⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
-8Q121-28
+3Q225-21
-5Q318-23
+7Q424-16
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
26Assists18
16Points off turnovers21
8Steals6
9Threes made7
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
