⏱️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
▲ MIA better than we expected
+8Q125-16
-16Q214-29
+6Q326-20
-2Q417-18
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
Key battles
11Free throws made28
18Assists11
29%Three-point accuracy21%
5Threes made3
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |