Miami Heat vs New York Knicks Prediction, 5/2/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+6)

The Miami Heat are hitting the road to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will try to beat the New York Knicks in Game 2 of their series. Miami leads 1-0. New York opens as 6-point favorites. The total has been set at 207.5.

The Heat took home the win by a score of 108-101 in Game 1. When it comes to fouls, the Heat walked away with 14 and the Knicks finished the game with 21 fouls. They converted 7 of 34 tries from 3-point range. New York finished the contest at 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, New York pulled down 48 boards (12 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 5 rejections. New York recorded 20 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Concerning defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 47.7% from the floor on 41 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Heat buried 23 of their 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. Miami finished the game having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (36 out of 85) and knocked down 13 of their 39 shots from 3-point land.

Jimmy Butler is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished with 25 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 43 mins and grabbed 11 rebounds. Butler finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Miami comes into this contest with a record of 44-38 so far this year. They turn it over 13.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Miami is snagging 40.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,955 dimes so far this season, which ranks 25th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Heat are hitting 34.4% on three-point attempts (980 of 2,852) and 83.1% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.5 points per outing (30th in the league) while shooting 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 15.7 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 36.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (109.8). The Heat are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (3,288 of 6,822) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 14th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 2,097 conceded on the campaign.

When talking about how they cleaned up the glass in Game 1, New York allowed Miami to snag 39 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 33.3% from downtown by hitting 13 out of 39 and ended up going 23 out of 29 at the free throw line (79.3%). The Knicks allowed the Heat to make 36 of their 85 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.4% for this game. Overall, the Knicks ended up shooting 41 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. In the matter of shots from distance, New York converted 7 of their 34 tries (20.6%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. The Heat earned 14 fouls in this contest which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They also gave up possession 13 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Knicks corralled 36 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 48 for the matchup.

RJ Barrett ended up having an impact for the Knicks for this contest. Barrett had 26 points in his 40 mins on the court and had 7 assists for the game. He converted 10 of 20 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

New York has a record of 47-35 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the league. New York has 9,514 points for the campaign (116.0 per contest) and they grab 46.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.9 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Knicks commit 20.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in PPG given up with 113.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (3rd in basketball). The New York defense concedes 35.7% on three-point shots (1,068 of 2,992) and their opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 25.1 assists and 42.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 13th and 7th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami (+6)

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