⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+5Q126-21
-4Q216-19
+6Q324-17
-1Q425-26
▼ MIA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 28-14 off them- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
Key battles
28Points off turnovers14
47%Three-point accuracy27%
8Threes made4
11Turnovers19
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
