New York has to quickly figure out what’s gone wrong for them when it comes to their shooting from three-point range if they want to try and get some sort of edge over the paint-packing Miami defense. This is obviously not what the team needs or wants – after all, Toppin is deadliest in the post and in transition – but they cannot have another shooting night like they did on Sunday if the Heat are repeatedly daring them to make their shots again. Obi Toppin took a whopping 11 three-point shots, making four and looking like the only sniper the team had. The Knicks shot a rancid 21% from three-point range on Sunday, below their own regular season average and what many feel was an outlier given how many open looks they were getting from the Heat. Here are a few keys to the contest as New York looks to get back on track early in this round: Make your shots

While RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson shined in the first half, they along with the rest of the Knicks team fizzled out thanks to some key adjustments from Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra that kept them off balance in the paint and revealed just how bad their three-point shooting can be at times.Īhead of tonight’s matchup, it’s unclear whether three key players will even suit up: Jimmy Butler for Miami, and Brunson and Julius Randle for the Knicks. The New York Knicks dropped a close one to the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon, allowing them to steal a home game in what already looks to be a difficult matchup for their second round of playoff basketball this season. After a Game 1 meltdown, the Knicks will try to even up their second-round series against the Heat at Madison Square Garden.

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