⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 23-5 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Alonzo Mourning Technical Foul
Q3 8:18 · MIA 45-51 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 5:03 · MIA 30-37 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30
Q4 8:34 · MIA 64-94 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Allan Houston Technical Foul
Q3 8:18 · MIA 45-51 NY
- Technical
Allan Houston Technical Foul
Q3 8:18 · MIA 45-51 NY
- Technical
Allan Houston Technical Foul
Q3 5:31 · MIA 49-58 NY
📊The numbers
| MIA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
