the first time since 1984 that the eighth seed has advanced to the conference finals. Miami captured the Milwaukee Bucks, the first seed in the league, in the first round, and New York, the fifth seed in the East, in the second round.

Now the stage is the Eastern Finals. The winner of the second round of the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers will face off to advance to the finals.

▲ Although we lost, Brunson’s performance was great. Both teams scored the most points on the day.

Jimmy Butler combined for the team victory with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and Bam Adebayo with 23 points and 9 rebounds. Veteran Kyle Lowry came off the bench and contributed 11 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 throws.

In New York, Jaylen Brunson was so lonely. With 41 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, he became the first New York player since Patrick Ewing in 1990 to record 30 or more points in three consecutive playoff games.

However, Julius Randle (15 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists) and RJ Barrett (3 points and 3 assists) threw 20 field shots and missed 16.

Mud basketball was played. The offense did not work properly because of the sticky defense.

New York was Brunson’s one-man team that day. Except for Brunson, the field goal success rate of the other players was poor.

Randall and Barrett, the team’s second and third options, were extremely underperforming. In the end, Brunson was responsible for the team’s attack alone, taking over the bomb disposal.

With 6 minutes and 25 seconds left in the game, the atmosphere gradually leaned toward Miami. Adebayo, Max Struss, and Butler scored consecutively, leading to a 9-point gap.

New York followed Brunson’s 3 points, free throws and assists to the end. 90-92, the gap just before the end of the game was only 2 points.

Miami eventually blocked Brunson with a double team. Brunson caused an error, and Butler, who was fouled, made two free throws. It was the moment when Miami seized the victory.

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