“New York Knicks and Miami Heat advance in NBA Playoffs, Lakers and Warriors in close series”

Great joy at the New York Knicks. The franchise around the German Isaiah Hartenstein is in the next playoff round. The Big Apple team defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 in game five to win the series 4-1.

And this despite the fact that the Knicks had to cope with the injury of Big Man Julius Randle. He twisted his ankle just before the break and couldn’t continue playing. Above all, center Mitchell Robinson jumped into the breach and showed a strong performance with a double-double from 13 points and 18 rebounds.

The best scorer for the Knicks was Jalen Brunson with 23 points, Hartenstein scored one point in twelve minutes of play.

Heat throw Bucks out

The Miami Heat can also be happy about moving into the next round. Against the Milwaukee Bucks, who were actually favored in the series, they managed to win 128:126 after overtime in game five. Miami has also moved into the next round with a score of 4:1.

Heat superstar Jimmy Butler had a terrific day and scored 42 points, while the Bucks had ex-MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo with 38 points and Khris Middleton with 33 points – but this was not enough for the necessary win.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers missed an early decision. It was a clear 99-116 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, leaving LA only 3-2 up in the series.

Although Anthony Davis showed a strong performance with 31 points, LeBron James had a weak day and contributed only 15 points. Dennis Schröder didn’t hit any of his three shots.

The golden State Warriors, meanwhile, won their fifth game against the Sacramento Kings 123-116 to take a 3-2 lead of the series.