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2023 NBA Handicapping – Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks
(1-0) Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks (0-1)
Date: Tuesday, May 2nd
Time: 7:30 PM (ET)
Venue: Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
Moneyline NBA Odds: Heat +230 | Knicks -275 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Knicks -6.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 207
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Game 2 of the semi-finals between the Miami Heat and New York Knicks tip-off on Tuesday, May 2nd. Miami stole home-court advantage by taking the opener 108-101.
ATS
At this time, the Heat are 36-51-3 overall against the spread this season. Also, they are 19-25-1 ATS as the away team. Additionally, the Knicks are 49-36-3 against the spread this season. Also, they are 21-21-2 ATS as the home team
Season Series
This season the Knicks won the regular season series 3-1 including victories on February 2nd (106-104), March 3rd (122-120), and March 29th (101-92) while the Heat won the March 22nd match (127-120).
Last season the clubs played three times with the Heat taking two of the three regular-season contests. The Knicks hold the all-time record with 69 wins in 134 matches versus the Heat.
This is the sixth occasion these clubs are meeting in the postseason with the Knicks holding the 3-2 advantage while Miami won the last meeting between the squads 4-1 in 2012.
Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler was frequently doubled but still managed to collect a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds (four offensive boards) along with four assists and two steals. He’s now scored 25 or more in eight straight games (including last season).
Butler’s ankle was injured in the fourth quarter but inexplicably the Knicks never chose to drive the ball and force him to defend.
Kyle Lowry and Kevin Love showed their championship mettle each impacting the victory. Love offered three 94-foot outlet passes in quick succession with the Knicks failing to adapt.
Lowry was everywhere with his intelligence paying huge dividends, particularly in clutch time. The veteran point guard offered 18 points, and became the oldest guard to ever record five rebounds, six assists, and FOUR blocks in a playoff match (Jordan did it at 32).
Stats
Offensively, the Heat scores 109.5 points per game ranking 30th while shooting 46% from the field and 34.4% from the perimeter ranking 26th and 27th respectively.
Defensively, the Heat allows opponents to score 109.8 points per game ranking second overall. Miami opponents shoot 48.2% from the field and 36.7% from the perimeter with both efficiency categories ranking 22nd.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jimmy Butler SF (questionable —ankle)
- Tyler Herro SG (OUT— fingers/hand)
- Victor Oladipo SG (OUT— patellar tendon)
New York Knicks
It was a tale of two halves for the Knicks who held a five-point lead at the half but were outscored 58-46 in the second half. While Thibs did a great job opening the match he got outcoached by Erik Spoelstra to close it.
After Butler injured his ankle – – not once did the Knicks attack him on the defensive end. Nor did Thibs make adjustments to counter what the Heat did to build a wall to stop Brunson from getting into his preferred mid-range and paint area for shots.
After outscoring Miami 44 to 22 in the paint in the first half, the Heat kept things closer (16-18) in the second half.
Stats
As can be seen, the Knicks are one of the best defensive teams in the association they limit opponents to 113.1 points which is 13th-ranked while possessing the third-best opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% and also ranks 12th for opponent perimeter percentage of 35.7%.
So far, offensively, the Knicks score 116 points per game ranking 11th while shooting 46.7% from the field and 35.4% from the perimeter ranking 20th and 19th respectively.
Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Julius Randle PF (questionable—ankle)
- Jericho Sims C (OUT—shoulder)
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Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks NBA Betting Trends:
- All in all, the Heat are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
- Also, the Heat are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against New York.
- By comparison, the Knicks are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
- In conclusion, the Knicks are 12-4 SU in their last 16 games at home.
Free Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks NBA Prediction:
Credit veteran experience for the Game 1 Heat victory and superior coaching. Now Tom Thibodeau has to make the key adjustments in order to even up the series prior to heading to Miami.
Injuries could be the x-factor in Game 2, especially if Randle can go and Butler can’t. Notably, Game 3 isn’t until Saturday so if Butler can’t go Tuesday he’ll have six days for treatment and to rest his ankle.
4* Free Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks NBA Betting Pick: Heat +6.5
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