The New York Knicks, who won an infarction end against the Memphis Grizzlies (113-114), returned to pull epic this Sunday to overcome 19 points and beat the Miami Heat in the extension for 112-116.
Miami controlled the game with 7.10 for playing in the third quarter by 79-60, but the Knicks did not surrender, they were filing the disadvantage and forced extra time with Jalen Brunson pulling the car.
The base, sensational in the tight finals, achieved 16 points between the last quarter and the extension for New York to keep the triumph.
Brunson ended 31 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns achieved 19 points and 16 rebounds, OG Anunoby also stood out with 23 points and 9 rebounds and Josh Hart contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds.
OG Stay Showin Up and Showin Out 💪 23 pts | 9 Reb pic.twitter.com/vx5olfbd8w
– New York Knicks (@nyknicks) March 3, 2025
After losing against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics two duels that refloat the doubts about their ability to fight against the Titans of the League, the Knicks (40-20) have recovered with three consecutive wins.
For his part, Bam Adebayo (30 points and 7 rebounds) and Tyler Herro (22 points and 7 assists) were the top scorers of some Heat (28-31) who could not count on Mexican Jaime Jáquez Jr.
LeBron Broade the 50,000
LeBron James, top scorer in the history of the NBA, reached 49,999 points counting regular season and ‘playoff’ while Luka Doncic, his partner in Los Angeles Lakers, once again punished a rival who is especially good: Los Angeles Clippers who beat 108 – 102.
The purple and gold are now seconds of the west (38-21) only behind the unattainable Oklahoma City Thunder (49-11) and tied with some denver nuggets (39-22) that are third parties.
In addition, the fascinating Cleveland Cavaliers chained their tenth triumph followed to continue reigning in the east and sneak into historical records of the NBA.
LeBron needed 18 points to reach 50,000 and stayed in 17 on an unfortunate day in terms of aim (6 of 17 in field shots) and with 8 ball losses.
However, ‘King James’ contributed 5 rebounds and 9 assists in addition to a house brand plug at the last minute that was fundamental for the triumph of the team that trains JJ Redick.
What did reach the 23 of the Lakers was his 1,000 victory in regular season, which leaves him only behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,074), Robert Parish (1,014) and Tim Duncan (1,001).
Unlike other days, Doncic was inspired by the basket (9 of 17 in shots with 5 of 12 in triples) and ended up leading the Lakers with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. The Slovenian lost 6 balls.
Without Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura, Dalton Knecht (19 points with 5 of 8 in triples), Jarred Vanderbilt (8 points and 9 rebounds) and Dorian Finney-Smith (11 points) took a step forward in the Angelino team, which has won six games in a row and presents an impressive 18-4 in its last 22 duels.
The Lakers had defeated the clippers only two days ago and took the series of this season 3-1 against their neighbors and rivals.
Kawhi Leonard (33 points and 10 rebounds) was the most productive of some clippers (32-28) that did not throw the towel until the end and that during the meeting lost to injury to Norman Powell.
