Lowry with 12 points in the second half.

A nugatory bucket at the end, non-impactful.

And the Miami Heat, led by Jimmy Butler's 25 points, will take game one as they storm into Madison Square Garden and continue to roll in the postseason.

Now five and one in their six playoff games.

Butler with 25 to go along with 11 rebounds and four assists.

And a little hug there from Trevor Noah.

Talented comedian, nothing funny about Jimmy's game.

It was all business today.

Brunson, meanwhile, with 25, 5, and 6.

All right.

That was not the start to the series that anybody wanted for a variety of reasons.

Not only the result, but the way it transpired.

You're okay losing games.

It's the playoffs.

You're going to lose games.

You're going to lose games against good teams, especially.

Even games like Game 2 against Cleveland.

You know, you deal with it, you accept it.

You're like, okay, didn't have it tonight, the matchups, the adjustments, this, that, and the other thing.

All that's fine.

You don't want to be the team that was outpoised, that shrunk on the big stage.

And you don't want to be the team that came off as, I don't want to say rattled.

...