MIAMI—The lead was shaky at times. The shooting went cold. The building got tense. There were moments when the Miami Heat looked like they were about to get themselves into trouble. And they found a way—again. The unpredictable ride of the eighth-seeded Heat continues, with Miami on the brink of yet another trip to the…

Jimmy Butler, returning from an injury absence, scored 28 points to lead the host Miami Heat to a 105–86 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Miami leads the series 2-1. The Heat will host Game 4 on Monday night. Knicks sixth man Immanuel Quickley left the…

LOS ANGELES—Julius Randle scored 33 points in a bounce-back performance, RJ Barrett got 20 of his 30 in the second half, and the New York Knicks snapped their three-game losing streak with a 112–108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Immanuel Quickley had 15 points as the Knicks survived a ferocious late…

LOS ANGELES—Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 106–95 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday, March 11. Paul George added 22 points for the Clippers, who have won their last three games after dropping five straight. “It feels good to be on…

NEW YORK—Kawhi Leonard scored 35 points, Paul George added 30 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the New York Knicks 134–128 in overtime Saturday night, Feb. 4. After the Clippers lost a 17-point fourth quarter lead, Nicolas Batum’s 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer tied it at 115. The Clippers scored the first four points of…

NEW YORK—LeBron James moved within 89 points of breaking the NBA’s career scoring record and climbed into fourth place on the assists list, finishing with a triple-double in his return to Madison Square Garden as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 129–123 on Tuesday night, Jan. 31. James had 28 points, 11…

DALLAS—Luka Doncic had a franchise-record 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in a historic triple-double, including the tying basket off his intentionally missed free throw to force overtime as the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a wild 126–121 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Dallas was down nine with 33 seconds left…

The Brooklyn Nets (31–27) rallied from 28 down for their fifth straight win over local rival New York Knicks (25–34), Wednesday night, Feb. 16, at Madison Square Garden. Nets rookie Cam Thomas came off-the-bench to score 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter in the comeback, which matched their largest rally in franchise…

The Brooklyn Nets (31–27) rallied from 28 down for their fifth straight win over local rival New York Knicks (25–34), Wednesday night, Feb. 16, at Madison Square Garden. Nets rookie Cam Thomas came off-the-bench to score 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter in the comeback, which matched their largest rally in franchise…

The Minnesota Timberwolves gave up a 12-point lead to rally late and edge out the home New York Knicks 112–110 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. The Timberwolves have won six of the last eight games and are 18–11 when the trio of Karl-Anthony Townes, Anthony Edwards, and D’Angelo Russell are together. They forced 18…