Miami wins Game 1 against New York Knicks despite possible injury to Jimmy Butler.

Miami continues in Cinderella’s footsteps by winning Game 1 against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. As it was expected, Jimmy Butler he led his team, but set off the alarms for a possible injury.

Butler finished the game playing 40 minutes, scoring 25 points, giving 4 assists and gaining 11 rebounds. The problem is that, in the last quarter, the guard had a sprained ankle that set off the alarms.

As it was in the Series and the Bucks, Miami had to come from behind to get the result. The Florida team went down at halftime 55-50. By the third quarter, Miami already had the advantage, six points ahead of the locals.

The Knicks battled until the last second but the absence of Julius Randle It ended up costing them a lot because none of their players managed to exceed 26 points being Rowan Alexander the team leader.

In the end, Miami took Game 1 winning 108-101, and will play Game 2 next Tuesday hoping to return home with a two-game lead in the Series.

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