Knicks' late rally falls short in wild loss to Heat

MIAMI — The Knicks needed their clutch hero, but he was in street clothes.

With Jalen Brunson missing his second straight game because of a sprained ankle, the Knicks just couldn’t convert the big bucket in Monday’s 115-113 loss to the Heat — with Miles McBride and Karl-Anthony Towns combining to miss four potential game-tying shots in the final 20 seconds.

The end of the game descended into confusion as McBride, with the Knicks trailing by two points, launched an ill-advised jumper that missed badly.

Towns picked up the rebound and attempted a putback that was rejected by Heat center Kel’el Ware.

Initially, the refs ruled goaltending on Ware and that the score was tied with 13.2 seconds remaining.

Karl-Anthony Towns drives to the basket during the Knicks’ loss to the Heat on Nov. 17.