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Skip Bayless Still Thinks Miami Heat Are Favorite Against New York Knicks

The Miami Heat keeping Game 2 close without Jimmy Butler has many still believing they will defeat the New York Knicks
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Skip Bayless Still Thinks Miami Heat Are Favorite Against New York Knicks
Skip Bayless Still Thinks Miami Heat Are Favorite Against New York Knicks

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The Miami Heat remain the favorite in the eyes of many to defeat the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. 

Most feel the Heat's Game 2 showing was enough to prove they are the better team. They were competitive despite playing without the injured Jimmy Butler, who is expected to return for Saturday's Game 3 in Miami. 

"Jimmy Butler is eating popcorn, Tyler Herro and Victor Oladipo are out, yet the Knicks are on the ropes," said Skip Bayless, co-host of Fox Sports 1's Undisputed talk show. "I'm all about the Heat off [Tuesday] night."

Bayless went far as saying the Heat could win the series in six games. 

“The Knicks are in trouble because Butler did not play," Bayless said. "He pushed to play but was rested. I believe Miami will win both games in Miami. Maybe the Knicks win one in the Garden, and the Heat will win the series in six."

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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