⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-10Q119-26
-6Q217-25
+4Q320-16
+4Q425-17
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 16-8 off them- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
8Steals1
7%Three-point accuracy18%
7Turnovers16
13Offensive rebounds6
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 3 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
