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It really is starting to feel like the late 1990s around these Knicks.
On Friday night, two days after coach Tom Thibodeau said this group is giving him fond flashbacks, the Knicks pulled out a dramatic last-second victory over the Heat that was reminiscent of the two teams’ battles more than two decades ago.
Julius Randle pulled an Allan Houston, drilling a left-corner 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give the Knicks a wild 122-120 win over the Heat at Miami-Dade Arena, their eighth straight victory.
As the Knicks (38-27) celebrated the shot, Randle accidentally knocked Thibodeau to the floor.
Mitchell Robinson stole the inbound pass on the other end, and the large contingent of Knicks fans celebrated yet another victory.
Randle’s shot capped a brilliant 43-point performance — his fourth 40-point outing of the season.
He hit eight 3-pointers and got the better of Heat star Jimmy Butler, who was brilliant himself, with 33 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Jalen Brunson added 25 points and eight assists and Immanuel Quickley had 21 off the bench for the Knicks, who nearly blew a 17-point first half lead. Tyler Herro had 29 points for the Heat.
The Heat got within two, the closest they had been since the first quarter, on Victor Oladipo’s 3-pointer with 6:30 left in the fourth quarter.
