Jimmy Butler leads Heat to victory over Knicks in Game 3.

Jimmy Butler returned from an ankle sprain to score 28 points and lead the Miami Heat to a dominant 105-86 victory over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of their playoff series, giving the Heat a 2-1 series lead. Butler has now scored at least 25 points in all seven games he has played in this postseason, marking the longest such streak to begin a postseason run in Heat history. The Heat's defensive effort as a whole was also key to the victory, with Bam Adebayo holding the Knicks to 2-of-14 shooting as the primary defender.