⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
+2Q130-27
-3Q222-23
-5Q321-26
+4Q418-15
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 37
Key battles
28%Three-point accuracy59%
31Free throws made23
7Threes made10
23Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
