⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-1Q124-25
+2Q220-15
+2Q318-18
-20Q410-29
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 17-7 off them
Key battles
16Turnovers6
7Points off turnovers17
9Assists20
4Steals9
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 9 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
