Game ID: 22300643
Miami Heat @ New York Knicks
Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 27 34 28 36 125MIA 30 21 35 23 109
MIA @ NYK ScoutingMIA @ NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Robinson missed 20 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 9 since 1/01, returns tonight: 6 min (43% of 13)
OUT Sims missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 8 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 1/17 after 2, 37 min since (102% of 36)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 21 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 5 since 1/11, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 12)
OUT Gibson missed 9 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 1/17 after 2, 39 min since (107% of 36)
BACK Fournier back 1/18 after 9, 6 min since (43% of 13)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/23 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 22 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 10 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 1/17 after 2, 37 min since (104% of 36)
BACK Fournier back 1/18 after 9, 6 min since (43% of 13)
BACK Sims back 1/20 after 5, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 35 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 23 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 11 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 1/17 after 2, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Sims back 1/20 after 5, 15 min since (120% of 12)
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 33 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 1/23, returns tonight: 16 min (60% of 26)
OUT Robinson missed 24 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 12 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Brunson back 1/17 after 2, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Sims back 1/20 after 5, 18 min since (150% of 12)
NYK availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 25 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 13 since 1/03, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 16 min since (60% of 26)
BACK Sims back 1/20 after 5, 14 min since (115% of 12)
NYK availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Robinson missed 26 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 14 since 1/03, returns tonight: 0 min (5% of 10)
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 16 min since (62% of 26)
BACK Sims back 1/20 after 5, 16 min since (130% of 12)
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 27 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 6 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 20 min since (79% of 26)
BACK Gibson back 1/30 after 14, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 19 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Anunoby missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 28 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 7 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/27 after 2, 24 min since (93% of 26)
BACK Gibson back 1/30 after 14, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/14, returns tonight: 12 min (75% of 16)
OUT Cain missed 6 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/15 after 7, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 1/14 after 2, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Martin back 1/12 after 7, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Bryant back 1/15 after 4, 5 min since (40% of 12)
MIA availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 7 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/15 after 7, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 1/14 after 2, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Martin back 1/12 after 7, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Love back 1/19 after 3, 12 min since (75% of 16)
BACK Bryant back 1/15 after 4, 5 min since (40% of 12)
MIA availability going into 1/24 · 2 days' restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 7 min (59% of 12)
OUT Cain missed 8 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/15 after 7, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Lowry back 1/14 after 2, 26 min since (92% of 28)
BACK Love back 1/19 after 3, 13 min since (82% of 16)
MIA availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 9 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/15 after 7, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Love back 1/19 after 3, 10 min since (65% of 16)
BACK Bryant back 1/15 after 4, 5 min since (47% of 12)
MIA availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jaquez Jr. missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 24 min (84% of 28)
OUT Cain missed 10 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Love back 1/19 after 3, 10 min since (65% of 16)
BACK Bryant back 1/24 after 2, 10 min since (84% of 12)
MIA availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 11 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 24 min since (84% of 28)
BACK Love back 1/19 after 3, 11 min since (71% of 16)
BACK Bryant back 1/24 after 2, 10 min since (84% of 12)
MIA availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
OUT Cain missed 12 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 24 min since (86% of 28)
MIA availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 13 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (87% of 28)
BACK Bryant back 1/24 after 2, 7 min since (64% of 12)
MIA availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 3 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 14 since 1/08, out tonight
BACK Jaquez Jr. back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (88% of 28)
BACK Bryant back 1/31 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 98, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Hartenstein (2 straight), Robinson (24 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Herro at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jaquez Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Miami minus-5 and the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Miami's 117. Call it New York 116, Miami 103, New York by 13.
1/18 vs WAS 113-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 113-109. NYK shot 45% (39 of 86) to WAS's 46%, 13 of 38 from three. NYK turned it over 17 times to WAS's 12, and WAS turned those into 9 steals. Brunson led with 41 (14 of 27, 2 of 4 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Randle added 21, Anunoby 19. The hinge was Q4, 40-37: a lead of 1 became 4. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/20 vs TOR 126-100 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-100. NYK shot 55% (48 of 88) to TOR's 41%, 14 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 21 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 61-31 for them. Brunson led with 38 (13 of 23, 5 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Randle added 18, Achiuwa 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 28. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/23 @ BKN 108-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-103. NYK shot 47% (40 of 86) to BKN's 44%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 19 times to BKN's 5 — 18 points from the stripe to their 4. Randle led with 30 (10 of 19, 8 of 8 at the line); Brunson added 30, DiVincenzo 11. The hinge was Q4, 32-18: NYK came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 5. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/25 vs DEN 122-84 — NYK notes
NYK won 122-84. NYK shot 53% (45 of 85) to DEN's 40%, 15 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to DEN's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. NYK turned it over 8 times to DEN's 19. Anunoby led with 26 (10 of 18, 3 of 9 from three); Brunson added 21, Grimes 19. The hinge was Q1, 33-21: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
1/27 vs MIA 125-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 125-109. NYK shot 52% (45 of 87) to MIA's 47%, 17 of 33 from three, and went to the line 26 times to MIA's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Brunson led with 32 (12 of 22, 4 of 8 from three); Anunoby added 19, Randle 19. The hinge was Q2, 34-21: NYK came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 22. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Richards at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 101, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Randle at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Charlotte minus-6 and the defense, New York allowing 101 a night to Charlotte's 121. Call it New York 117, Charlotte 109.
1/30 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 98, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and Randle at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (26 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 131, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Hendricks (8 straight), Juzang (22 straight), Sensabaugh (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Utah's 131 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Utah plus-2. Call it New York 123, Utah 111, New York by 12.
2/01 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 98, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Randle at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Randle (2 straight), Anunoby (2 straight), Robinson (27 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nesmith at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without McConnell (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Indiana's 121 and the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Indiana's 34. Call it New York 120, Indiana 113.
2/03 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 31 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Anunoby (3 straight), Robinson (28 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 131, shooting 50 percent and 45 from three, 28 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 25 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Davis (2 straight), Reddish (5 straight), Vincent (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 99 a night to the Lakers' 131 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it New York 121, the Lakers 112.
1/19 vs ATL 108-109 — MIA notes
MIA lost 108-109. MIA shot 46% (38 of 82) to ATL's 46%, 12 of 31 from three. Butler III led with 25 (8 of 10, 9 of 10 at the line); Herro added 25, Adebayo 21. Q2 was theirs, 32-25, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 84-76 against them.
1/21 @ ORL 87-105 — MIA notes
MIA lost 87-105. MIA shot 38% (30 of 80) to ORL's 47%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 18 times to ORL's 28. Adebayo led with 22 (8 of 17, 6 of 6 at the line); Butler III added 15, Herro 12. Q2 was theirs, 27-26, the deficit cut from 3 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 79-60 against them. Lowry's -17 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 vs MEM 96-105 — MIA notes
MIA lost 96-105. MIA shot 40% (33 of 82) to MEM's 45%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MEM's 19 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. Herro led with 18 (8 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Adebayo added 15, Butler III 15. Q4 was theirs, 28-23, the deficit cut from 14 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 82-68 against them. Rozier's -13 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs BOS 110-143 — MIA notes
MIA lost 110-143. MIA took 14 more shots (94 to 80), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to BOS's 64%, 16 of 42 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BOS's 20. MIA turned it over 4 times to BOS's 11. The glass went 31-47 against them. Herro led with 19 (7 of 14, 5 of 10 from three); Adebayo added 19, Butler III 17. Q2 was theirs, 35-35, but the other 3 periods went 108-75 against them. Adebayo's -28 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ NYK 109-125 — MIA notes
MIA lost 109-125. MIA shot 47% (41 of 88) to NYK's 52%, 14 of 37 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 26. Butler III led with 28 (11 of 20, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Robinson added 19, Herro 18. Q3 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 10 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 97-74 against them. They led by as many as 10. Adebayo's -20 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Herro at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 57 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 39 and Durant at 26 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 12 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Phoenix 114, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
1/31 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 119, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Herro at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Ellis (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-7. Call it Sacramento 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
2/02 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Kuzma at 24 and Avdija at 14 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Butler III at 23 and Herro at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jović (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Washington giving it away 14 times a game to Miami's 10 and the arc, Miami at 38 percent from three to Washington's 32. Call it Washington 116, Miami 113, Miami keeping it close.
2/04 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Butler III at 25 and Herro at 17 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight), Jović (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and George at 17 a game. Without Zubac (9 straight), Tucker (31 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 111 a night to Miami's 119. Call it the Clippers 117, Miami 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIABA B. Adebayo
BU Butler
CM C. Martin
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JB J. Butler III
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KL K. Love
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
JS J. Sims
MF M. Flynn
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
QG Q. Grimes
RA R. Arcidiacono
MIA/NYK the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Brunson scores 32 points, Knicks win 6th straight and send Heat to 6th loss in a row, 125-109
NEW YORK -- — Rolling since they got OG Anunoby , the New York Knicks might have to keep it up without Julius Randle .
Jalen Brunson had 32 points and eight assists and the Knicks beat Miami 125-109 on Saturday, winning their sixth straight and sending the Heat to a sixth consecutive loss.
Randle added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, but left with 4:27 remaining after appearing to land hard on his right shoulder when Jaime Jaquez Jr . stepped in front of him trying to take a charge on Randle's drive to the basket. Coach Tom Thibodeau said after the game that Randle was being evaluated by the team's medical staff, but didn't have any other details.
But the fact that Randle, who tries never to discuss how he's feeling, had to quickly check himself out of the game made it clear there was some type of injury.
“You knew like for him to do that, like, he's a guy who plays through things and that’s what we love about him,” Thibodeau said. “He's a warrior and so any time someone walks back, you know it’s something.”
Shortly before that, Brunson helped the Knicks break it open for good with a 13-3 spurt to open the fourth quarter. He then sent the Heat into a timeout as a sold-out crowd roared when his 3-pointer midway through the period made it 112-96.
Anunoby also had 19 points for the Knicks, who improved to 12-2 this month after he made his first start on New Year's Day. He could take on a bigger role now if Randle has to miss significant time.
“You don’t want to see that from anybody, especially the way he’s been playing and he means a lot to us,” Brunson said about Randle. “So for him to go back there obviously it’s not ideal, but like I said, once we figure out what’s wrong we’ll go from there.”
Jimmy Butler scored 28 points for the Heat, who got Jaquez back after a six-game absence because of a groin injury, but were outscored 36-23 in the fourth quarter. Duncan Robinson had 19 points and Tyler Herro finished with 18.
Kevin Love also was back from an illness, finally giving the Heat their full complement of players. Coach Erik Spoelstra said just as important was the Heat getting back to the way they normally compete. They certainly fell short of their standard Thursday when they were blown out 143-110 on their home floor by Boston.
The Heat looked much more like themselves, but after Butler brought them back from a 13-point deficit to a tie late in the third quarter, the game quickly got away while he was on the bench resting to start the fourth.
Brunson had two baskets in New York's flurry to open the fourth and finished 12 for 22 from the field, making four 3-pointers.
The Knicks shot 13 for 18 (72%) in the fourth, when the Heat committed five turnovers that led to nine points.
“Our turnovers for the game were OK, but it felt like we had probably four or five big ones in that fourth quarter and then defensively I don’t remember us getting a stop,” Spoelstra said.
The Knicks led 82-69 with 3 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter, but Butler scored nine points and Robinson made two 3-pointers in a 17-4 spurt that tied it at 86 with 13 seconds remaining. Randle made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Knicks the lead back going to the fourth.
Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein returned after missing two games with a left Achilles tendon injury and had four points and six rebounds.