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The New York Knicks<\/a> were the third-best rebounding team in the league. But in Game 4, they couldn’t get a board when it mattered. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Miami, who was the fourth-worst rebounding team in the NBA, outrebounded the Knicks 44-35 in their 109-101 Game 4 win.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Heat missed nine of their first 11 shots in the quarter, but they rebounded four of them. Despite holding Miami to 19 points and zero three-pointers, seven of those were second-chance points.<\/p>\n The offensive rebounding ruined an excellent defensive quarter – though rebounding is\u00a0<\/em>part of defense. The Heat simply wore them out sending the Knicks’ defenders through screens all night, and often broke their hearts with late-clock shots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n New York keyed in on Jimmy Butler<\/a>, but he still scored 32 points, in part thanks to 10 free throws. But he really hurt the Knicks as a passer, delivering a series of spectacular dimes with defenders in his face, on his way to 11 assists. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Butler has been the best two-way player in the playoffs so far \u2014 apologies to Anthony Davis \u2014 and he did it again in Game 4 with two big blocked shots.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A lot of things went right for the Knicks in Game 4. Jalen Brunson<\/a> had 32 points and 11 boards. R.J. Barrett scored 24 points, his fifth 20-point effort in his last six playoff games. And Mitchell Robinson had two blocks and was +1 in 33 minutes. <\/p>\n But down 3-1 heading back to New York, the only way the Knicks are going to rebound in this series is to start rebounding in this series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n