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New York Knicks at Miami Heat

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2-2, 1-1 Away
Final
116 - 107

2-2, 1-2 Home

Karl-Anthony Towns scores 44 points, Knicks rally in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-107

KAT goes off for 44 points in Knicks win

Towns had the fourth-most points for the Knicks against the Heat. Jamal Crawford scored 52 in 2007, Carmelo Anthony had 50 at Miami in 2013 and RJ Barrett 46 in 2022.

Mikal Bridges added 17 points for New York, which trailed by 13 in the third quarter before flipping the game. OG Anunoby had 11 points and Josh Hart finished with 10 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.

Tyler Herro had 34 points for Miami, hitting eight 3-pointers. Terry Rozier scored 16 points, Jimmy Butler had 15, Bam Adebayo 11 and Nikola Jovic 10.

Miami was again without Kevin Love. He has missed all four games this season for personal reasons.

Takeaw ays Knicks: Towns was 17 of 25 from the field, 4 for 5 from 3-point range, and had 24 of his 44 points in the first half to keep New York close.

Heat: Butler and Adebayo are a combined 2 for 13 in first quarters this season. Butler is 1 for 8, Adebayo 1 for 5. They were — by far — Miami’s leaders in first-quarter field goals last season, Adebayo with 146 and Butler with 125.

Key moment The Knicks ended the third quarter on a 30-10 run, turning a 70-57 deficit into an 87-80 lead.

Key stat Opponents 100, Heat 54. That's the combined third-quarter score in Miami's three home games this season. Opponents are shooting 54% in those quarters, the Heat 27%.

Up next New York goes to Detroit on Friday night for the second game of a four-game trip. Miami plays in Mexico City against Washington on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

NY leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 107
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 107
4th 3.0 shot clock turnover 116 - 107
4th 27.0 Tyler Herro makes 24-foot three pointer (Nikola Jovic assists) 116 - 107
4th 47.1 Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2 116 - 104

Statistics

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40-82 FG 37-81
49 Field Goal % 46
18-40 3PT 17-40
45 Three Point % 43
18-20 FT 16-24
90 Free Throw % 67
42 Rebounds 39
7 Offensive Rebounds 7
35 Defensive Rebounds 32
30 Assists 27
8 Steals 6
4 Blocks 3
9 Turnovers 10
2 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
4 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
7 Fast Break Points 5
42 Points in Paint 38
16 Fouls 17
12 Largest Lead 13
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Klay Thompson, G Out Nov 13
Pelle Larsson, G Out Nov 13
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,620 · Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 10 2 .833 - W5
Philadelphia 10 3 .769 0.5 W1
New York 6 6 .500 4 L2
Toronto 5 7 .417 5 L3
Brooklyn 3 8 .273 6.5 W1

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 6 L2 0.53846157 7
Miami 0.5 6 W3 0.5 6
Orlando 1.5 7 W3 0.41666666 5
Charlotte 2.5 8 L1 0.33333334 4
Washington 3 9 L6 0.30769232 4
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