Knicks And Heat's Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Friday evening, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks will face off in Florida for Game 6 of their second-round playoff series.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Knicks have ruled out Immanuel Quickley and Jericho Sims.
Meanwhile, the Heat will be without Victor Oladipo and Tyler Herro.
Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith, Caleb Martin, Cody Zeller and Bam Adebayo are all available.
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Knicks will start Brunson, Grimes, Barrett, Randle, Robinson on Friday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Heat will start Vincent, Strus, Butler, Love, Adebayo on Friday."
The Heat have a 3-2 lead in the series, so a victory on Friday closes out the Knicks.
That said, the Knicks have the chance to force a Game 7 back in New York City at Madison Square Garden on Monday.
In Game 5, they were able to avoid elimination and beat the Heat by a score of 112-103 (at home).
Star point guard Jalen Brunson was sensational with 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 48 minutes of playing time (he played the whole game).
The Knicks are the fifth seed and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (which was their first time winning a playoff series since 2013).
Meanwhile, the Heat are the eighth seed and defeated the Milwaukee Bucks (who were the first seed) in the first round.
The winner of the series will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face off against the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers.