Despite Jalen Brunson notching a 33-year first, the New York Knicks have been eliminated from the play-offs via a 96-92 loss to the Miami Heat.
Brunson notched a stunning 41 points, meaning he became the first Knick since Patrick Ewing in 1990 to have three-straight 30+ games.
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However, Brunson ultimately didn’t get enough help from his teammates as they bowed out in Game Six of their Eastern Conference semi-final against the Heat.
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MORE COVERAGE Aussie star is ‘going to get paid’ as ‘monster’ series stuns NBA world ‘May as well forfeit’: NBA super-trade ends in ‘pathetic’ collapse as MVP snub looks even worse The Heat would take a 51-50 lead into halftime on the back of Bam Adebayo’s 17-point half. Miami would soon enjoy their biggest lead of the game with just under seven minutes remaining in the third period when they held a 61-56 advantage, although Brunson was pulling out all the stops to keep it a manageable deficit for New York. The Knicks would go into the final quarter trailing 74-71 as Heat superstar Jimmy Butler found a bit of a groove with eight points in the third. It remained neck-and-neck in the final stages of the contest, but a late twist almost handed the Knicks the lead. The Heat’s Gabe Vincent was called for a flagrant foul with 59 seconds on the clock after he elbowed Brunson in the face while trying to get open. Brunson nailed both free throws and the Knicks then grabbed a two-pointer to make the score 92-90 in favour of the Heat. But Butler was fouled by Brunson late on as the Heat extended their advantage right at the death to progress to the Eastern Conference finals.
