⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-19Q116-35
+14Q224-11
+12Q324-12
-4Q422-25
▼ MIA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to ten- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 24
Key battles
8Free throws made17
4Blocks1
18Offensive rebounds10
4Threes made8
📊The numbers
| NY | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
