Jimmy Butler had 27 points and 10 assists, Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds as the Miami Heat moved a win away from their third trip to the Eastern Conference finals in the last four years by topping the New York Knicks 109-101.
Max Strus scored 16 points, Kyle Lowry added 15 and Caleb Martin had 10 for the Heat.
Miami, the No. 8 seed, leads the East semifinal series 3-1, with Game 5 — and the first potential clincher — awaiting in New York on Thursday.
Source: Associated Press
