Miami Heat vs New York Knicks prediction, odds, start time: 2023 NBA playoff picks, Game 1 best bets by model on 71-38 roll
When they take on the New York Knicks in the first game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in New York on Sunday, the Miami Heat will continue to relish their status as underdogs. The Heat (44-38) defeated the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the first round after needing to upset the Chicago Bulls in the play-in competition to get to the postseason. The Cleveland Cavaliers were easily defeated by the New York Knicks (47-35) in five games, who ultimately finished as the East’s fifth seed. The Heat and Knicks will now face each other in the postseason for the sixth time. Even though Miami is 15-14 all-time in games in the postseason versus the Knicks, New York has won three of the previous five series.