DUring the regular season the Heat were dead last in scoring offense in the regular season but they lead the postseason field in that department heading into this game. Miami was devastating from beyond the arc against the Bucks but they are facing a Knicks team that is tough defensively and has long and athletic defenders.
I don't see Jimmy Butler scoring 40 today as New York has turned games into rock fights and slowed things down to a slow pace. The Knicks held the Cavaliers to 44.2% shooting from the floor and 32.7% from three-point range in the opening round.
Give the advantage to the Knicks in game 1 as they prevail in front of an amped-up MSG crowd.