Despite leading by as many as 21 points in the third quarter and pulling ahead by 18 points with 11:35 left in the fourth quarter, the Heat (10-6) lost 100-98 to the Knicks (9-6) on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. It marked the Heat's first loss during the group stage of the NBA's inaugural in-season tournament.
After falling behind by 18 points early in the fourth quarter, the Knicks went on a huge 28-7 run to completely flip the game and take a three-point lead with 1:24 to play.
Butler and Adebayo led the Heat with 23 points and 21 points, respectively. But they combined for just six points in the fourth quarter.
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