Heat And Knicks Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Sunday afternoon, the New York Knicks are hosting the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden in New York City for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Heat have ruled out Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo, while Cody Zeller and Bam Adebayo have both been upgraded to available.
Meanwhile, the Knicks will be without Jericho Sims and All-Star Julius Randle.
Quentin Grimes has been upgraded to available.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Heat will start Vincent, Strus, Butler, Love, Adebayo on Sunday."
Via Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Knicks will start Brunson, Hart, Barrett, Toppin, Robinson on Sunday."
The Heat are the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference, but they have one of the best rosters in the league and have been to the Eastern Conference Finals two times in the previous three seasons.
They had a huge upset in the first round when they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks (who were the first seed) in just five games.
As for the Knicks, they are the fifth seed and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round (also in five games).
The franchise has been to the NBA Playoffs two times in the last three seasons, but this is the first time they have won a playoff series since 2013.
Whoever wins the series will advance to the Conference Finals and face off against either the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers.
