How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted to the Win Against the New York Knicks Sunday

Miami Heat fans get a gritty victory against the New York Knicks to open up the series.

One month ago, the Miami Heat were unable to defeat the New York Knicks in the absence of star forward Julius Randle. Fast forward, they take Game 1 of the eastern semifinals in New York under the same circumstances. A Heat rally against their rivaled Knicks raised fans’ confidence to a new level.

“Man, this team has shown so much heart in these playoffs,” user HeatCulture said. Jimmy is tough for staying in the game, hopefully his ankle is fine for next game. Lowry was the MVP, masterclass in the 4Q, Love was huge in that 3Q run and Bam stepped up in the 2nd half. 5 down, 11 more to go.”

Man this team has showed so much heart in these playoffs. Jimmy is tough for staying in the game, hopefully his ankle is fine for next game. Lowry was the MVP, masterclass in the 4Q, Love was huge in that 3Q run and Bam stepped up in the 2nd half.

5 down, 11 more to go🗣

— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) April 30, 2023

Jimmy Butler once again led the Heat with 25 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.

Okay, it wasn’t the Butler masterclass we all saw the past weeks. However, many fans were actually satisfied the Heat won without an outworldly performance from Butler.

I’m so proud of the team for stepping up after Jimmy Butler’s unfortunate injury, if we pull this off 😭🙏🏾

— 𝒱𝐼𝐼𝒫𝐸𝑅 🐍 (@lvuexxx) April 30, 2023

4v5 in crunch time and we BUILT THE LEAD I love this team

— 𝕏ANDER | ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴀꜱꜱ🏕️ (@actionxander) April 30, 2023

The Heat were down at the half, which would usually frustrate the fanbase. However, the Heat playing this lackluster and only being down five at halftime left many feeling optimistic.

down by 5 after playing THAT bad is wild lol. Def winnable

— Andrew®️ (@AndrewMcgrady) April 30, 2023

Jimmy hasn’t shown up yet
We can’t shit from 3
And bam is actively selling us
And only down by 5

Imagine if the heat actually show up

— Homie🇦🇷🇺🇸⚒️ (@TheHomiiie) April 30, 2023

That optimism was justified by the second half product, where Miami turned up the heat to build a lead they never lost. Heat veterans Kevin Love and Kyle Lowry received a lot of praise as well, showcasing their playoff playmaking late. Lowry’s criticism all season is finally being met with admiration after moving to the bench.

great game from Lowry, especially stepping up with Jimmy hurt

— jimmy’s cafetera (@jimmyscafetera) April 30, 2023

🔥MOOD🔥#Heatculture pic.twitter.com/x7I5sOxhmd

— Fabo (@FaboisMe) April 30, 2023

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— B (@__bryancabrera) April 30, 2023

The Heat return to New York for Game 2 Tuesday night.

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.