The New York Knicks closed their season series against the Miami Heat with another loss on Monday night, falling 98-88 to the defending Eastern Conference champions. 

The Knicks are… maybe the favorites in this game against the Heat? The Knicks are riding a three-game winning streak, and the Heat a six-game losing streak. Could we be treated to a heavyweight fight between RJ Barrett and Jimmy Butler?

It was a small moment in one of the tougher Knicks losses this season — Jimmy Butler took a few seconds out of his day to give RJ Barrett some advice during the game. Could lessons from Butler be the key to RJ developing into his best self?

The Knicks faced the Heat for the second straight game, and despite off nights from a few key players, a shot in the arm from the newly-acquired Derrick Rose kept the Knicks within one possession of a potential victory. Still, the Knicks lost a heartbreaker.

The Knicks couldn’t bring home a third straight win against the reigning Eastern Conference champions at home, but kept it close behind a masterful game from Julius Randle and an explosion from Reggie Bullock.