Two days after the Warriors secured their finals ticket, the Knicks didn't keep the defending champions waiting long.
On the 30th night.
The Knicks easily defeated the Heat, led by the Gua Wei Brothers, at the American Airlines Arena by a score of 114 to 102, emerging from the wild Eastern Conference with a 4-2 series victory to secure another ticket to the finals.
To be fair, in this Eastern Conference Finals, the credit for the Knicks' victory over the Heat surely goes largely to James, who has lost the title of King.
This is because the Heat had obvious lineup weaknesses, lacking an effective rim protector, and Pat Riley allocated most of the defensive resources to restrict Durant during the game...
Thus, James showed the form that people hadn't seen in a long time, the James who was above all but one before being upset by the Bobcats last season.
