basketball | Petak, Maj 12, 2023 11:47 AM (Revised at: Petak, Maj 12, 2023 12:44 PM)

Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Best Bet: Defence on Defence

Aleksa Drobnjak

Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Best Bet: Friday, May 12th

The series that is considered a post-season defensive masterclass already will have its next chapter in Florida as the Knicks saved the first match-point two days ago in MSG. The Heat are leading 3-2 and will try to capitalize on home-court advantage since the potential Game 7 will be held in NY.

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Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Best Bet

Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Preview

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Jimmy Butler vs Jalen Brunson on offence, and defence on defence is the real storyline for this series so far. Butler, coming off an amazing performance where the Heat eliminated the Bucks (he scored 56 in game 4), continues to prove why we call him Playoff Butler or Jimmy Buckets, as he is averaging 24 Points per game and almost 8 assists per game against the Knicks (After having, once again, a quiet regular season).

Tonight he will be the main force for Miami’s offence, but the supporting cast has been solid recently as well. Martin, Adebayo, and Vincent with always solid K. Lowry will do their best to get to the Conference Finals, especially now that the powerhouse from Milwaukee is out and the path to the championship is much more clear.

The Knicks and the whole of New York are euphoric with this playoff performance by coach Thibodeaus’ team. J. Randle and J. Brunson are pushing the Knicks on offence, but the key factor is always the strong defence in MSG they’ve been known for.

This is one of the slowest-paced series in NBA recent history, if we translated the numbers to possessions per game and input them into regular season stats, these two teams would be dead last by a fine margin. Unders on the total points line came every time except in Game 5 where the Knicks shot the lights out.

Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Best Bet

Strong defence and efficient offence is the key for both teams tonight. We will not be touching the moneyline but instead, we will be checking the total points line as it has shown to give us great success in the past, especially in this matchup. With the season on the line, we can only imagine the defences will be even tougher, so we are chasing the under on the line set in Vegas of 210.