Game-4 is different from game-3 but the result is the same: the Heat take up 3-1 with three match points to close the series. It didn’t all work out for Miami, yet they found a way to win this time too. The shooting errors in the fourth period were decisive: Miami misses 12 of the first 15 shots but New York doesn’t take advantage of it. With 4:40 to go, two free throws by Brunson lead the Knicks to -6 and shake the Kaseya Center, but the disadvantage does not heal and Miami manages to control in the final.
The comeback of the New York Knicks inevitably passes through the hands of Jalen Brunson, who signs a respectable performance of 32 points seasoned with 11 assists and 4 rebounds. The number 11 Knicks scores and scores (first time in double digits with career assists in the postseason), managing to give New York the lead twice during the game. However, his effort was not enough to lay down the solid, albeit foul, Miami Heat: “It’s an uphill battle, but we’ll try,” said Brunson at the end of the game.
The Miami Heat know they can count on him and he always repays the trust: another exceptional evening for Jimmy Butler who ends with a double-double of 27 points and 10 assists (with 6 rebounds). Together with Bam Adebayo (double-double for him too), the number 22 led the Heat to victory in game 4, bringing Miami one victory away from the third conference finals of the last four years: “We have a clear goal and I believe that we will be able to complete it” he said at the end of the match.