⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-5Q120-25
+11Q225-12
+20Q328-11
-2Q424-25
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 19-9 off them
Key battles
19Points off turnovers9
29%Three-point accuracy17%
10Turnovers16
4Blocks2
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
