Knicks Knocked Out of Playoffs in Game 6 Loss to Miami Heat
MIAMI — A Knicks season that began with mild expectations and turned into what some fans called the team’s most exciting run in more than 20 years ended Friday night with a 96-92 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Jalen Brunson nearly carried the Knicks to a win, consistently scoring each time the game appeared to be slipping away. He had 41 points, which led all scorers. But Brunson’s teammates struggled; Julius Randle and RJ Barrett combined to shoot 4 of 24 for 26 points. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 24 points.
Barrett acknowledged his poor performance as soon as he sat down for his postgame news conference. He sadly looked at his stats in a printed box score sitting on a table in front of him and said, “Wow,” before addressing reporters.
“I played terrible. I’m very disappointed with how I played today,” Barrett said, adding: “You want something so bad, and I personally don’t feel like I played my best, so it hurts, but it is good to have experiences like this, you learn from it.”
Source: The New York Times
