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Heat-Knicks: A playoff rivalry that's about to get rekindled
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FILE - Miami Heats P.J. Brown grabs New York Knicks Charlie Ward while New York Knicks John Wallace, top, pulls on Brown during a fight in the fourth quarter Wednesday, May 14, 1997, in Miami. The Heat defeated the Knicks 96-81. The Miami Heat and New York Knicks will start the sixth edition of their playoff rivalry on Sunday, April 30, 2023, when the Eastern Conference semifinals start at Madison Square Garden. - photo by AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File
MIAMI (AP) — They brawled in 1997. Jeff Van Gundy clung to Alonzo Mourning’s leg in 1998. Allan Houston got a friendly bounce in 1999.