⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-7Q121-26
-3Q216-18
+4Q324-23
0Q418-16
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of ten from three- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 61
Key battles
25Offensive rebounds10
30%Three-point accuracy63%
73Rebounds45
3Threes made5
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
