The New York Knicks submitted the New Orleans Pelicans 123-117 at home, supported by the excellent offensive work of RJ Barrett, who made six triples.
The star Jimmy Butler finished Saturday night with 27 points and the Miami Heat made a whopping 21 triples to defeat 129-103 this Saturday at the Memphis Grizzlies on the NBA.
Tyler Herro He added 22 points and the Heat capitalized on a strong long-range shooting performance to claim their second win in a row.
Duncan Robinson and the owner Kyle Lowry scored 15 points each, while the second added eight assists, while the Miami team with its 21 triples fell one of the franchise record set last May against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Ja Morant and De’Anthony Melton they led the Grizzlies with 20 points each, Desmond Bane ended with 17 points and Kyle Anderson with 13 for the Grizzlies.
For three-quarters the Heat He continued his excellent marksmanship for a 56% shooting effectiveness from range, including 18 of 28 from 3-point range and a lead that had increased to 26 points.
That was enough for the Miami’s fifth win in the first six games it’s from the season.
Miami missed just one of its first eight shots in the game and converted 71% in the first quarter, building a double-digit early lead.
The Lowry organizer and Markieff Morris they hit a pair of triples each on that stretch. Miami’s lead would extend to 19 in the second quarter as the Heat continued their accurate shots.
By the time the teams reached halftime, the Heat were still shooting less than 60% and had connected 11 of 15 from outside the arc.
The Heat led 67-54 at halftime thanks to 23 points from Butler, who missed just one of his seven shots and made all 10 of his free throws.
Knicks lean on Barrett
In New Orleans, New York Knicks submitted to the home New Orleans Pelicans 123-117 supported by the excellent offensive work of R.J. Barrett, who hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 35 points for his fifth win in six games.
Evan Fournier hit five from deep and scored 19 points, and Kemba Walker he made four 3-pointers and also scored 19 cards for the Knicks, who never lost and led from the moment Walker hit from deep.
The Knicks finished 19 of 33 (57.6%) from 3-point range as a team.
New Orleans, who opened the season with six losses in seven games, hit just 11 of 33 (33.3%) from deep.
The Pelicans were already struggling earlier this season creating a consistent offense without the star power forward. Zion Williamson, who is recovering from foot surgery.
Jonas Valančiūnas led New Orleans with 27 points and 14 rebounds, while Devonte’ Graham finished with 17 points for the ‘pelicans’.
The Pelicans used a 13-3 offense to get closer to 111-109 on a layup from the novato Herb Jones with 1:51 to play, but the Knicks finished with the victory.
Results:
Washington defeated Boston 115-112 in two overtime
Detroit to Orlando, 110-103
Philadelphia a Atlanta, 122-94
New York to New Orleans, 123-117
Toronto in Indiana, 97-94
Miami a Memphis, 129-103
San antonio a Milwaukee, 102-93
Golden State a Oklahoma, City 103-82
Phoenix a Cleveland, 101-92
Denver a Minnesota, 93-91 (D)
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