New York Knicks star Julius Randle questioned his teammates' effort after their playoff hopes were pushed to the brink by a relentless Miami Heat on Monday night.
Jimmy Butler continued a stellar post-season, leading the Heat in scoring in a 109-101 win at Kaseya Center to take a 3-1 lead as the series returns to Madison Square Garden for Game Five. But it was the Heat's hustle and dogged work off the glass that made the difference.
They won the rebound battle 44-35 with big man Bam Adebayo racking up a double-double to put Miami within touching distance of the Eastern Conference finals. Rebounding has been a strength for the Knicks all season, but a deflated Randle made a startling admission when he faced the press after game four.
