⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-3Q123-25
+6Q220-13
-9Q320-29
+8Q423-15
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 51
Key battles
4Offensive rebounds21
6Blocks1
19Points off turnovers11
7Steals4
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
