⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-4Q121-25
+4Q216-11
-1Q319-19
-1Q412-13
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
Key battles
10Blocks1
5Offensive rebounds16
20Free throws made11
12Assists19
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
